Australia beats Turkey by two goals in Vancouver to join USA at the top of Group D

2026-06-14 08:41:15Sport SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Australia beats Turkey by two goals in Vancouver to join USA at the top of Group

Australia caused another surprise at the 2026 World Cup as they defeated Turkey in the Group D match with a score of 2-0, taking the first 3 points in this competition, thus joining the USA team.

The first half of the match was divided into two phases, the first one before the hydration break when Turkey was in control of the game, but Australia held on well and had no chances. The second phase was after the break when in the 27th minute, the team from the land of kangaroos took a 1-0 lead with a goal by Irankunda.

Turkey came close to equalising 3 minutes later with Bardakci's shot being blocked by the post. The first half of the match ended with the Australians leading 1-0.

The second half started with a Calhanoglu attempt whose shot was saved without any problems by Beach. On the other side, Australia risked scoring the second goal with a counterattack but only won a corner kick. However, Turkey was better on the field of play in this second half and started to create chances in the Australian goal first with Yuksek and then with Guler with a free kick.

However, it was Australia that found the goal again, bringing the score to 2-0 with a goal scored in the 74th minute by Metcalfe to make the job of Montella's team even more difficult.

Turkey had a golden chance to immediately reopen the scoring through Arkturkoglu, but the Australian goalkeeper performed a miracle and stopped his header.

In the remaining minutes, the story of this match did not change despite several efforts by Montella's team, and the score remained 2-0 for Australia, which started its adventure in this World Cup with a very important victory, while Turkey disappointed quite a bit on the field of play.

RESULT:

Australia 2-0 Turkey

Irankunda 27', Metcalfe 75'

Irankunda's goal (Video)

Metcalfe's goal (Video)


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