Turkey's national football team was eliminated from the 2026 World Cup after losing 1-0 to Paraguay in their second match of the tournament.
Speaking after the match, young star Arda Güler expressed the team's disappointment.
'We Are Very Sorry, We Feel Ashamed'
Arda Güler said, "There really isn't much to say! We are very sorry, we feel ashamed. We apologize to all our people!"
The footballer stated they would do their best to make people forget this situation in future tournaments.
'It Shouldn't Have Been Like This'
Güler, who said, "We play for very big clubs, it shouldn't have been like this! We apologize," noted there was no problem with camaraderie, but they couldn't do what they wanted on the pitch and couldn't score.
Arda Güler added, "We will do our best in the next tournaments. I will also do my best to make people forget in every tournament!"