Hadziahmetovic: Turkey's World Cup exit was a surprise

Hadziahmetovic: "Turkey's group exit was a surprise"

Amir Hadziahmetovic did not hold back. The former Beşiktaş midfielder, now at Hull City, called Turkey's World Cup group-stage elimination a genuine shock (1). "Türkiye'nin gruptan çıkamaması sürpriz oldu," he said, Turkey not making it out of the group was a surprise (1).

That stings. The squad was valued at €474m, the most expensive team dumped out at that stage. Only Scotland and Czechia joined your team among UEFA sides exiting early. Nine of ten African teams advanced. The numbers make the disappointment concrete.

Hadziahmetovic knows the Turkish game well. His words carry weight for a fanbase still processing the fallout.