Turkey Is Group A's Bottom Team With Zero Points, Calhanoglu: We Will Not Lower Our Heads

JAKARTA - Hakan Calhanoglu believes the Turkish national team has learned a lot even though their appearance at Euro 2020 was stopped in the group stage.

This was confirmed after they were defeated by Switzerland 1-3 in the final match of Group A in Baku, Azerbaijan, Sunday local time (Monday, western Indonesia time), making Turkey swallow three defeats and gain zero points throughout the tournament.

"This tournament is very disappointing for us. We have to learn from all our mistakes, but we will not lower our heads because of it," Calhanoglu said after the match quoted by Antara from the official UEFA website.

"This is a very young team and will definitely be better in the future," he added.

Turkey captain Burak Yilmaz admitted that the lessons at Euro 2020 will be an important provision for him and his colleagues, especially towards the continuation of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers in the European zone.

"I have to admit, we haven't been able to cope with the pressure of appearing in a prestigious tournament," Yilmaz said.

"We have qualified for the main stages of the Euros and I am sure we will do well in the World Cup qualifiers, but I can see there is a lot to learn to play in this kind of tournament. There are big lessons."

Turkey has been doing well so far in the Euro 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, where they are in Group G.

Turkey was even able to beat the winning team in the group, the Netherlands, with a score of 4-2.