Turkiye name 2022 FIFA World Cup playoff squad

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkiye unveiled its national football squad Friday for the 2022 FIFA World Cup playoffs.

The Turkish Football Federation confirmed the 27-man squad which will be under German head coach Stefan Kuntz for the match against Portugal on March 24 in the semifinal.

Yunus Akgun, Dogukan Sinik and Umut Bozok will have the chance to make an appearance for Turkiye for the first time.

If Turkiye advance to the playoff finals, they will play the winner of the Italy vs. North Macedonia match for a chance to book a World Cup ticket in Qatar.

Semifinals and finals matches will be held in a single-leg knockout format. The semifinals will be played March 24 and the finals March 29.

The 2022 World Cup is set for Nov. 21 - Dec. 18.

- Turkiye squad:

Goalkeepers: Altay Bayindir, Sinan Bolat, Ugurcan Cakir,

Defenders: Zeki Celik, Mert Muldur, Caglar Soyuncu, Kaan Ayhan, Merih Demiral, Ozan Kabak, Serdar Aziz, Caner Erkin, Rıdvan Yilmaz

Midfielders: Abdulkadir Omur, Cengiz Under, Yunus Akgun, Berkan Kutlu, Dorukhan Tokoz, Orkun Kokcu, Taylan Antalyali, Hakan Calhanoglu, Yusuf Yazici, Dogukan Sinik, Kerem Akturkoglu

Forwards: Burak Yilmaz, Enes Unal, Serdar Dursun, Umut Bozok

World Cup playoffs:

Path A:

Scotland - Ukraine

Wales - Austria

Path B:

Russia - Poland

Sweden - Czech Republic

Path C:

Italy - North Macedonia

Portugal - Turkiye