Saturday , 14 November 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' Australia have kicked off against Turkey. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Turkey looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker scoring 0 goals.
  • 10' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Australia and Turkey are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 15' Australia currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 20' Ugurcan Cakir, a Turkey , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 25' Australia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 27' GOAL! Nestor Irankunda scores on 27. Assisted by Paul Okon-Engstler
  • 32' Abdulkerim Bardakci has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 37' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 42' Cameron Burgess has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Turkey. Baris Yilmaz is replaced by Kenan Yildiz.
  • 51' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jordan Bos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Turkey.
  • 56' The 25-year-old Jacob Italiano has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 61' It is a substitution in Australia team. Nestor Irankunda is replaced by Nishan Velupillay on 61 minute.
  • 62' Another change for Turkey made on 62 minute. Orkun Kokcu leaves to be changed by Yunus Akgun.
  • 67' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Tony Popović will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 72' Australia international Paul Okon-Engstler has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 74' Tete Yengi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mohamed Toure on 74 minute.
  • 75' Goal! Connor Metcalfe scores his 14 goal in 209 matches.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Turkey team. Zeki Celik is replaced by Mert Muldur on 80 minute.
  • 83' Jackson Irvine has so much to prove this time. He replaces Paul Okon-Engstler on 83 minute.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Turkey — Deniz Gul on, Muhammed Kerem Akturkoglu off on 85 minutes.
  • 86' The referee calls foul for Yunus Akgun. He receives a card.
  • 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.