Spain have all but booked their place at next summer’s World Cup but they will want to round off their qualifying campaign with another win.
They welcome Turkey on Tuesday evening, who have secured a spot in the play-offs.
The visitors can still technically pip La Roja to top spot, but they would have to win and produce a 14-goal swing, something that seems beyond unlikely.
Still, Turkey will likely give it a good go against the European champions.
101GreatGoals.com has the full teams and starting line-ups from the international between Spain vs Turkey in 2026 World Cup qualifying.
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Spain line-up vs Turkey
Spain once again have some frightening talent on the pitch for their clash with Turkey.
Unai Simon remains in goal and captains his side, as do the likes of Marc Cucurella and Mikel Oyarzabal.
But there are also starts for Marcos Llorente at right-back, plus Mikel Merino, Yeremy Pino and Fabian Ruiz.
On the bench, the likes of Martin Zubimendi, Pedro Porro and Ferran Torres all lie in wait.
Spain starting XI: Simon, Llorente, Cubarsi, Laporte, Cucurella, Garcia, Ruiz, Merino, Yeremy, Olmo, Oyarzabal
Spain substitutes: Remiro, Raya, Vivian, Porro, Baena, Lopez, Zubimendi, Barrios, Fornals, Iglesias, Torres, Aghehowa
Turkey line-ups vs Spain
Head coach Vincenzo Montella has made some interesting tweaks to his starting XI.
Arda Guler is only on the bench for the visitors, with Orkun Kokcu and Salih Ozcan partnering in midfield for their trip to Spain.
Caglar Soyuncu is part of a defence-heavy team, as is captain Merih Demiral.
Turkey starting XI: Bayindir, Celik, Demiral, Soyuncu, Kadioglu, Kahveci, Ozcan, Kokcu, Deniz Gul, Akaydin, Yilmaz
Turkey substitutes: Gunok, Cakir, Guler, Karazor, Vural, Yildiz, Sari
How to watch Spain vs Turkey: TV channel, live online streams
Kick-off on Tuesday is at 19:45 GMT (14:45 ET / 11:45 PT), with live coverage in the UK on Amazon Prime PPV, which charges £2.49 for the game.
2026 World Cup play-offs dates
The top team from each of the 12 European Qualifier groups proceeds automatically to the finals, which will be expanded to 48 teams.
The 12 runners-up in each group will join four Nations League teams in the two-legged play-off ties, which will be drawn from pots based on teams’ records during the campaign and take place on March 26 and 31 2026.
When is the draw for the 2026 World Cup finals?
The draw for the World Cup finals will take place on December 5 2025 at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, with the ceremony starting at 17:00 GMT (12:00 ET/ 09:00 PT).
The tournament runs from June 11 until July 19 2026.
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