Türkiye vs Wales – Match Preview and Team News

Kick-off time and venue

Türkiye will host Wales on Wednesday, June 16, in one of the semi-finals of the 2023 UEFA Nations League. The match will be played at Vodafone Park in Istanbul, Türkiye, and will kick off at 20:45 CEST.

The match will be the second meeting between the two sides in the 2023 UEFA Nations League, with Wales having won the first match 2-1 in Cardiff in September 2022.

Team news

Türkiye will be without the suspended Çağlar Söyüncü for the match against Wales. The Leicester City defender was sent off in Türkiye's 3-2 defeat to Luxembourg in their final group match.

Wales will also be without a key player for the match against Türkiye, with Gareth Bale ruled out due to injury. The Real Madrid forward has been struggling with a calf problem and has not played for Wales since their 1-0 defeat to Poland in the World Cup play-off final in March.

Match preview

Türkiye will be looking to reach their first UEFA Nations League final when they host Wales in the semi-finals on Wednesday.

The Turks finished top of their group in League B, winning four of their six matches. They will be confident of beating Wales, who finished second in their group in League A.

Wales will be looking to reach their second UEFA Nations League final in three years. They lost 1-0 to Portugal in the final of the 2019 tournament.

The match between Türkiye and Wales is likely to be a close and exciting affair. Both teams have quality players and will be looking to reach the final.