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England men · UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 7

England
v Turkey⁠

2–0

Full time

England v Turkey finished 2–0.

Turkey
None
Date
Wednesday 2 April 2003 · England in 2003
Kick-off
20:00 UK
Venue
Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Last checked 21 October 2026

Team sheets

Line-ups

England

Starting XI

Substitutes

Turkey

Starting XI

  • No. 1, Recber Rustu GK
  • No. 7, Mustafa Ozkan FW
  • No. 9, Ilhan Mansiz FW
  • No. 11, Kahveci Nihat FW
  • No. 2, Emre Asik D
  • No. 3, Bulent Korkmaz D
  • No. 4, Fatih Akyel D Off in the 79'
  • No. 5, Ozalan Alpay D
  • No. 6, Penbe Ergun M
  • No. 8, Tugay Kerimoglu M
  • No. 10, Yildiray Basturk M Off in the 70'

Substitutes

  • No. 17, Umit Davala On in the 59'
  • No. 16, Hasan Sas On in the 70'
  • No. 18, Hakan Sukur On in the 79'
  • No. 7, Okan Buruk (not used) Off in the 59'
  • No. 12, Omer Catkic (not used)
  • No. 13, Deniz Baris (not used)
  • No. 15, Tayfun Korkut (not used)

Referee: U Meier.

Men's senior internationals · Newest first

The 5 meetings before this one

1987 – 1993

05 14 Oct 1987
UEFA European Championship · Qualifier · Group 4 Wembley, London

England 8–0 Turkey England won

England: Barnes 2', Lineker 8', Barnes 28', Lineker 43', Robson 59', Beardsley 62', Lineker 70', Webb 88'

Turkey: None

Match page: England v Turkey, 14 October 1987

Official meetings since 1984

England v Turkey stats

Full head-to-head

Meetings11In our results database
England wins9England perspective
Draws2Level at full time
Turkey wins0Turkey victories

England have scored 33 goals to Turkey's 1 across these meetings.

Individual fixture records

Who has scored most?

England · Fixture leader

6

Lineker

6 goals against Turkey in matches we hold scorer data for.

Turkey · Fixture leader

1

Çalhanoğlu

Turkey's leading scorer against England in matches we hold scorer data for.

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