Fiasco for Turkey - defeat
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Fiasco for Turkey - defeat after a nightmare start ends World Cup dream

After losing their opening match, Turkey needed at least a point against Paraguay to keep their World Cup dream alive. But the Turks failed to recover from a truly nightmarish start and have now been eliminated.

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Turkey got off to a nightmare start against Paraguay on Saturday morning. Already in the second minute, Paraguay capitalized on a failed play and Matias Galarza drilled in to make it 1-0 near the left post.

Despite enjoying a huge advantage for much of the match and playing almost the entire half with an extra man, Turkey failed to find a way past a great Orlando Gill in the Paraguayan goal. The final score was 1–0 and a Turkish fiasco was complete.

“We apologize to the entire nation. Throughout my national team career, I will work to make people forget this championship,” Arda Güler said, according to Turkish Haber 7.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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