His 77th selection will have been his last.

Burak Yilmaz announced his international retirement after the elimination of Turkey by Portugal (3-1) in Porto, Thursday in the semi-finals of the European play-offs for the 2022 World Cup. “It was my last match today “Said the 36-year-old Turkish captain, who had reduced the gap (65th), before missing the equalizing penalty (85th).

"I think I'm going to wake up every night until the end of my life thinking that I'm scoring this penalty," said the "Kral", his nickname in the country, author of a disappointing season in Ligue 1 after having was one of the great architects of the LOSC title last year.

The current Lille, who notably wore the colors of the three big Istanbul clubs, Besiktas, Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray, participated in the jersey of Turkey at Euro 2016 and 2020.

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