Australia and Turkey have never met at a FIFA World Cup. This will be their first World Cup encounter.
Australia2–0Turkey
Stats
Australia can equal their national World Cup record of 2 consecutive World Cup wins with a win (currently on 1).
Australia can set a new national World Cup group-stage record of 4 consecutive wins with a win (currently on 3).
Australia can set a new national World Cup group-stage record of 4 consecutive matches unbeaten by avoiding defeat (currently on 3).
Turkey are unbeaten in their 4 internationals played in 2026 (4W-0D-0L).
Match Events
27'Nestory Irankunda
1–0
75'Connor Metcalfe
2–0
Lineups
Australia
Turkey
- 18Patrick Beach
- 3Alessandro Circati
- 4Jacob Italiano↓74'
- 5Jordan Bos↓84'
- 19Harry Souttar
- 21Cameron Burgess
- 8Connor Metcalfe
- 13Aiden O'Neill
- 24Paul Okon-Engstler↓84'
- 9Mohamed Touré↓74'
- 17Nestory Irankunda↓61'
- 23Uğurcan Çakır
- 2Zeki Çelik↓81'
- 3Merih Demiral
- 14Abdülkerim Bardakcı
- 20Ferdi Kadıoğlu
- 6Orkun Kökçü↓62'
- 10Hakan Çalhanoğlu
- 16İsmail Yüksek↓81'
- 7Kerem Aktürkoğlu↓85'
- 8Arda Güler
- 21Barış Alper Yılmaz↓46'
Substitutes
- 6Jason Geria↑74'
- 16Aziz Behich↑84'
- 22Jackson Irvine↑84'
- 23Nishan Velupillay↑61'
- 26Tete Yengi↑74'
- 18Mert Müldür↑81'
- 5Salih Özcan↑81'
- 9Deniz Gül↑85'
- 11Kenan Yıldız↑46'
- 19Yunus Akgün↑62'