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Spain is already considered one of the hot cakes for the upcoming FIFA World Cup. The squad depth, tons of quality players, and coach Luis de la Fuente have made the team unstoppable. Spain are the European Champions after defeating teams like Germany, France, and England. Now the goal is the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Spain boss Luis de la Fuente said, “I have the luck, pride, and privilege to coach, in my opinion, the best footballers in the world. There are many areas we need to improve to keep progressing.”
The La Roja will face Turkey tomorrow away from home, and the Champions of Europe will look for full three points at Torku Arena. Spain started the campaign with a 3-0 success over Bulgaria on Thursday, while Turkey also secured a 3-2 win over Georgia. Spain are no doubt the favorite in this match, but Turkey have the ability to surprise the La Roja. Only the first-place team qualifies directly for the World Cup, while the runner-up goes into the playoffs. That means every point matters, especially in head-to-head matches between the strongest sides.
Team News
Turkey do not have any new injury concerns after the match against Georgia. It is therefore expected that the manager will deploy the same squad tomorrow as he did in the last game. Akturkoglu scored two goals against Georgia, and he is likely to lead the attack for Turkey tomorrow against Spain. Real Madrid’s young star Arda Guler is expected to feature as the number 10 for Turkey.
With Turkey’s Arda Guler and Spain’s Lamine Yamal present, the match is becoming more heated. While compared with Barca’s Yamal, Arda Guler said, “Lamine Yamal and I don’t play in the same position, our styles are different, so it wouldn’t be right to compare. He plays for Barcelona and I for Real Madrid, I wish him all the best for tomorrow.”
However, Spain’s Lamine Yamal is in doubt ahead of the match as he picked up an injury in the second half against Bulgaria. The Spain boss will wait for him until the last minute. But Ferran Torres has a high probability of missing the game due to an injury.
Possible Lineup for Turkey:
Cakir; Muldur, Demiral, Bardakci, Elmali; Calhanoglu, Yuksek; Akgun, Guler, Yildiz; Akturkoglu
Possible Lineup for Spain:
Simon; Porro, Le Normand, Huijsen, Cucurella; Merino, Zubimendi, Pedri; Yamal, Oyarzabal, N Williams
Prediction: Turkey 1-3 Spain
Both teams secured a win in their first game. So a win would be a massive three points. Spain, with their tons of quality players, the clear favorite against Turkey. But Turkey already showed their strong mentality in their first game against Georgia. They can give a good challenge to Spain, yet the chances are very high that Spain will win tomorrow against Turkey.
Betfair Odds
Turkey: 5.81
Draw: 4.55
Spain: 1.51
