World Cup | Group Stage Matchday 1 | 2026-06-14 13:00 JST
2 – 0
27' N. Irankunda 75' C. Metcalfe
Match summary The World Cup Group Stage Matchday 1 fixture between Australia and Turkey was played on June 14. Australia won 2-0 without conceding. Australia led 1-0 at half-time. They added 1 more after the break to pull clear.
Australia's scorers: C. Metcalfe and N. Irankunda. Assists: Australia – Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler.
Turkey had more possession (72% to 28%) and more shots (30 to 9), but Australia were more efficient and took the win. Australia scored 2 from 4 shots on target.
Team stats 5-4-1 18 Beach 5 Bos 21 Burg ess 19 Sout tar 3 Circ ati 4 Ital ian 17 Iran kun 24 Okon -En 13 O'Ne ill 8 Metc alf 9 Touré
4-2-3-1 23 Çakır 20 Kadı oğl 14 Bard akc 3 Demi ral 2 Çelik 10 Çalhano 16 Yüksek 21 Yilmaz 6 Kökçü 8 Güler 7 Aktürko
1.18 Expected goals (xG) 1.36
-0.92 Goals prevented (xG) -0.92
View as table Australia Stat Turkey 5-4-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 28% Possession 72% 1.18 Expected goals (xG) 1.36 9 Shots 30 4 Shots on target 8 4 Shots off target 10 1 Blocked shots 12 6 Shots inside the box 14 3 Shots outside the box 16 5 Corner kicks 8 1 Offsides 3 12 Fouls 4 271 Passes 704 201 Accurate passes 635 74% Pass accuracy 90% 8 Goalkeeper saves 2 -0.92 Goals prevented (xG) -0.92 0 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela, Venezuela
Player stats Australia Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK P. Beach 0 14(40%) 0 0 0 9.2 90 DF Jacob Italiano 1 0 3 12(75%) 0 0 0 7 74 1 1 6(3) DF A. Circati 1 0 1(100%) 2 4 21(81%) 0 0 0 1 7.6 90 1 8(4) DF Harry Souttar 1 1 0 1(100%) 2 2 14(61%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 90 1 8(6) DF Cameron Burgess 0 2 37(90%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 1 4(4) DF Jordan Bos 1 0 1(100%) 1 21(91%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 84 1 6(2) MF C. Metcalfe 1 1 1 1(100%) 1 2 9(60%) 0 0 0 7.9 90 1 9(4) MF Aiden O'Neill 0 1(100%) 1 27(84%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.2 90 1 3(2) MF Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler 0 3 2 29(81%) 1 0 0 1 7.2 84 2 3 8(4) MF N. Irankunda 2 2 1 1(100%) 5(71%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.5 61 7(2) FW M. Touré 1 0 2(50%) 3(100%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.5 74 1 10(3) FW Nishan Velupillay 0 3(60%) 0 0 0 6.5 29 1(None) DF J. Geria 0 2(100%) 0 0 0 6.9 16 1 2(1) FW T. Yengi 0 2 2(50%) 0 0 0 3 6.9 16 11(6) DF Aziz Behich 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.7 13 3(None) MF J. Irvine 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 13 2(1) GK M. Ryan 0 0 0 0 GK Paul Izzo 0 0 0 0 DF Miloš Degenek 0 0 0 0 DF L. Herrington 0 0 0 0 DF Kai Trewin 0 0 0 0 MF Cameron Devlin 0 0 0 0 FW Mathew Leckie 0 0 0 0 MF Ajdin Hrustić 0 0 0 0 MF Awer Mabil 0 0 0 0 MF C. Volpato 0 0 0 0
Turkey Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK U. Çakır 0 19(95%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 DF Z. Çelik 1 1 0 1 30(91%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 81 5(3) DF Merih Demiral 1 0 1 1 57(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 90 1 11(7) DF A. Bardakcı 1 1 0 1(100%) 2 90(94%) 0 0 0 2 6.6 90 1 17(9) DF F. Kadıoğlu 1 0 92(90%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 5 3(2) MF İ. Yüksek 1 0 1(100%) 3 54(95%) 0 0 0 1 7.5 81 7(6) MF H. Çalhanoğlu 3 2 0 93(89%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.2 90 4 1 5(1) MF A. Güler 7 3 0 1(20%) 1 68(93%) 0 0 0 2 6.7 90 2 1 14(5) MF O. Kökçü 1 0 1 29(81%) 0 0 0 3 6.2 62 3 6(4) MF Berkay Yilmaz 0 1 12(71%) 0 0 0 6.2 45 4(1) FW K. Aktürkoğlu 2 1 0 1 6(55%) 0 0 0 2 5.7 85 1 7(3) FW Kenan Yıldız 0 1(50%) 1 36(90%) 0 0 0 7.2 45 1 1 4(3) FW Y. Akgün 0 1(100%) 19(90%) 0 1 0 1 6.3 28 2 2(1) DF M. Müldür 0 13(93%) 0 0 0 6.6 9 1 MF S. Özcan 0 17(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 9 1(1) FW D. Gül 0 0 0 0 6.5 12 2(None) GK M. Günok 0 0 0 0 GK A. Bayındır 0 0 0 0 DF Çağlar Söyüncü 0 0 0 0 DF E. Elmalı 0 0 0 0 DF O. Kabak 0 0 0 0 DF S. Akaydin 0 0 0 0 DF Kaan Ayhan 0 0 0 0 MF İ. Kahveci 0 0 0 0 FW O. Aydın 0 0 0 0 MF C. Uzun 0 0 0 0
Lineups Australia Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 18 P. Beach Starter DF 4 J. Italiano Starter DF 3 A. Circati Starter DF 19 H. Souttar Starter DF 21 C. Burgess Starter DF 5 J. Bos Starter MF 8 C. Metcalfe Starter MF 13 A. O'Neill Starter MF 24 Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler Starter MF 17 N. Irankunda Starter FW 9 M. Touré Bench DF 6 J. Geria Bench DF 16 A. Behich Bench MF 22 J. Irvine Bench FW 26 T. Yengi Bench FW 23 N. Velupillay
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 M. Ryan Bench GK 12 P. Izzo Bench MF 11 A. Mabil Bench MF 10 A. Hrustic Bench DF 15 K. Trewin Bench MF 20 C. Volpato Bench FW 7 M. Leckie Bench DF 2 M. Degenek Bench MF 14 C. Devlin Bench DF 25 L. Herrington
Turkey Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 23 U. Çakır Starter DF 2 Z. Çelik Starter DF 3 M. Demiral Starter DF 14 A. Bardakcı Starter DF 20 F. Kadıoğlu Starter MF 16 İ. Yüksek Starter MF 10 H. Çalhanoğlu Starter MF 8 A. Güler Starter MF 6 O. Kökçü Starter MF 21 Berkay Yilmaz Starter FW 7 K. Aktürkoğlu Bench DF 18 M. Müldür Bench FW 19 Y. Akgün Bench FW 9 D. Gül Bench MF 5 S. Özcan Bench FW 11 K. Yildiz
Show unused substitutes (10) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 M. Günok Bench GK 12 A. Bayındır Bench DF 25 S. Akaydin Bench DF 15 O. Kabak Bench DF 13 E. Elmalı Bench DF 22 K. Ayhan Bench DF 4 C. Soyuncu Bench MF 17 İ. Kahveci Bench FW 24 O. Aydın Bench MF 26 C. Uzun
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 27' Australia ⚽ Goal N. Irankunda 1-0 2H 1' Turkey 🔄 Substitution OUT Berkay Yilmaz → IN K. Yildiz 2H 16' Australia 🔄 Substitution OUT N. Irankunda → IN N. Velupillay 2H 17' Turkey 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Kökçü → IN Y. Akgün 2H 29' Australia 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Italiano → IN J. Geria 2H 29' Australia 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Touré → IN T. Yengi 2H 30' Australia ⚽ Goal C. Metcalfe 2-0 2H 36' Turkey 🔄 Substitution OUT Z. Çelik → IN M. Müldür 2H 36' Turkey 🔄 Substitution OUT İ. Yüksek → IN S. Özcan 2H 39' Australia 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Bos → IN A. Behich 2H 39' Australia 🔄 Substitution OUT Paul Michael Junior Okon-Engstler → IN J. Irvine 2H 40' Turkey 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Aktürkoğlu → IN D. Gül 2H 41' Turkey 🟨 Yellow card Y. Akgün
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