The Ardahan Newspaper | Since 1995 |
Turkey kicked off their UEFA Nations League A Group 1 campaign with a narrow 1-0 defeat against France at Kocaeli Stadium. A 54th-minute strike from Kylian Mbappé proved to be the difference in a tightly contested fixture. The home side’s night was further dampened in the 87th minute when goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır was shown a straight red card following a VAR review. Turkey will look to bounce back when they host Italy in Bursa on September 28, while France travel to face Belgium on the same evening.
