🚨 Turkey knocked out of the World Cup! | OneFootball

It’s the fiasco of the year!

Shockwaves at the World Cup: Turkey have been eliminated after a dismal defeat to Paraguay (0-1).

Caught cold by a Matias Galarza goal after just 64 seconds, the Turks were completely absent for the entire first 45 minutes.

And yet, the match seemed to have been revived after Miguel Almiron was sent off just before halftime with the first application of the “Prestianni” rule.

But despite having the numerical advantage throughout the entire second half, Turkey kept squandering chances in front of goal, even wasting several huge opportunities.

Unable to find a breakthrough, the Turks therefore become the second team to be eliminated from the World Cup after Haiti. With 0 points, Turkey can no longer even hope to finish third.

The United States have six points, while Australia and Paraguay, who both have three points, have already beaten the Turks. The two countries therefore have the advantage over Turkey in the head-to-head record, which is now the first tiebreaker between teams level on points.

For their part, Paraguay are back in contention and will play for qualification to the round of 16 in what looks like the Group D decider against Australia.

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