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Although Turkey traveled to American stadiums for the World Cup with "dreams and ambitions," it suffered two defeats in as many group matches, to Australia and Paraguay, 2-0 and 1-0 respectively, resulting in a painful and early elimination.
As analysts point out, the paradox is that both losses occurred while the team from the neighboring country had an overwhelming offensive advantage, both against the "Kangaroos" and against the Latin American team.
The performance of the Turkish national team at the 2026 World Cup, with one match remaining against the USA, can be described as a "true anthem of defeat": in the two matches played by Vincenzo Montella's team, they scored an impressive total of 62 shots, without managing to score once.
This is an absolutely overwhelming negative element for the Turks, who created chances like never before, both against Australia (30 shots) and Paraguay (32), but they failed to do the most important thing: convert their superiority into goals.
According to data provided by statistician MisterChip, no team in a World Cup has ever “managed” to lose a match after taking 30 or more shots while having more than 70% possession. But Turkey has managed to do so in the current World Cup, not once, but twice.
The previous record of two consecutive goalless matches in a World Cup belonged to Italy in 1966, with 49 shots on target, 19 against the then-united Soviet Union and 30 against North Korea.
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