Baris Alper Yilmaz said Turkiye kept their promise as a team of reaching the knockout stages of Euro 2024 following their 2-1 win over 10-man Czechia.
Vincenzo Montella’s side left it late to secure second place in Group F, as Cenk Tosun’s late strike set up a date with Austria in Leipzig next Tuesday.
It marked the first time that Turkiye had progressed from the group stage of the European Championships since 2008, with Yilmaz playing a starring role in their triumph.
“I want to be as useful to the team as possible,” substitute Yilmaz said after picking up the man of the match award.
“It was a really difficult mat
