Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Australia vs Turkey, Worldcup 2026 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2026
Australia
2 – 0
Full Time
Turkey
Sun 14 Jun 2026 · 04:00 UTC BC Place HT 45' · FT 45'
Nestor Irankunda 27' 1–0
Connor Metcalfe 75' 2–0
Y 86' Yunus Akgun

Overview

Match Preview

Australia vs Turkey — Worldcup at BC Place.

Match Details

  • Referee Jesus Valenzuela
  • Assistant 1 Jorge Urrego (Venezuela)
  • Assistant 2 Tulio Moreno (Venezuela)
7 games this season 🟨 2.4/game ⚽ 13.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Australia 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Turkey
Last 5 meetings
2026-06-14 Australia 2–0 Turkey

Recent Form

Australia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jun Turkey H 2–0 W
03 Dec Argentina A 1–2 L
30 Nov Denmark H 1–0 W
26 Nov Tunisia A 1–0 W
22 Nov France A 1–4 L
26 Jun Peru H 0–2 L
Turkey
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Jun Australia A 0–2 L
06 Jul Netherlands A 1–2 L
02 Jul Austria A 2–1 W
26 Jun Czechia A 2–1 W
22 Jun Portugal H 0–3 L
18 Jun Georgia H 3–1 W

Season Stats

Australia Turkey
#14 Position #16
4 Points 3
3 Played 3
1 / 1 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 2
2 Scored 3
2 Conceded 5
+0 GD -2
1.33 PPG 1.00
33% Win % 33%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Australia this season
0% Clean Sheets
Turkey this season

Australia are 14th (4 pts). Turkey are 16th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Australia
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Turkey
0-15
1/2
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/1
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at BC Place. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Australia and Turkey.
  • 5' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Turkey that had 154 games and scored 16 goals.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Australia and Turkey are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 25' It’s high time Vincenzo Montella made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 27' The deadlock is broken! Nestor Irankunda gets on the scoresheet on 27 minutes.
  • 32' Turkey started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
  • 37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 42' Turkey seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 46' Kenan Yildiz has so much to prove this time. He replaces Baris Yilmaz on 46 minute.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 56' Australia are deployed in a 5-4-1 today, looking to exploit space against Turkey's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 61' The crowd applauds Nestor Irankunda as he leaves the pitch. Nishan Velupillay steps in for Australia.
  • 62' Yunus Akgun is replacing Orkun Kokcu for the Turkey side.
  • 67' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Australia side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 72' Supporters expect more eagerness from Mert Muldur, as he is very good at scoring at BC Place with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 74' Tete Yengi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mohamed Toure on 74 minute.
  • 75' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Connor Metcalfe makes it 2-0.
  • 80' Turkey make a change. Zeki Celik trudges off to be replaced by Mert Muldur on 80 minutes.
  • 83' A change in the Australia ranks — Paul Okon-Engstler exits the field as Jackson Irvine enters on 83.
  • 85' The Turkey bench stirs into life. Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu is withdrawn and Deniz Gul gets his opportunity.
  • 86' The referee has no hesitation. Yunus Akgun is booked for Turkey — card on 86.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Australia Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Popović

Turkey Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vincenzo Montella

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 Australia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.46 Turkey xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 74% + Under — clean sheet likely 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Australia55% Draw30% Turkey15%
Actual: Australia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes28% 0% No72%
Avg goals/match: 1.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 80%
20%
± 1.5 52%
48%
± 2.5 26%
74%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Australia or Draw
85%
Draw or Turkey
45%
Australia or Turkey
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Australia35% Draw56% Turkey9%
Actual: Australia win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
21.4%
0 – 0
19.9%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
11%
0 – 1
6.8%
2 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
3%
1 – 2
2.3%
4 – 0
1.9%
0 – 2
1.7%
2 – 2
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Australia

Handicap Australia covers Push Turkey covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 17% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 29% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Australia keeps clean sheet
63% ✓
Turkey keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.