Türkiye to face Hungary in friendly ahead of Euro 2024

Türkiye's national football team is gearing up for a friendly match against Hungary set to take place at the Puskas Arena in Budapest today.

Injuries have forced Türkiye to shuffle their lineup, with Fenerbahçe stars Cengiz Ünder and Ferdi Kadıoğlu being sidelined from the candidate squad. In their place, left-back Rıdvan Yılmaz from Glasgow Rangers and Alanyaspor's winger Oğuz Aydın have been drafted into the team.

Türkiye's squad boasts several young players who are making their debut appearances on the national stage. Semih Kılıçsoy, Can Uzun, Ahmetcan Kaplan and Muhammed Şengezer have all been called up to the national team for the first time.

The friendly against Hungary comes on the heels of Türkiye's successful run in the Euro 2024 qualifiers. Finishing atop Group D with five wins and two draws in eight matches, Türkiye clinched the top spot ahead of Croatia and Wales.

Hungary, for its part, finished group G undefeated, ahead of Serbia and Montenegro, with five wins and three draws.

The team departed for Hungary on March 21 via private plane. Following the match, Türkiye will remain in Hungary for a three-day training camp, where they will tune their preparations for the upcoming showdown against Austria on March 26.

Meanwhile, Germany's preparations for the European Championship were dealt a blow on March 20 with Manuel Neuer's thigh injury ahead of the goalkeeper's planned comeback.

Germany's World Cup captain had been due to return to the national team after breaking his leg in a skiing accident, but he sustained a muscle fiber tear in his left adductor during training, the German federation said.

It said the 37-year-old Neuer will miss Germany's upcoming friendlies against France and the...