Australia shock Turkiye 2-0 at their World Cup opener

 

📊 Stats

Metric Australia Turkiye
Possession 37% 63%
Shots 8 28
Shots on target 4 7
Shots off target 3 10
Corners 5 8
Fouls 12 4
Yellow cards 0 1
Red cards 0 0
Offsides 1 3
Goalkeeper saves 8 2

⚡ Key Moments

  • 26' - score change - Nestory Irankunda, Paul Okon-Engstler [1-0]
  • 74' - score change - Connor Metcalfe [2-0]

⭐ Key Players

  • Nestory Irankunda struck 26'19'' to make it Australia 2-0 Turkiye possible.
  • Paul Okon-Engstler assisted 26'19'' and later went off at 83'13''.
  • Connor Metcalfe finished at 74'11'' to seal Australia 2-0 Turkiye.
  • Yunus Akgun booked with a yellow card at 85'32''.

Australia got in front on 26'19'' when Nestory Irankunda converted, with Paul Okon-Engstler credited for the assist, setting the early tone in Vancouver under referee Jesus Valenzuela.

Turkiye changed it at the break, bringing on Kenan Yildiz for Baris Yilmaz at 45'00''. After the restart, the benches stayed active: Australia withdrew Irankunda for Nishan Velupillay at 60'26'', before Turkiye answered at 61'51'' with Yunus Akgun replacing Orkun Kokcu.

The decisive moment arrived at 74'11'', as Connor Metcalfe doubled the lead to 2-0. More reshuffles followed - including Australia introducing Jason Geria and Tete Yengi around 73'44''-73'52'', and Turkiye making a double switch at 80'35''-80'38''.

Turkiye’s frustrations boiled over late when Akgun saw yellow at 85'32'', and the score stayed put to full time. The final stats-backed takeaway: Australia’s finishing made the difference.

📅 What's Next

  • USA vs Australia, 19/06 19:00. BET HERE
  • Turkiye vs Paraguay, 20/06 03:00. BET HERE