Spain take on the visitors Turkey in a World Cup 2026 qualification match.The match will be played on Tuesday, November 18th at
Spain under De la Fuente inevitably invites comparisons with the “golden” generation that dominated European and world football a decade and a half ago. Yet even that team did not always win its titles as brightly as Spain did at last year’s Euro. It seemed that, despite certain difficulties, they would manage to defend the other trophy Luis began his tenure with — the Nations League. But after reaching the final, they lost their lead against Portugal and were defeated in the penalty shootout. Perhaps that setback helped them rediscover motivation and focus for the current qualifiers. This campaign has gone as smoothly and confidently as possible. In the previous round, they secured another convincing win over Georgia without conceding: it ended 4-0 with an Oyarzabal brace. Spain have also maintained an impressive defensive record throughout the group, consistently controlling matches from start to finish. Their overall dominance has left little doubt about their status as the strongest team in this qualification.
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Turkey understands its place in this group. “The Janissaries” also clearly made the right choice with their current manager. Montella not only led the team confidently to the Euro but also delivered a respectable result at the tournament with an attacking style of play — they only lost to the Netherlands in the quarterfinals, and even that match offered opportunities for more. In the Nations League, however, they narrowly lost first place in the group to Wales. But that setback gave them the motivation to convincingly defeat Hungary twice in March — 3-1 and 3-0. In the qualifiers, even the painful 0-6 home loss to Spain did not stop them from collecting their “necessary” points in the other matches against their geographic neighbours — they even beat Georgia twice. After a heavy 1-6 away defeat to Bulgaria last month, they bounced back at home in the previous round with a controlled 2-0 win, sealed by a late own goal from the outsider. Despite occasional inconsistencies, Turkey have generally shown resilience and an ability to respond quickly after setbacks. Their performances against mid-tier group opponents indicate that they remain competitive for key positions even in challenging phases.
Spain have defeated the “red-and-whites” five times in a row. We do not expect the visitors to genuinely fight for first place or surprise the hosts. We take Spain to win with a “-1.5 goals” handicap.
Prediction for the match: Spain to win with -1.5 handicap.
