FIFA World Cup qualification 1980

Wales 4–0 Turkey

Wednesday 15 Oct 1980 · Cardiff, Wales

Wales4–0Turkey

Goals4

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Flynn James Walsh James

19′1–0Brian Flynn Wales
37′2–0Leighton James Wales · penalty
79′3–0Ian Walsh Wales
85′4–0Leighton James Wales

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Wales: 1697 → 1709
Turkey: 1504 → 1492

Expected score for Wales: 84.4% (a draw counts half), home advantage included.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 11, 1978–2024.

Wales wins: 4
Draws: 4
Turkey wins: 3

Form either side

Wales

Before

0–1 v Turkey 21 Nov 1979 · UEFA Euro qualification 1979
4–1 v England 17 May 1980 · British Home Championship 1980
0–1 v Scotland 21 May 1980 · British Home Championship 1980
0–1 v Northern Ireland 23 May 1980 · British Home Championship 1980
4–0 v Iceland 2 Jun 1980 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1980

After

1–0 v Czech Republic 19 Nov 1980 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1980
3–1 v Republic of Ireland 24 Feb 1981 · Friendly
1–0 v Turkey 25 Mar 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
2–0 v Scotland 16 May 1981 · British Home Championship 1981
0–0 v England 20 May 1981 · British Home Championship 1981

Turkey

Before

1–0 v Wales 21 Nov 1979 · UEFA Euro qualification 1979
0–2 v Germany 22 Dec 1979 · UEFA Euro qualification 1979
1–3 v Iceland 24 Sep 1980 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1980
1–2 v Libya 1 Oct 1980 · Friendly
3–0 v Saudi Arabia 3 Oct 1980 · Friendly

After

0–2 v Czech Republic 3 Dec 1980 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1980
0–1 v Wales 25 Mar 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
0–3 v Czech Republic 15 Apr 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
0–2 v Iceland 9 Sep 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981
0–4 v Russia 23 Sep 1981 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1981

Road through the tournament

Wales

4–0 v Iceland 2 Jun 1980
4–0 v Turkey 15 Oct 1980
1–0 v Czech Republic 19 Nov 1980

Turkey

1–3 v Iceland 24 Sep 1980
0–4 v Wales 15 Oct 1980
0–2 v Czech Republic 3 Dec 1980

Every Wales v Turkey match11

From Wales's side.


16 Nov 2024	Turkey	0–0	Away	UEFA Nations League 2024	—
6 Sep 2024	Turkey	0–0	Home	UEFA Nations League 2024	—
21 Nov 2023	Turkey	1–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 2023	—
19 Jun 2023	Turkey	0–2	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 2023	—
16 Jun 2021	Turkey	2–0	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2021	Group stage
20 Aug 1997	Turkey	4–6	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1997	—
14 Dec 1996	Turkey	0–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1996	—
25 Mar 1981	Turkey	1–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 1981	—
15 Oct 1980	Turkey	4–0	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 1980	—
21 Nov 1979	Turkey	0–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1979	—
29 Nov 1978	Turkey	1–0	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1978	—

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