2-0, 31-year-old Inter Milan star Calhanoglu scored 2 goals, Türkiye won 3 consecutive games and clung to Spain

The 26th-ranked Turkish team in the world, coached by the 51-year-old Italian coach Montella, ushered in the fifth round of the first group stage of the European preliminaries. Turkey will face the 91st-ranked Bulgarian team at its home court.

Before the game, the Turkish team was 3 points behind the Spanish team, which ranked first in the group, so the Turkish team still had a chance to compete for first place in the group. The Bulgarian team was at the bottom with 0 points before the game and was eliminated early and completely missed the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In the last three matches between the two sides, Turkey has the absolute upper hand, because Turkey defeated the Bulgarian team in all three matches. Therefore, before the game, more fans were full of confidence in Turkey defeating Bulgaria at home. After all, the Turkish team has a stronger desire to win at this time, and its paper strength is also stronger.

In the 18th minute of the first half, 31-year-old Inter Milan star Calhanoglu took a set kick, causing the opponent player to commit a handball foul in the penalty area, helping Turkey get a penalty kick. Then Calhanoglu took the penalty kick and helped Türkiye take the lead.

In the 38th minute of the second half, Charhanoglu took a free kick and drove it to the goal. When Chernev made a clearance, he kicked the ball into his own goal, helping Türkiye expand its lead.

In the end, Turkey defeated Bulgaria and ushered in three consecutive World Cup preliminaries. After the game, Turkey ranked second in the group with 12 points, still 3 points behind the Spanish team at the top, and 14 points behind the Spanish team on goal difference. In theory, there is still hope of directly qualifying for the World Cup.