The Italian press wrote that Türkiye’s elimination from the tournament after losing 1-0 to Paraguay in the 2nd match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Group D was “sensational” and “disappointing”. Türkiye’s early bid farewell to the World Cup finals in the group stage after 24 years, under the management of Italian coach Vincenzo Montella, also had a wide impact in Italy.
La Gazzetta dello Sport, in its news titled “Montella’s Turkey has been eliminated”, said: “Turkey is saying goodbye to the World Cup, America and the victory dreams of the young golden generation. After two consecutive defeats, Turkey is eliminated from the tournament in tears.” evaluation was made.
Türkiye IS SINKING, PARAGUAY IS CELEBRATING
Corriere dello Sport newspaper reported with the title “Turkey is sinking, Paraguay is celebrating. Montella is eliminated from the World Cup” and said, “It couldn’t be worse. After the disappointing defeat against Australia in the first match, Montella’s Turkey was defeated by Paraguay in the second match and was eliminated from the World Cup. The goal scored by Galarza from long distance in the 68th second determined the outcome of the match. Mert Müldür’s header for the Turks. “The ball unfortunately hit the post and nothing else happened.” comment was made.
Tuttosport newspaper also commented on Türkiye’s defeat in the match against Paraguay and their elimination from the World Cup, based on national football player Kenan Yıldız, who plays for Juventus, one of the Italian First Football League teams, saying, “Yıldız is out of the World Cup. A sensational fall.” He conveyed it to his readers with the title:
In the newspaper’s report, “A very different World Cup performance was expected from Vincenzo Montella’s Turkey.” The statement was included.
THE COLLAPSE OF THE ITALIAN TECHNICIAN
La Repubblica newspaper said, “Montella was eliminated. The collapse of the Italian coach” after Türkiye’s defeat against Paraguay under the management of Montella. Mediaset channel also said, “A disaster for Türkiye in the World Cup. A complete fiasco. Montella is heading for separation: He will either resign or be dismissed.” With his statements, he claimed that the Italian coach would leave after the third and last match against the USA in the group. In the news of the channel, it was pointed out that Kenan Yıldız and Arda Güler, who are considered among the most talented players of the Turkish National Team, are still at the beginning of their careers, and it was claimed that the crescent-star players may return to the top again in the next European Championship, but this will not happen under the coach of Vincenzo Montella.
NIGHT HAS FALLED FOR Türkiye
The Italian ANSA agency, in its news with the title “Türkiye’s disappointment. Turkey under the management of Montella was eliminated by Paraguay”, said, “This match should have been a compensation night for Turkey after the defeat in the first match against Australia. However, just one minute after the start of the match, night fell for Turkey. Paraguay took the lead with Galarza’s goal. This goal was recorded as the earliest goal in the World Cup so far. Then the South Americans defended until the final whistle.” “He successfully defended his team, dooming Vincenzo Montella’s team to elimination from the tournament.” evaluation was made.
The Italian press also quoted Montella’s statement after the match as follows: “Unfortunately, the opposing teams achieved results with very little chance against 65 shots. I have not come across two identical matches like this very often in my career.” statements were highlighted.
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