Sunday , 16 August 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 Curaçao 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' KICK OFF: Turkey gets underway.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Australia and Turkey are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' With 0 assists to his name this season, Mert Muldur is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Australia.
  • 15' Turkey started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 15.
  • 20' Australia international Connor Metcalfe has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' Turkey looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 27' Nestor Irankunda does the damage! The net is bulging and Australia surge ahead!
  • 32' It looks like no one’s ball. Australia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 42' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 42 minutes.
  • 46' Kenan Yildiz is ready to make an impact after coming on for Baris Yilmaz at the 46 minute mark.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' Orkun Kokcu has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 61' Another substitution for Australia to replace Nestor Irankunda by Nishan Velupillay on 61 minute.
  • 62' Another substitution for Turkey to replace Orkun Kokcu by Yunus Akgun on 62 minute.
  • 67' Turkey is showing some good football. However, Turkey are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 72' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 74' Tete Yengi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mohamed Toure on 74 minute.
  • 75' Connor Metcalfe has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 75 minutes.
  • 80' Another substitution for Turkey to replace Zeki Celik by Mert Muldur on 80 minute.
  • 83' Jackson Irvine is replacing Paul Okon-Engstler for the Australia side.
  • 85' Deniz Gul is replacing Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu for the Turkey side.
  • 86' Yunus Akgun catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 86.
  • 2-0 the final result. Turkey will be bitterly disappointed.

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.