Australia v Turkey: World Cup Group D Live
Live coverage of Australia against Turkey from BC Place, Vancouver, with minute-by-minute updates from the official FIFA match feed.
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Full time: Australia 2-0 Turkey
Full time at BC Place, Vancouver. Australia 2, Turkey 0. Thanks for following our live coverage.
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Yellow card: Yunus Akgun (86')
Yunus Akgun is shown a yellow card for Turkey in the 86' minute.
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Substitution, Turkey (85')
Deniz Gul replaces Kerem Akturkoglu for Turkey.
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Substitution, Australia (83')
Aziz Behich replaces Jordan Bos for Australia.
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Substitution, Australia (83')
Jackson Irvine replaces Paul Okon-Engstler for Australia.
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Substitution, Turkey (80')
Mert Muldur replaces Zeki Celik for Turkey.
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Substitution, Turkey (80')
Salih Ozcan replaces Ismail Yuksek for Turkey.
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GOAL! Australia 2-0 Turkey (75')
Connor Metcalfe scores for Australia in the 75' minute. Australia 2, Turkey 0.
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Substitution, Australia (74')
Jason Geria replaces Jacob Italiano for Australia.
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Substitution, Australia (74')
Tete Yengi replaces Mohamed Toure for Australia.
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Substitution, Turkey (62')
Yunus Akgun replaces Orkun Kokcu for Turkey.
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Substitution, Australia (61')
Nishan Velupillay replaces Nestory Irankunda for Australia.
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Second half under way
We are back for the second half.
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Substitution, Turkey
Kenan Yildiz replaces Baris Alper Yilmaz for Turkey.
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Half time: Australia 1-0 Turkey
It is the break at BC Place, Vancouver.
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GOAL! Australia 1-0 Turkey (27')
Nestory Irankunda scores for Australia in the 27' minute. Australia 1, Turkey 0.
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Kickoff at BC Place, Vancouver
We are under way. Australia get the 2026 World Cup Group D clash with Turkey started.
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Teams confirmed
The starting elevens are in for Australia and Turkey. We are set at BC Place, Vancouver.
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Australia v Turkey: matchday build-up
Welcome to our live coverage of Australia against Turkey at BC Place in Vancouver, a Group D fixture at the 2026 World Cup. Both sides open their Group D campaign here, in the section that also features the United States and Paraguay. Team news, kickoff and minute-by-minute updates to follow, sourced from the official FIFA match feed.
Match events
- 0' ↔️ Kenan Yildiz→ Baris Alper Yilmaz
- 27' ⚽ Nestory Irankunda
- 61' ↔️ Nishan Velupillay→ Nestory Irankunda
- 62' ↔️ Yunus Akgun→ Orkun Kokcu
- 74' ↔️ Tete Yengi→ Mohamed Toure
- 74' ↔️ Jason Geria→ Jacob Italiano
- 75' ⚽ Connor Metcalfe
- 80' ↔️ Salih Ozcan→ Ismail Yuksek
- 80' ↔️ Mert Muldur→ Zeki Celik
- 83' ↔️ Jackson Irvine→ Paul Okon-Engstler
- 83' ↔️ Aziz Behich→ Jordan Bos
- 85' ↔️ Deniz Gul→ Kerem Akturkoglu
- 86' 🟨 Yunus Akgun
Attendance · 52497
Squad
Lineup
Australia
5-4-1- 18 Patrick Beach
- 3 Alessandro Circati
- 4 Jacob Italiano
- 5 Jordan Bos
- 19 Harry Souttar (C)
- 21 Cameron Burgess
- 8 Connor Metcalfe
- 13 Aiden Oneill
- 24 Paul Okon-Engstler
- 9 Mohamed Toure
- 17 Nestory Irankunda
- 1 Mathew Ryan
- 12 Paul Izzo
- 2 Milos Degenek
- 6 Jason Geria
- 15 Kai Trewin
- 16 Aziz Behich
- 25 Lucas Herrington
- 14 Cameron Devlin
- 22 Jackson Irvine
- 7 Mathew Leckie
- 10 Ajdin Hrustic
- 11 Awer Mabil
- 20 Cristian Volpato
- 23 Nishan Velupillay
- 26 Tete Yengi
Manager · Tony Popović
Türkiye
4-2-3-1- 23 Ugurcan Cakir
- 2 Zeki Celik
- 3 Merih Demiral
- 14 Abdulkerim Bardakci
- 20 Ferdi Kadioglu
- 6 Orkun Kokcu
- 10 Hakan Calhanoglu (C)
- 16 Ismail Yuksek
- 7 Kerem Akturkoglu
- 8 Arda Guler
- 21 Baris Alper Yilmaz
- 1 Mert Gunok
- 12 Altay Bayindir
- 4 Caglar Soyuncu
- 13 Eren Elmali
- 15 Ozan Kabak
- 18 Mert Muldur
- 25 Samet Akaydin
- 5 Salih Ozcan
- 22 Kaan Ayhan
- 9 Deniz Gul
- 11 Kenan Yildiz
- 17 Irfan Can Kahveci
- 19 Yunus Akgun
- 24 Oguz Aydin
- 26 Can Uzun
Manager · Vincenzo Montella