Türkiye National Team lost 1-0 to France in their first match in 2026-2027 UEFA Nations League A Group 1. The match was played at Kocaeli Stadium. Kylian Mbappe scored the only goal of the match.

Minister of Youth and Sports of Türkiye Dr. Osman Aşkın Bak, Turkish Football Federation President İbrahim Ethem Hacıosmanoğlu and TFF Board Members followed the match from the stands.

In the other match of Group 1, Belgium defeated Italy 2-0 away and rose on top of the group.

Our national team will face Italy in matchday 2 on September 28 at 100th Year Atatürk Stadium.

Stadium: Kocaeli Stadium

Referees: Felix Zwayer, Robert Kempter, Nikolai Kimmeyer (Germany)

Türkiye: Uğurcan Çakır, Zeki Çelik, Merih Demiral, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Ferdi Kadıoğlu (90+3. min. - Deniz Gül), Salih Özcan, İsmail Yüksek (88. min. - Melih Kabasakal), Arda Güler, Oğuz Aydın (75. min. - Eren Elmalı), Can Uzun (75. min. - Kerem Aktürkoğlu), Barış Alper Yılmaz (88. min. - Altay Bayındır)

France: Maignan, Kounde, Upamecano, Lacroix, Truffert, Rabiot, Kone, Dembele (90. min. - Lepaul), Cherki (78. min. - Camavinga), Olise (78. min. - Barcola), Mbappe (59. min. - Doue)

Goal: Mbappe (54. min.) (France)

Red Card: Uğurcan Çakır (87. min.) (Türkiye)

Yellow Cards: Arda Güler (42. min.), Salih Özcan (68. min.) (Türkiye); Upamecano (72. min.), Kone (90+3. min.), Lepaul (90+3. min.) (France)

2026/27 UEFA Nations League A Group 1 Standings

Teams P W D L F A P 1.BELGIUM 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 2.FRANCE 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 3.TÜRKİYE 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 4.ITALY 1 0 0 1 0 2 0