Demiral: I hope Türkiye can participate in the World Cup, thanks Calhanoglu for his precise assist

In the World Cup European qualifiers held early this morning, Türkiye defeated Georgia 4-1 at home. Turkish defender Demiral scored twice and was interviewed after the game.

This match was held in your hometown of Kocaeli, and you scored two goals.

We are very happy and very proud. I have a special sense of pride in my hometown and I want to thank you all for that. I have been dreaming of this moment since I was a kid playing football in the streets and thank God for making my dream come true. I'm very happy and very proud. The atmosphere was great and a big thank you to all the Kocaeli fans. We had a great time and hope to go to the World Cup.

There is news that it was you and your teammate Aktilkoglu who talked to Turkish Football Association Chairman Ibrahim Haji Osmanoglu and suggested that the national team game be held in Kocaeli?

In order for the game to be held in Kocaeli, we both talked to President Ibrahim Hadji Osmanoglu and put some pressure on him. We gave him the support he deserved and they didn't let us down.

After Turkey won this game, it is currently ranked second in Group E of the World Cup European Qualifiers. You are 3 points behind Spain, but 6 points ahead of Georgia.

We have widened the point gap to 6 points. If we continue this performance, I think we can also achieve good results in other competitions. We showed the fighting spirit we deserve on the pitch today, so I'm very proud. Hopefully we can also perform well in the next two games and eventually qualify for the World Cup.

Both of your goals tonight were assisted by Turkish captain Calhanoglu.

Thank you big brother Calhanoglu, thank you for accurately passing the ball to my head. I only need to touch it to score. I'm very happy to be able to play with these teammates and we have practiced specifically in training. We were all very happy when the goals came one after another.