Spain wins ticket to the 2026 World Cup

The match between Spain and Türkiye was extremely exciting and ended in a 2-2 draw. The home team Spain started the game better, but Türkiye showed incredible resilience.

In the 4th minute, La Roja opened the scoring. Dani Olmo received an accurate pass from Marc Cucurella in the penalty area and fired a sharp shot into the right corner of the goal, putting Spain ahead 1-0.

However, Türkiye managed to find an equalizer at the end of the first half. In the 42nd minute, Deniz Gul seized the opportunity in the penalty area and made a beautiful volley, equalizing 1-1 before the half ended.

Entering the second half, the away team suddenly took the lead. In the 54th minute, Salih Ozcan received the ball on the edge of the penalty area and fired a dangerous one-touch shot into the left low corner, raising the score to 2-1.

Spain was forced to attack and find an equalizer in the 62nd minute. From a chaotic situation in the penalty area, the ball bounced right into Mikel Oyarzabal's position. This striker took full advantage of the opportunity, finished close to the goalkeeper, bringing the match back to the starting line.

This was also the final score of the match. With this result, Spain officially qualified for the 2026 World Cup finals as the top team in Group E, with 16 points (5 wins, 1 draw).

Meanwhile, Turkey played very impressively with 13 points but will have to enter the play-off round to keep the hope of winning a place in the tournament.