Group · Match 6FIFA World Cup 2026
Australia
Manager: Tony Popovic
FT2 – 0
Türkiye
Manager: Vincenzo Montella
27' N. Irankunda75' C. Metcalfe
Vancouver Stadium · Sunday, 14 June 2026 · 05:00 · FT · Australia won after full-time.
Australia5-4-1
Confirmed lineupTürkiye4-2-3-1
216.9
C. Burgess
37.5
A. Circati
47.0↓74'
J. Italiano
56.9↓84'
J. Bos
87.5
C. Metcalfe
⚽
96.5↓74'
M. Touré
137.1
A. O'Neill
177.2↓61'
N. Irankunda
⚽
18★8.3
P. Beach
197.5
H. Souttar
247.6↓84'
P. Okon-Engstler
76.5↓85'
K. Aktürkoğlu
67.2↓62'
O. Kökçü
26.3↓81'
Z. Çelik
37.0
M. Demiral
87.8
A. Güler
108.0
H. Çalhanoğlu
147.0
A. Bardakcı
167.3↓81'
İ. Yüksek
207.3
F. Kadıoğlu
216.1↓46'
B. Yılmaz
236.6
U. Çakır
Substitutions
61' ▲ Nishan Velupillay ▼ Nestory Irankunda
74' ▲ Jason Geria ▼ Jacob Italiano
74' ▲ Tete Yengi ▼ Mohamed Touré
84' ▲ Aziz Behich ▼ Jordan Bos
84' ▲ Jackson Irvine ▼ Paul Okon-Engstler
46' ▲ Kenan Yıldız ▼ Barış Alper Yılmaz
62' ▲ Yunus Akgün ▼ Orkun Kökçü
81' ▲ Mert Müldür ▼ Zeki Çelik
81' ▲ Salih Özcan ▼ İsmail Yüksek
85' ▲ Deniz Gül ▼ Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Match stats
Team totals
Australia v Türkiye · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
AustraliaTürkiye
27.7%72.3%
Possession
00
Shots
00
Shots on target
00
Corners
00
Fouls
01
Cards
Full-time
Match report
Australia Starts World Cup Journey with Win Over Türkiye
In their opening game of the World Cup, Australia secured a 2-0 victory at Vancouver Stadium over Türkiye. The match saw a 1-0 scoreline at halftime before Australia clinched the win.
The match was goalless until Australia took the lead in the 27th minute through Nestory Irankunda, with an assist by Paul Okon-Engstler.
The next World Cup games for Australia are United States on 19 June and Paraguay on 26 June. Türkiye play Paraguay on 20 June and United States on 26 June.
It took until the 75th minute before Connor Metcalfe increased the lead.
Match stats
Advanced
Australia v Türkiye · full-time
State
FULL-TIME
0.671.98
Expected goals (xG)
0.961.26
xG on target
32
Counter attacks
12
Big chances created
Match stats
Player Ratings
32 players · ★ man of the match
Source
MATCH DATA
Australia
Türkiye
Dugout
Coaches in focus
Popovic v Montella · head coaches
Record
Last 12 months with club, all competitions. Penalty shootouts count at the score after extra time.
Nations oddsTournament · Group
Australia
3 markets
vs
Turkey
3 markets
501Oddschecker (best price)
Tournament Winner
251Oddschecker (best price)
10.00Oddschecker (best price)
Group Winner
2.88Oddschecker (best price)
2.10Oddschecker (best price)
Qualify Top 2
1.25Oddschecker (best price)
Qualifying statsCampaign · Overall
Australia vs Türkiye
16 qualifiers · 8 qualifiers
AustraliaTürkiye
2.4Goals for2.4
0.4Goals ag.1.5
31%BTTS %50%
44%Over 2.5 %63%
63%Clean sheet38%
19%Failed to score13%
Referee
J. Valenzuela Sáez
Profile on Cards tab
Recent Results · Qualifying Games
Win Draw Loss
Australia
- 2-1ASaudi Arabia10 Jun
- 1-0HJapan5 Jun
- 2-0AChina PR25 Mar
- 5-1HIndonesia20 Mar
- 2-2ABahrain19 Nov
- 0-0HSaudi Arabia14 Nov
- 1-1AJapan15 Oct
- 3-1HChina PR10 Oct
- 0-0AIndonesia10 Sept
- 0-1HBahrain5 Sept
Türkiye
- 1-0AKosovo31 Mar
- 1-0HRomania26 Mar
- 2-2ASpain18 Nov
- 2-0HBulgaria15 Nov
- 4-1HGeorgia14 Oct
- 6-1ABulgaria11 Oct
- 0-6HSpain7 Sept
- 3-2AGeorgia4 Sept
Market streaksLast 10 · hit / miss
BTTS YesBoth teams to score
League avg53%
Australia
overall
5/10
Türkiye
overall
4/8
Over 2.5 goalsTotal goals 3+
League avg57%
Australia
overall
4/10
Türkiye
overall
5/8
Over 1.5 goalsTotal goals 2+
Australia
overall
6/10
Türkiye
overall
6/8
Group DView group
| Team | PL | W | D | L | +/− | GD | PTS | Next | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8-4 | +4 | 6 | |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | -2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Türkiye | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | -2 | 3 |
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