Second setback for Deniz Gül's Turkey

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·20 de junho de 2026

Second setback for Deniz Gül's Turkey

With Deniz Gül coming off the bench in the 60th minute, Turkey suffered their second defeat of the 2026 World Cup, losing 0-1 to Paraguay in Santa Clara, United States, on matchday two of Group D.

After this result, the striker’s national team remains bottom of the group with zero points, six behind the United States, who have already secured progression in the competition, and three behind Australia and Paraguay. In the final round of this stage, Turkey and the Americans will face each other in Inglewood on Friday at 03:00.

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The next Dragon to take to the field is Diogo Costa, when Portugal take on Uzbekistan on Tuesday at 18:00 in Houston, on matchday two of Group K, live on TVI/Sport TV.

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