Football: Turkey to host Croatia in exhibition match

By Emre Asikci

ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey will host Croatia in Wednesday's friendly match before looking for wins in the Nations League.

The game will kick off at Istanbul's Vodafone Park at 8.45 p.m. local time (1745GMT) and Slavko Vincic from Slovenia will be the referee for the game.

Caykur Rizespor goalie Gokhan Akkan and Trabzonspor midfielder Abdulkadir Omur will not play this match due to their injury. Also, Fenerbahce goalkeeper Altay Bayindir has been called for the national team.

Turkey will face Russia and Hungary in the Nations League on Nov. 15 and Nov. 18, respectively.

- Turkey's squad:

Goalkeepers: Mert Gunok (Medipol Basaksehir), Ugurcan Cakir (Trabzonspor), Altay Bayindir (Fenerbahce)

Defenders: Caner Erkin (Fenerbahce), Caglar Soyuncu (Leicester City), Kaan Ayhan, Mert Muldur (Sassuolo), Zeki Celik (Lille), Merih Demiral (Juventus), Nazim Sangare (Fenerbahce), Ozan Kabak (Schalke), Mert Cetin (Hellas Verona)

Midfielders: Omer Bayram (Galatasaray), Irfan Can Kahveci, Mahmut Tekdemir, Berkay Ozcan, Deniz Turuc (Medipol Basaksehir), Dorukhan Tokoz (Besiktas), Efecan Karaca (Aytemiz Alanyaspor), Hakan Calhanoglu (AC Milan), Okay Yokuslu ( Celta Vigo), Orkun Kokcu (Feyenoord), Ozan Tufan (Fenerbahce), Yusuf Yazici (Lille), Cengiz Under (Leicester City),

Forwards: Cenk Tosun (Everton), Burak Yilmaz (Lille), Enes Unal (Getafe), Kenan Karaman (Fortuna Dusseldorf)