Turkey's U21 national team secured a UEFA U21 European Championship qualifying play-off spot with a 2-2 draw away to Ukraine. The match, played at the DVTK Stadion in Miskolc on 26 September 2026, saw Turkey finish second in Group H.
Emirhan İlkhan put Turkey ahead in the 12th minute. Ali Habeşoğlu doubled the lead in the 33rd minute. Ukraine fought back after the break, with Danylo Krevsun scoring in the 46th minute. Ramik Hadzhyiev then equalised for the hosts in the 82nd minute to seal the 2-2 draw.
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The point took Turkey to 12 points from 7 matches, with a record of 3 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. Croatia won the group with 16 points to qualify directly for the 2027 finals. As one of the best runners-up, Turkey will now enter the play-off round scheduled for November. This marks the first time the Turkey U21s have reached this stage since the year 2000.
The play-off draw will be made in the coming weeks.
This story first appeared at Fanatik
