Mexico vs Turkey 2025 International Friendly
Pineda leads Mexico past Turkey in final Gold Cup tune-up
Mexico wrapped up its 2025 Gold Cup preparations with a 1-0 friendly victory over Turkey on Tuesday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 45': Goal! Mexico 1, Türkiye 0. Orbelín Pineda (Mexico) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Quiñones.
- 45'+3': Merih Demiral (Türkiye) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Mexico 1, Türkiye 0.
- 45': Substitution, Türkiye. Mustafa Eskihellaç replaces Yasin Özcan.
- 45': Second Half begins Mexico 1, Türkiye 0.
- 62': Substitution, Mexico. César Huerta replaces Alexis Vega.
- 62': Substitution, Mexico. Roberto Alvarado replaces Orbelín Pineda.
- 62': Substitution, Mexico. Érik Lira replaces Edson Álvarez.
- 62': Substitution, Türkiye. Baris Alper Yilmaz replaces Irfan Can Kahveci.
- 62': Substitution, Türkiye. Orkun Kökçü replaces Ismail Yüksek.
- 66': Érik Lira (Mexico) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Mexico. Santiago Giménez replaces Julián Quiñones.
- 70': Substitution, Mexico. Raúl Jiménez replaces Ángel Sepúlveda.
- 77': Substitution, Türkiye. Ege Tiknaz replaces Kaan Ayhan.
- 77': Substitution, Türkiye. Deniz Gül replaces Kerem Aktürkoglu.
- 84': Substitution, Mexico. Luis Chávez replaces Marcel Ruíz.
- 85': Substitution, Türkiye. Ahmed Kutucu replaces Kenan Yildiz.
Game Information
Competition: International Friendly
Venue: Kenan Stadium
Location: , USA
Attendance: 25,606
Venue: Kenan Stadium
Location: , USA
Attendance: 25,606
Mexico (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ángel Malagón (GK) |
| 3 | César Montes |
| 15 | Israel Reyes |
| 23 | Jesús Gallardo |
| 2 | Jorge Sánchez |
| 14 | Marcel Ruiz |
| 4 | Edson Álvarez |
| 10 | Alexis Vega |
| 17 | Orbelín Pineda |
| 16 | Julián Quiñones |
| 18 | Ángel Sepúlveda |
Turkey (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Berke Özer (GK) |
| 4 | Caglar Söyüncü |
| 3 | Merih Demiral  |
| 26 | Yasin Ozcan |
| 18 | Mert Müldür |
| 10 | Arda Güler |
| 16 | Ismail Yüksek |
| 22 | Kaan Ayhan |
| 7 | Kerem Aktürkoglu |
| 11 | Kenan Yildiz |
| 17 | Irfan Can Kahveci |
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