Since yesterday, I’ve been wondering: is it more embarrassing for Uruguay to be eliminated from a group like that, or for Türkiye to finish last in its own group.
We have reached the point where we understand the sentiment expressed by many footballers: "Becoming European Champion is harder than becoming World Champion."
Bu sene Afrika kıtası olağanüstü bir dünya kupası geçiriyor. İlk 32 turuna 7 tane ülke takımıyla kaldı Afrika. Bu sene kesinlikle Afrika’nın senesi. Takımlarının hepsi çok başka bir ruh ve hırsla oynuyorlar. Bunu buraya not edin, final turları başladığında en az iki adet Afrikalı ülke göreceğimize eminim.
Let me give you a fun fact about yesterdays Turkey match👇
The Unofficial Football World Championships (UFWC) is a fun, unofficial accolade that applies the title-bout system found in combat sports—like boxing—to football. Under this system, the first national team to defeat the reigning titleholder within ninety minutes or extra time is declared the new "World Champion." This chain, which began with the first-ever official international match between Scotland and England in 1872, has continued unbroken to the present day. The title can only change hands during official, FIFA-sanctioned senior international matches; in the event of a draw, the current champion retains the title. Independent of major tournaments, this system adds a playful element of competition to the football world, occasionally allowing even small, underdog nations to suddenly become the unofficial kings of the sport. Turkey, having defeated the previous titleholder Kosovo, successfully retained the title by winning the two subsequent matches it played. Australia had previously claimed the UFWC title by defeating Türkiye in the opening match of the group stage, only to lose it to the United States in a later game. As of yesterday, Turkey reclaimed the title by defeating the United States.
Had Norway fielded their first team for this match, they would have beaten France. Of course, rotation is to be expected, but there was no need for such extensive changes.
Can someone explain to me how Gianni Infantino could be at both the Ecuador - Germany match and the Curaçao - Ivory Coast match at the same time? By the way, the distance between the two stadiums is 137 km.
Absurdity is definitely the area where Turks shine the most. We officially proved this at the World Cup by being the only team to finish fourth in the group stage with just three points.
🇹🇷 Arda Güler, named Player of the Match, said:
🗣️"We didn't play well; people are right to say whatever they want! We can't make a drama out of this! We played poorly and got eliminated."
In truth, this was the only kind of statement we, as Turks, needed. A perspective free from arrogance and drama, and one that shows maturity. Yet, while the oaf who is supposed to be the team captain and that Italian, a fake model trying to teach us about "how to be a Turk" fail to do this, a 21-year-old kid manages it. We were never a "nation of success" anyway; we have always been a nation of disasters.
Montella has mocked the Turkish people throughout the entire tournament. The federation president, for his part, has likewise made a mockery too. They failed to even say, "We played poorly; we apologize." That is the source of all this anger and sorrow.