By Selcuk Bugra Gokalp
ANKARA (AA) - Türkiye will take on Luxembourg in Group 1 Matchday 5, aiming to reach League B in the UEFA Nations League.
The Crescent Stars, currently undisputed in League C Group 1, will play their 9th game in history against Luxembourg on Thursday, 1845 GMT at the Basaksehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul. Türkiye won seven of the eight clashes against their opponent, while Luxembourg emerged victorious in one.
Türkiye have 12 points against Luxembourg's 7 in Group 1 standings. In the other match of League C Group 1, Lithuania, ranked 4th with no points, will host third-placed Faroe Islands with four points, on Thursday.
Matchday 5 matches in the Nations League will be played from Sept. 22-24.
- Players expected in Turkish squad
Goalkeepers: Ugurcan Cakir (Trabzonspor), Altay Bayindir (Fenerbahce), Dogan Alemdar (Rennes)
Defense: Onur Bulut (Yukatel Kayserispor), Zeki Celik (Roma), Caglar Soyuncu (Leicester City), Kaan Ayhan (Sassuolo), Merih Demiral (Atalanta), Ozan Kabak (Hoffenheim), Eren Elmali (Trabzonspor), Ferdi Kadioglu (Fenerbahce) ), Ridvan Yilmaz (Rangers)
Midfield-forward: Cengiz Under (Olympique Marseille), Yunus Akgun, Berkan Kutlu, Kerem Akturkoglu (Galatasaray), Tolga Cigerci (MKE Ankaragucu), Irfan Can Kahveci, Serdar Dursun, Ismail Yuksek (Fenerbahce), Orkun Kokcu (Feyenoord), Serdar Gurler (Medipol Basaksehir), Enes Unal (Getafe), Halil Dervisoglu (Burnley)
- Matchday 5 schedule
Thursday:
- League A
Group 1:
Croatia-Denmark
France-Austria
Group 4:
Poland-Netherlands
Belgium-Wales
- League C
Group 1:
Lithuania-Faroe Islands
Türkiye-Luxembourg
Group 3:
Kazakhstan-Belarus
Slovakia-Azerbaijan
- League D
Group 1:
Latvia-Moldova
Liechtenstein-Andorra
Friday:
- League A
Group 3:
Italy-England
Germany-Hungary
- League B
Group 3:
Finland-Romania
Bosnia and Herzegovina-Montenegro
- League C
Group 4:
Georgia-North Macedonia
Bulgaria-Gibraltar
- League D
Group 2:
Estonia-Malta
Saturday:
- League A
Group 2:
Spain-Switzerland
Czech Republic-Portugal
- League B
Group 1:
Armenia-Ukraine
Scotland-Ireland
Group 2:
Israel-Albania
Group 4:
Slovenia-Norway
Serbia-Sweden
- League C
Group 2:
Northern Ireland-Kosovo
Greek Cypriot administration-Greece