Turkey at the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia Turkey at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of Turkey 's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men 's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ), the sport 's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II. The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase ( officially called the World Cup Finals ). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation ( or nations ) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final. Turkey have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on two occasions : 1954 and 2002 where they finished third. Contents 1 Record at the FIFA World Cup 1.1 By Match 1.2 Record by Opponent 2 Turkey at 1954 FIFA World Cup 2.1 Group Stage 2.2 Play - off 3 Turkey at 2002 FIFA World Cup 3.1 Brazil vs Turkey 3.2 Costa Rica vs Turkey 3.3 Turkey vs China PR 3.4 Second Round Japan vs Turkey 3.5 Quarter - Final Senegal vs Turkey 3.6 Semi-Final Brazil vs Turkey 3.7 Third place play - off 4 Record players 5 Top goalscorers 6 References 7 External links Record at the FIFA World Cup Year Round Position GP D * GF GA 1930 Did not enter 1934 Withdrew 1938 Did not enter 1950 Withdrew 1954 Group stage 9th 0 10 11 1958 Withdrew 1962 Did not qualify 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1998 2002 Semi-finals 3rd 7 10 6 2006 Did not qualify 2014 2018 2022 To be determined 2026 Total 2 / 21 - 10 5 20 17 * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks By Match World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Scorers 1954 Group stage West Germany 1 -- 4 Bern S. Mamat South Korea 7 -- 0 Geneva B. Sargun ( 3 ), S. Mamat ( 2 ), L. Küçükandonyadis, E. Keskin West Germany 2 -- 7 Zürich M. Ertan, L. Küçükandonyadis 2002 Group stage Brazil 1 -- 2 Ulsan H. Şaş Costa Rica 1 -- 1 Incheon E. Belözoğlu China PR 3 -- 0 Seoul H. Şaş, B. Korkmaz, Ü. Davala Round of 16 Japan 1 -- 0 Rifu Ü. Davala Quarter - finals Senegal 1 -- 0 ( a.e.t. ) Osaka İ. Mansız Semi-finals Brazil 0 -- 1 Saitama & -- Third place play - off South Korea 3 -- 2 Daegu İ. Mansız ( 2 ), H. Şükür Record by Opponent FIFA World Cup matches ( by team ) Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals Scored Goals Conceded Brazil 0 0 China PR 0 0 0 Costa Rica 0 0 Japan 0 0 0 Senegal 0 0 0 South Korea 0 0 10 West Germany 0 0 11 Turkey at 1954 FIFA World Cup Head coach : Sandro Puppo No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club 1GK Turgay Şeren ( captain ) ( 1932 - 05 - 15 ) 15 May 1932 ( aged 22 ) 11 Galatasaray S.K. 2DF Rıdvan Bolatlı ( 1928 - 12 - 02 ) 2 December 1928 ( aged 25 ) MKE Ankaragücü SK 2DF Basri Dirimlili ( 1929 - 06 - 07 ) 7 June 1929 ( aged 25 ) Fenerbahçe SK 2DF Mustafa Ertan ( 1926 - 04 - 21 ) 21 April 1926 ( aged 28 ) MKE Ankaragücü SK 5 3MF Çetin Zeybek ( 1932 - 09 - 12 ) 12 September 1932 ( aged 21 ) Kasımpaşa SK 6 3MF Rober Eryol ( 1930 - 12 - 21 ) 21 December 1930 ( aged 23 ) 5 Galatasaray S.K. 7 4FW Erol Keskin ( 1927 - 03 - 02 ) 2 March 1927 ( aged 27 ) Adalet SK Istanbul 8 4FW Suat Mamat ( 1930 - 11 - 08 ) 8 November 1930 ( aged 23 ) Galatasaray S.K. 9 4FW Feridun Buğeker ( 1933 - 04 - 05 ) 5 April 1933 ( aged 21 ) Fenerbahçe SK 10 4FW Burhan Sargun ( 1929 - 02 - 11 ) 11 February 1929 ( aged 25 ) 5 Fenerbahçe SK 11 4FW Lefter Küçükandonyadis ( 1925 - 12 - 22 ) 22 December 1925 ( aged 28 ) Fenerbahçe SK 12 1GK Şükrü Ersoy ( 1934 - 01 - 14 ) 14 January 1934 ( aged 20 ) Vefa SK 13 2DF Bülent Eken ( 1923 - 01 - 26 ) 26 January 1923 ( aged 31 ) 11 Galatasaray S.K. 14 2DF Ali Beratlıgil ( 1931 - 10 - 21 ) 21 October 1931 ( aged 22 ) Galatasaray S.K. 15 3MF Mehmet Dinçer ( 1933 - 02 - 20 ) 20 February 1933 ( aged 21 ) 0 Fenerbahçe SK 16 2DF Nedim Günar ( 1932 - 01 - 02 ) 2 January 1932 ( aged 22 ) 0 Fenerbahçe SK 17 2DF Naci Erdem ( 1931 - 01 - 28 ) 28 January 1931 ( aged 23 ) 0 Fenerbahçe SK 18 2DF Kaçmaz Akgün ( 1935 - 02 - 19 ) 19 February 1935 ( aged 19 ) MKE Ankaragücü SK 19 2DF Ahmet Berman ( 1932 - 01 - 01 ) 1 January 1932 ( aged 22 ) 0 Beşiktaş J.K. 20 4FW Necmi Onarıcı ( 1925 - 11 - 02 ) 2 November 1925 ( aged 28 ) 0 Adalet SK Istanbul 21 4FW Kadri Aytaç ( 1931 - 08 - 06 ) 6 August 1931 ( aged 22 ) 0 Galatasaray S.K. 22 4FW Coşkun Taş ( 1935 - 04 - 23 ) 23 April 1935 ( aged 19 ) Beşiktaş J.K. Group Stage Team Pld GF GA Pts Hungary 0 0 17 West Germany 0 7 9 Turkey 0 8 South Korea 0 0 0 16 0 West Germany finished ahead of Turkey by winning a play - off 17 June 1954 18 : 00 ( CET ) West Germany 4 -- 1 Turkey Schäfer 14 ' Klodt 52 ' O. Walter 60 ' Morlock 84 ' Report Suat 2 ' Wankdorf Stadium, Bern Attendance : 39,000 Referee : Jose da Costa Vieira ( Portugal ) 20 June 1954 17 : 00 ( CET ) Turkey 7 -- 0 South Korea Suat 10 ', 30 ' Lefter 24 ' Burhan 37 ', 64 ', 70 ' Erol 76 ' Report Charmilles Stadium, Geneva Attendance : 3,000 Referee : Esteban Marino ( Uruguay ) Play - off 23 June 1954 18 : 00 ( CET ) West Germany 7 -- 2 Turkey O. Walter 7 ' Schäfer 12 ', 79 ' Morlock 30 ', 60 ', 77 ' F. Walter 62 ' Report Mustafa 21 ' Lefter 82 ' Hardturm Stadium, Zürich Attendance : 18,000 Referee : Raymond Vincenti ( France ) Turkey at 2002 FIFA World Cup Head coach : Şenol Güneş No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club 1GK Rüştü Reçber ( 1973 - 05 - 10 ) 10 May 1973 ( aged 29 ) 64 Fenerbahçe 2DF Emre Aşık ( 1973 - 12 - 13 ) 13 December 1973 ( aged 28 ) 16 Galatasaray 2DF Bülent Korkmaz ( 1968 - 11 - 24 ) 24 November 1968 ( aged 33 ) 68 Galatasaray 2DF Fatih Akyel ( 1977 - 12 - 26 ) 26 December 1977 ( aged 24 ) 36 Fenerbahçe 5 2DF Alpay Özalan ( 1973 - 05 - 29 ) 29 May 1973 ( aged 29 ) 62 Aston Villa 6 4FW Arif Erdem ( 1972 - 01 - 02 ) 2 January 1972 ( aged 30 ) 50 Galatasaray 7 3MF Okan Buruk ( 1973 - 10 - 19 ) 19 October 1973 ( aged 28 ) 26 Inter 8 3MF Tugay Kerimoğlu ( 1970 - 08 - 24 ) 24 August 1970 ( aged 31 ) 69 Blackburn Rovers 9 4FW Hakan Şükür ( c ) ( 1971 - 09 - 01 ) 1 September 1971 ( aged 30 ) 73 Parma 10 3MF Yıldıray Baştürk ( 1978 - 12 - 24 ) 24 December 1978 ( aged 23 ) 13 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 11 4FW Hasan Şaş ( 1976 - 08 - 01 ) 1 August 1976 ( aged 25 ) 14 Galatasaray 12 1GK Ömer Çatkıç ( 1974 - 10 - 15 ) 15 October 1974 ( aged 27 ) 6 Gaziantepspor 13 3MF Mustafa İzzet ( 1974 - 10 - 31 ) 31 October 1974 ( aged 27 ) 7 Leicester City 14 3MF Tayfur Havutçu ( 1970 - 04 - 23 ) 23 April 1970 ( aged 32 ) 39 Beşiktaş 15 4FW Nihat Kahveci ( 1979 - 11 - 23 ) 23 November 1979 ( aged 22 ) 11 Real Sociedad 16 2DF Ümit Özat ( 1976 - 10 - 30 ) 30 October 1976 ( aged 25 ) 14 Fenerbahçe 17 4FW İlhan Mansız ( 1975 - 08 - 10 ) 10 August 1975 ( aged 26 ) 6 Beşiktaş 18 3MF Ergün Penbe ( 1972 - 05 - 17 ) 17 May 1972 ( aged 30 ) 21 Galatasaray 19 3MF Abdullah Ercan ( 1971 - 12 - 08 ) 8 December 1971 ( aged 30 ) 70 Fenerbahçe 20 2DF Hakan Ünsal ( 1973 - 05 - 14 ) 14 May 1973 ( aged 29 ) 25 Galatasaray 21 3MF Emre Belözoğlu ( 1980 - 09 - 07 ) 7 September 1980 ( aged 21 ) 11 Inter 22 3MF Ümit Davala ( 1973 - 07 - 30 ) 30 July 1973 ( aged 28 ) 24 A.C. Milan 23 1GK Zafer Özgültekin ( 1975 - 03 - 10 ) 10 March 1975 ( aged 27 ) Ankaragücü Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil 0 0 11 + 8 9 Advance to knockout stage Turkey 5 + 2 Costa Rica 5 6 − 1 China PR 0 0 0 9 − 9 0 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Tie - breaking criteria Brazil vs Turkey 3 June 2002 18 : 00 Brazil 2 -- 1 Turkey Ronaldo 50 ' Rivaldo 87 ' ( pen. ) Report Hasan Şaş 45 + 2 ' Munsu Cup Stadium, Ulsan Attendance : 33,842 Referee : Kim Young - joo ( Korea Republic ) Brazil Turkey GK Marcos CB Roque Júnior CB Lúcio CB 5 Edmílson RWB Cafu ( c ) LWB 6 Roberto Carlos CM 8 Gilberto Silva CM 19 Juninho Paulista 72 ' RF 11 Ronaldinho 67 ' CF 9 Ronaldo 73 ' LF 10 Rivaldo Substitutions : FW 17 Denílson 73 ' 67 ' MF 18 Vampeta 72 ' FW 21 Luizão 73 ' Manager : Luiz Felipe Scolari GK Rüştü Reçber CB 5 Alpay Özalan 44 ', 86 ' CB 16 Ümit Özat CB Bülent Korkmaz 66 ' RM Fatih Akyel 21 ' CM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu 88 ' LM 20 Hakan Ünsal 24 ', 90 + 4 ' RW 21 Emre Belözoğlu AM 10 Yıldıray Baştürk 66 ' LW 11 Hasan Şaş CF 9 Hakan Şükür ( c ) Substitutions : FW 17 İlhan Mansız 66 ' MF 22 Ümit Davala 66 ' FW 6 Arif Erdem 88 ' Manager : Şenol Güneş Man of the Match : Rivaldo ( Brazil ) Assistant referees : Visva Krishnan ( Singapore ) Vladimir Fernández ( El Salvador ) Fourth official : Vítor Melo Pereira ( Portugal ) Costa Rica vs Turkey 9 June 2002 18 : 00 Costa Rica 1 -- 1 Turkey Parks 86 ' Report Emre 56 ' Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon Attendance : 42,299 Referee : Coffi Codjia ( Benin ) Costa Rica Turkey GK Erick Lonnis ( c ) CB 5 Gilberto Martínez 24 ' CB Mauricio Wright CB Luis Marín RM 15 Harold Wallace 77 ' CM 10 Walter Centeno 66 ' CM 8 Mauricio Solís CM 6 Wilmer López 77 ' CM 11 Rónald Gómez LM 22 Carlos Castro 43 ' CF 9 Paulo Wanchope Substitutions : FW 17 Hernán Medford 66 ' MF 12 Winston Parks 77 ' FW 16 Steven Bryce 77 ' Manager : Alexandre Guimarães GK Rüştü Reçber CB 16 Ümit Özat CB Emre Aşık 20 ' CB 18 Ergün Penbe RM Fatih Akyel CM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu 45 ' 88 ' LM 21 Emre Belözoğlu 89 ' RW 22 Ümit Davala AM 10 Yıldıray Baştürk 79 ' LW 11 Hasan Şaş CF 9 Hakan Şükür ( c ) 75 ' Substitutions : FW 17 İlhan Mansız 75 ' FW 15 Nihat Kahveci 79 ' FW 6 Arif Erdem 88 ' Manager : Şenol Güneş Man of the Match : Paulo Wanchope ( Costa Rica ) Assistant referees : Dramane Danté ( Mali ) Brighton Mudzamiri ( Zimbabwe ) Fourth official : Óscar Ruiz ( Colombia ) Turkey vs China PR 13 June 2002 15 : 30 Turkey 3 -- 0 China PR Hasan Şaş 6 ' Bülent 9 ' Ümit 85 ' Report Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul Attendance : 43,605 Referee : Óscar Ruiz ( Colombia ) Turkey China PR GK Rüştü Reçber 35 ' CB Fatih Akyel CB Emre Aşık 19 ' CB Bülent Korkmaz RM 22 Ümit Davala CM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu 84 ' LM 20 Hakan Ünsal RW 10 Yıldıray Baştürk 70 ' AM 11 Hasan Şaş 81 ' LW 21 Emre Belözoğlu 30 ' CF 9 Hakan Şükür ( c ) Substitutions : GK 12 Ömer Çatkıç 35 ' FW 17 İlhan Mansız 70 ' MF 14 Tayfur Havutçu 84 ' Manager : Şenol Güneş GK 22 Jiang Jin ( c ) RB 21 Xu Yunlong CB 17 Du Wei CB 14 Li Weifeng 62 ' LB Wu Chengying 46 ' RM 18 Li Xiaopeng CM 8 Li Tie CM 15 Zhao Junzhe LM Yang Pu 45 + 1 ' CF 10 Hao Haidong 73 ' CF 20 Yang Chen 73 ' Substitutions : MF 6 Shao Jiayi 58 ' 46 ' MF 11 Yu Genwei 73 ' FW 16 Qu Bo 73 ' Manager : Bora Milutinović Man of the Match : Hasan Şaş ( Turkey ) Assistant referees : Ali Tomusange ( Uganda ) Curtis Charles ( Antigua and Barbuda ) Fourth official : Byron Moreno ( Ecuador ) Second Round Japan vs Turkey 18 June 2002 15 : 30 Japan 0 -- 1 Turkey Report Ümit Davala 12 ' Miyagi Stadium, Rifu Attendance : 45,666 Referee : Pierluigi Collina ( Italy ) Japan Turkey GK 12 Seigo Narazaki CB Naoki Matsuda CB 17 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto ( c ) CB 16 Kōji Nakata RM 20 Tomokazu Myojin CM 21 Kazuyuki Toda 45 ' CM 7 Hidetoshi Nakata CM 5 Junichi Inamoto 46 ' LM 18 Shinji Ono CF 9 Akinori Nishizawa CF 14 Alex 46 ' Substitutions : FW 11 Takayuki Suzuki 46 ' MF 22 Daisuke Ichikawa 46 ' 86 ' MF 8 Hiroaki Morishima 86 ' Manager : Philippe Troussier GK Rüştü Reçber RB 5 Alpay Özalan 21 ' CB Bülent Korkmaz LB 20 Hakan Ünsal CM Fatih Akyel CM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu CM 18 Ergün Penbe 44 ' RW 22 Ümit Davala 74 ' AM 10 Yıldıray Baştürk 90 ' LW 11 Hasan Şaş 85 ' CF 9 Hakan Şükür ( c ) 90 ' Substitutions : MF 15 Nihat Kahveci 74 ' FW 14 Tayfur Havutçu 85 ' FW 17 İlhan Mansız 90 ' Manager : Şenol Güneş Man of the Match : Alpay Özalan ( Turkey ) Assistant referees : Maciej Wierzbowski ( Poland ) Paul Smith ( New Zealand ) Fourth official : Graham Poll ( England ) Quarter - Final Senegal vs Turkey 22 June 2002 20 : 30 Senegal 0 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) Turkey Report İlhan 94 ' Nagai Stadium, Osaka Attendance : 44,233 Referee : Óscar Ruiz ( Colombia ) Senegal Turkey GK Tony Sylva RB 17 Ferdinand Coly CB 13 Lamine Diatta CB Papa Malick Diop LB Omar Daf 12 ' CM 19 Papa Bouba Diop CM 6 Aliou Cissé ( c ) 63 ' CM 15 Salif Diao RF 7 Henri Camara CF 11 El Hadji Diouf LF 10 Khalilou Fadiga Manager : Bruno Metsu GK Rüştü Reçber RB Fatih Akyel CB 5 Alpay Özalan CB Bülent Korkmaz LB 18 Ergün Penbe RM 22 Ümit Davala CM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu LM 21 Emre Belözoğlu 22 ' 91 ' AM 10 Yıldıray Baştürk AM 11 Hasan Şaş CF 9 Hakan Şükür ( c ) 67 ' Substitutions : FW 17 İlhan Mansız 87 ' 67 ' FW 6 Arif Erdem 91 ' Manager : Şenol Güneş Man of the Match : Hasan Şaş ( Turkey ) Assistant referees : Jorge Rattalino ( Argentina ) Miguel Giacomuzzi ( Paraguay ) Fourth official : Gilles Veissière ( France ) Semi-Final Brazil vs Turkey 26 June 2002 20 : 30 Brazil 1 - 0 Turkey Ronaldo Report Saitama Stadium, Saitama Attendance : 61,058 Referee : Kim Milton Nielsen ( Denmark ) Brazil Turkey GK Marcos CB Lúcio CB Roque Júnior CB 5 Edmílson RM Cafu ( c ) CM 15 Kléberson 85 ' CM 8 Gilberto Silva 41 ' LM 6 Roberto Carlos RF 20 Edílson 75 ' CF 9 Ronaldo 68 ' LF 10 Rivaldo Substitutions : FW 21 Luizão 68 ' MF 17 Denílson 75 ' DF 13 Belletti 85 ' Manager : Luiz Felipe Scolari GK Rüştü Reçber RB Fatih Akyel CB 5 Alpay Özalan CB Bülent Korkmaz LB 18 Ergün Penbe DM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu 59 ' RM 22 Ümit Davala 74 ' CM 10 Yıldıray Baştürk 88 ' LM 21 Emre Belözoğlu 62 ' CF 11 Hasan Şaş 90 ' CF 9 Hakan Şükür ( c ) Substitutions : FW 17 İlhan Mansız 62 ' MF 13 Muzzy Izzet 74 ' FW 6 Arif Erdem 88 ' Manager : Şenol Güneş Man of the Match : Ronaldo ( Brazil ) Assistant referees : Maciej Wierzbowski ( Poland ) Igor Sramka ( Slovakia ) Fourth official : Brian Hall ( United States ) Third place play - off Hakan Şükür scored the fastest goal in World Cup finals history with a low left footed shot past the goalkeeper from the edge of the penalty box after 11 seconds. 29 June 2002 20 : 00 South Korea 2 -- 3 Turkey Lee Eul - yong 9 ' Song Chong - gug 90 + 3 ' Report Hakan Şükür 1 ' İlhan 13 ', 32 ' Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu Attendance : 63,483 Referee : Saad Mane ( Kuwait ) South Korea Turkey GK Lee Woon - jae CB 6 Yoo Sang - chul CB 20 Hong Myung - bo ( c ) 46 ' CB 15 Lee Min - sung RM 22 Song Chong - gug CM 21 Park Ji - sung CM 10 Lee Young - pyo LM 13 Lee Eul - yong 23 ' 65 ' RF 9 Seol Ki - hyeon 79 ' CF 19 Ahn Jung - hwan LF 14 Lee Chun - soo Substitutions : DF 7 Kim Tae - Young 46 ' FW 16 Cha Du - ri 65 ' MF 8 Choi Tae - uk 79 ' Manager : Guus Hiddink GK Rüştü Reçber 83 ' RB Fatih Akyel CB 5 Alpay Özalan CB Bülent Korkmaz LB 18 Ergün Penbe RM 22 Ümit Davala 76 ' CM 8 Tugay Kerimoğlu 50 ' CM 10 Yıldıray Baştürk 86 ' LM 21 Emre Belözoğlu 41 ' CF 9 Hakan Şükür ( c ) CF 17 İlhan Mansız Substitutions : MF 20 Hakan Ünsal 41 ' MF 7 Okan Buruk 76 ' MF 14 Tayfur Havutçu 86 ' Manager : Şenol Güneş Man of the Match : Hakan Şükür ( Turkey ) Assistant referees : Ali Al Traifi ( Saudi Arabia ) Héctor Vergara ( Canada ) Fourth official : Felipe Ramos ( Mexico ) Record players Seven players have been fielded in all seven matches in Turkey 's Third - Place - run in 2002. Of those seven, only Fatih Akyel has played every minute of the tournament. No. Name Matches World Cups Fatih Akyel 7 2002 Hakan Şükür 7 2002 İlhan Mansız 7 2002 Rüştü Reçber 7 2002 Tugay Kerimoğlu 7 2002 Ümit Davala 7 2002 Yıldıray Baştürk 7 2002 8 Bülent Korkmaz 6 2002 Emre Belözoğlu 6 2002 Hasan Şaş 6 2002 Top goalscorers A notable goal has been scored by Hakan Şükür in the Third Place match against South Korea, when he scored after only 10.89 seconds. It is the fastest goal in FIFA World Cup history, breaking Czechoslovakian striker Václav Mašek 's 40 - year - old record of 16 seconds. No. Name Goals World Cup Burhan Sargun 1954 Suat Mamat 1954 İlhan Mansız 2002 Lefter Küçükandonyadis 1954 Hasan Şaş 2002 Ümit Davala 2002 7 Erol Keskin 1954 Mustafa Ertan 1954 Bülent Korkmaz 2002 Emre Belözoğlu 2002 Hakan Şükür 2002 References Jump up ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage ( PDF ), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007. Jump up ^ `` South Korea 2 - 3 Turkey ''. Guardian. 29 June 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` Turkey finish in style ''. BBC Sport. 29 June 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` Turkey tops Korea 3 - 2 for third place, scoring in 11 seconds ''. Sports Illustrated. 29 June 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` South Korea 2 Turkey 3 ''. Planet World Cup. 29 June 2002. Retrieved 16 October 2013. 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Question: when was the last time turkey was in the world cup
Answer: 2002