Kick-off on March 26, 2026, at 19:00.

The playoff semi-final match for reaching the World Cup, Turkey — Romania, will take place at the Beşiktaş Park. The history of confrontations between these national teams includes twenty-six meetings: Romanian footballers celebrated victory fourteen times, Turks were stronger five times, and seven more matches ended in a draw. The last time the teams met was in a friendly match in 2017, which ended in favor of the guest with a score of 2-0.

The winner of this pair in the final round of play-off games will meet the strongest in the Slovakia — Kosovo pair. Turkey strives to get to the main tournament of the planet for the first time since 2002, when the team sensationally won bronze medals. Since then, the Turkish team has never overcome the qualification sieve, and now, under the leadership of Vincenzo Montella, the players will try to break this long streak. In the main qualifying cycle, the Turkish national team took second place in the group, letting through only the reigning European champion — Spain. The host relies on the hot support of the Istanbul stands and the high commitment of the attack leaders.

Watch the Turkey — Romania match on March 26, 2026, online on MEGOGO.

Romania has not participated in the tournament for twenty-eight years and, under the leadership of experienced Mircea Lucescu, hopes to return to the former glory of the nineties. In that period, the Romanian team was a regular participant in the World Cup play-offs, but in 2002 and 2014, it suffered failures precisely at the stage of play-off matches. In the current qualification, the national team finished on the third line in its group, losing to Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina, but got an additional chance for salvation thanks to successful results in the Nations League.

Watch the broadcast of the Turkey — Romania match on March 26, 2026, online on MEGOGO.