Could this year's World Cup dark horse be:


Blue Turkey 🇹🇷
2002 Korea-Japan World Cup third place
2008 European Championship semi-finalists
2008 European Championship Turkey's complete record (final four, third place)

Turkey was the biggest dark horse of that tournament, repeatedly performing last-minute winners/comebacks, creating classic iconic moments

1. Group Stage (Group A, 2 wins, 1 loss, second place in the group)

1. June 8 Portugal 2–0 Turkey

2. June 12 Switzerland 1–2 Turkey (Altıntop's last-minute winner)

3. June 16 Turkey 3–2 Czech Republic (Nihat scored two goals in injury time at 89 and 90 minutes, stunning comeback)

- Group standings: Portugal first, Turkey second, both advancing to the quarterfinals

2. Quarterfinals

June 21 Turkey 1–1 (penalty 3–1) Croatia

- Croatia scored in the 119th minute of extra time, Semih equalized in the 122nd minute, leading to a penalty shootout, Turkey advanced to the semi-finals (miracle in Vienna, 2 minutes)

3. Semifinals

June 26 Germany 3–2 Turkey

- Turkey fought back from 2 goals, but Lahm scored the winning goal in the final moments, ending their run in the semi-finals

4. Final ranking

Third place (semi-finalists), setting Turkey's best European Championship record in history.
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