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Australia 2–0 Türkiye
13 Jun · Sat · BC Place
Our top forecastTurkiye or draw
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Match summary

Australia beat Türkiye 2-0 at BC Place in their Group D opener. Nestory Irankunda put Australia ahead in the 27th minute and Connor Metcalfe doubled the lead on 75 minutes, with Australia keeping a clean sheet to claim a convincing win. The result lifts Australia level with USA on three points at the top of Group D, while Türkiye and Paraguay sit bottom on zero. Next: USA-Australia and Türkiye-Paraguay on 19 June. Our top forecast — Türkiye or draw — missed, with an in-form Australia side proving far too strong on the night.

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Australia – Türkiye Prediction and Betting Tips

Australia national football team logo
Australia
D L W W W
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21:00
13 Jun · Sat
Türkiye national football team logo
Türkiye
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Kick-off: 21:00 local (13 Jun) · 04:00 UTC Venue: BC Place Referee: TBA
Top forecast + 4 supporting tips
5 picks
Top Pick
X2 Turkiye or draw 60% confidence
1.34odds

Turkiye are unbeaten in their last five (2.0 scored, 0.8 conceded) with greater creative quality, while Australia lost to the strongest side they recently faced.

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Total:Under: 3.0 68%
Under 3.0 goals
1.75 odds
Total Team 2 Over: 0.5 74%
Turkiye over 0.5 goals
1.64 odds
Total:Over: 1.5 64%
Over 1.5 goals
1.89 odds
Total Team 1 Under:1.5 58%
Australia under 1.5 goals
2.33 odds
Australia face Turkiye in a finely balanced group-stage opener that pits Socceroo resilience against Turkish flair. Both arrive in decent form against modest opposition, and with the group's shape decided early, neither will want to lose first up. It is the kind of even fixture in which fine margins and game management often decide the outcome.

Australia organised and hard to beat

Australia come in with mixed but competitive results: a 0-1 loss to Mexico, a 5-1 win over Curacao and a 1-0 victory against Cameroon among their recent outings, averaging around 2.0 scored and well under one conceded across their verified games. Winger Martin Boyle misses out through injury, a blow to their wide threat, but Tony Popovic's side is built on organisation and set-piece danger. Jordan Bos and Nestory Irankunda provide the cutting edge in a team that defends diligently.

Turkiye fluent and in form

Turkiye arrive unbeaten in their recent run: a 4-0 win over North Macedonia, a 1-0 victory against Kosovo, a 1-0 win over Romania, a 2-2 draw with Spain and a 2-0 win over Bulgaria. Those games average 2.0 scored and 0.8 conceded. Several players, including Hakan Calhanoglu and Kerem Akturkoglu, were managed carefully in training, but all were named in the squad. Arda Guler and Kenan Yildiz give Vincenzo Montella's side genuine creative quality.

Prediction: Turkiye's quality edges a tight one

The only verified meetings, both in 2004, went Turkiye's way. The Australia versus Turkiye prediction leans on Turkiye's superior recent form and creativity against a well-drilled but limited Australia, so a draw or Turkiye win carries value rather than a clear-cut result. Around it, the total staying under 3.0 fits a cagey opener, Turkiye — scorers in all five — look good to register over 0.5, the match passing over 1.5 reflects both sides' habits, and Australia are tipped to stay under 1.5 against Turkiye's organised press.
Australia — recent matches
06 Jun 2026 Switzerland 1 — 1 D
31 May 2026 Mexico 0 — 1 L
31 Mar 2026 Curaçao 5 — 1 W
27 Mar 2026 Cameroon 1 — 0 W
10 Jun 2025 Saudi Arabia 2 — 1 W
Türkiye — recent matches
06 Jun 2026 Venezuela 2 — 1 W
01 Jun 2026 FYR Macedonia 4 — 0 W
Limited recent international matches

H2H

Limited international meetings between these sides.

Key Players

Australia
Mathew Ryan GK Roma · 90+ caps · Captain
Mitchell Duke ST Machida Zelvia · 40+ caps
Aaron Mooy CM Retired (note: check status)
Cameron Devlin CM Hearts · 15+ caps
Türkiye
Hakan Çalhanoğlu CM Inter · 90+ caps · 22 G · Captain
Arda Güler AM Real Madrid · 20+ caps
Kerem Aktürkoğlu LW Benfica · 30+ caps
Merih Demiral CB Al-Ahli · 50+ caps

Injuries

Australia
None reported
Türkiye
None reported

Venue · Context

Stadium: BC Place
Capacity: 54,500
BC Place's retractable roof and temperate Vancouver climate make for comfortable, predictable conditions with no heat or rain interference.
Weather: Mild, ~18–22°C; roof shelters from any rain.

Suspensions

Australia
None reported
Türkiye
None reported

Other Group D matches

MD1
USA4–1ParaguayLANDED
MD2
USA2–0AustraliaMISSEDTürkiye0–1ParaguayMISSED
MD3
Türkiye3–2USAMISSEDParaguay0–0AustraliaLANDED
MD16
Paraguay0–1FranceLANDEDUSA1–4BelgiumLANDED
MD32
Germany1–1ParaguayLANDEDUSA2–0Bosnia & HerzegovinaLANDEDAustralia1–1EgyptLANDED

Team’s other matches

Australia
USA2–0AustraliaMISSEDParaguay0–0AustraliaLANDED
Türkiye
Türkiye0–1ParaguayMISSEDTürkiye3–2USAMISSED

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