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World Cup 2026: Turkey Crash Out After 1-0 Defeat to Ten-Man Paraguay

  • On Friday evening at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, Paraguay eliminated Turkiye from the 2026 World Cup with a dramatic 1-0 victory, secured by midfielder Matias Galarza's goal after just 64 seconds.
  • During first-half stoppage time, Paraguay midfielder Miguel Almiron received a straight red card for covering his mouth while confronting Turkiye's Mert Muldur, marking the first enforcement of a new tournament rule.
  • The United States maintained their strong form by defeating Australia 2-0 in Boston, with forward Alex Freeman scoring after an earlier own goal helped the hosts top Group D with a match to spare.
  • Securing victories in Group C, Morocco defeated Scotland 1-0 behind an early Ismael Saibari strike, while Brazil beat Haiti 3-0 with Matheus Cunha netting two goals in a dominant performance.
  • Haiti became the first team eliminated from the competition following these results, as the group stage intensifies with remaining matches determining which squads advance to the knockout rounds.
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At the World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada, Turkey can no longer reach the sixteenth final. She lost to Paraguay with 0:1 and thus also lost her second group game.

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Turkey left the World Cup in 2026 after the second blasphemy against Paraguay. The country's press reacts shocked.

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der Standard AT broke the news in Vienna, Austria on Friday, June 19, 2026.
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