Ugurcan Cakir sent off after VAR for handball outside his area against France | OneFootball

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·25 September 2026

Ugurcan Cakir sent off after VAR for handball outside his area against France

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Ugurcan Cakir, Türkiye's goalkeeper, was sent off late on after a VAR review for handling the ball outside his penalty area against France.

According to L'Équipe, the referee first allowed play to continue, the infringement not being obvious, then checked the footage and produced a red card in the 87th minute.


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Türkiye were trailing 0-1 on home soil at the time.

The incident occurred as Cakir closed down Bradley Barcola in a one-on-one.

Türkiye finished the match with ten men.

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