Content reviewed October 12, 2026 (Taipei time).
Australia beat Türkiye 2–0 in Vancouver on the evening of June 13, 2026. FIFA’s historical record identifies match 6 as a Group D game at BC Place Vancouver. The score was decided in regular time, without extra time or a penalty shoot-out. This was a completed match, rather than a future fixture for which readers can still buy tickets. FIFA.
The different dates reflect time zones. Football Australia’s pre-match notice gave a 9 p.m. Vancouver kick-off on June 13, equivalent to 2 p.m. Australian Eastern Standard Time on June 14. FIFA records 04:00 UTC on June 14. The Australian date does not indicate a second Vancouver match; location and time zone matter when reading the archived fixture. Football Australia. FIFA.
Football Australia’s match account identifies the scorers: Nestory Irankunda opened the scoring in the 27th minute and Connor Metcalfe doubled the lead in the 75th. It describes Irankunda breaking through after Paul Okon-Engstler’s forward pass and Metcalfe shooting left-footed from outside the box. The age requires a separate check: the association’s player profile gives Irankunda’s birth date as February 9, 2006, making him 20 on June 13; FIFA’s July 8 retrospective also records 20 years and 124 days. The older match account’s age of 21 conflicts with both records. This page corrects it to 20 and withdraws the earlier assertion that 20 lacked evidence, without retaining an unverified precise shot distance. Football Australia. Football Australia. FIFA.
The report describes saves by Patrick Beach and periods when Türkiye had more possession. That account helps explain how Australia protected its lead, but does not establish exactly eight saves or nearly 80 per cent possession. An attributed team report can complement an official score without becoming an unverified statistical table. Football Australia.
BC Place’s official February 4, 2024 hosting announcement identified June 13 as the start of Vancouver’s 2026 programme and recalled the venue’s 2015 Women’s World Cup final. Here, the opening game means Vancouver’s first match in that men’s tournament, not its first involvement in any FIFA World Cup. For another host-country match, see the USA–Paraguay historical match review. Unsupported hotel-price guarantees, invented crowd observations and temporary transport instructions presented as current have been removed. BC Place / City of Vancouver.