Türkiye National Team rose on top of European Qualifiers Group D by defeating Croatia 1-0 in Matchday 7. The match was played at Opus Arena in Osijek. The goal which led Türkiye to victory came from Barış Alper Yılmaz.
In the other match of Group D, Latvia defeated Armenia 2-0 at home. Another team in Group D, Wales, passed on Matchday 7.
Minister of Youth and Sports Osman Aşkın Bak, Former Minister of Youth and Sports Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu, Zagreb Ambassador of Türkiye Yavuz Selim Kıran, President of Turkish Football Federation Mehmet Büyükekşi and Board Members followed the match from the stands.
Stadium: Opus Arena
Referees: Anthony Taylor, Gary Beswick, Adam Nunn (England)
Croatia: Livakovic, Stanisic, Sutalo, Gvardiol, Barisic (80. min. – Sosa), Brozovic, Kovacic (80. min. – Beljo), Modric, Pasalic (63. min. – Majer), Brekalo (63. min. – Vlasic), Musa (63. min. – Petkovic)
Türkiye: Uğurcan Çakır, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Samet Akaydın, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Cenk Özkacar, Salih Özcan, İsmail Yüksek (86. min. – Kaan Ayhan), Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Kerem Aktürkoğlu (86. min. – Kenan Yıldız), İrfan Can Kahveci (65. min. – Yunus Akgün), Barış Alper Yılmaz (75. min. – Bertuğ Yıldırım)
Goal: Barış Alper Yılmaz (30. min.) (Türkiye)
Yellow Cards: Brozovic (12. min.), Barisic (34. min.), Modric (89. min.) (Croatia), Barış Alper Yılmaz (15. min.), Uğurcan Çakır (69. min.), Bertuğ Yıldırım (90. min.), Samet Akaydın (90+1. min.) (Türkiye)
