When is it? How can you watch it? What are the possible line-ups?
Turkey and Portugal meet in their Second Group F match at UEFA EURO 2024.
Turkey and Portugal at a glance
When: Sunday 23 June (00:00 GMT+8 kick-off)
Where: BVB Stadion Dortmund
What: UEFA EURO 2024 Group F Matchday 2
What do you need to know?
The top two in Group F meet in Dortmund knowing that victory for either could send them through as section winners. Both picked up three points in frenetic fashion in their first outings, Turkey seeing off Georgia in perhaps the game of the tournament so far and Portugal mounting a late recovery to overcome Czech Republic.
All eyes will be on Crescent-Stars wingers Arda Güler and Kenan Yıldız, who were electric on Tuesday when they became the first 19-year-olds to start alongside each other in a EURO game in 60 years! Older than both combined, Cristiano Ronaldo is always one to watch: he has netted against 47 different international teams but never Turkey.
Possible line-ups
Turkey: Mert Günok; Mert Müldür, Samet Akaydin, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Ferdi Kadıoğlu; Kaan Ayhan, Çalhanoğlu, Orcun Kökçü, Arda Güler, Kenan Yıldız; Barış Alper Yılmaz
Portugal: Diogo Costa; Cancelo, Rúben Dias, Pepe, Nuno Mendes; Palhinha, Vitinha, Bruno Fernandes; João Félix, Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva
Form guide
Turkey:
Form (all competitions, most recent first): WLDLLD
Portugal:
Form (all competitions, most recent first): WWLWLW
Expert predictions
Aydin Güvenir, Turkey reporter
The pressure was heaped on Turkey against Georgia – but extraordinary strikes from Arda Güler and Mert Müldür released it in some style. Versus Portugal, the pressure is all on their opponents (well, nearly). Georgia caused the Crescent-Stars a few problems at the back and you sense Portugal’s forwards will not be so forgiving. Turkey will have to keep the midfield congested and try to hit their vaunted rivals on the break.
Carlos Machado, Portugal reporter
Portugal struggled to break down Czech Republic but may find a Turkey side whose style matches their own a more enjoyable task going forward. There will surely be more questions asked of their defence too, but it is in the midfield where this game could be won or lost. Turkey have a lot of talent in the middle of the park – think Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Arda Güler or Orcun Kökçü – but the Seleção have plenty of cause for confidence.
What the coaches say
Vincenzo Montella, Turkey coach: “This is the first time we’ve won the first match and we’ve not got beyond the group stage in the last three EUROs; we didn’t even pick up a point last time. Our first target was to win the [opening] match. Now we’ve won it, the dream is to win the next one and reach the knockout stage.”
Roberto Martínez, Portugal coach: “We won [against Czech Republic] because we showed resilience, will power and belief. It’s the first time we’ve come from behind to win [under my tenure]. We believed; we showed incredible personality. If we had scored early, we could have won by three or four.”