{"id":4729,"date":"2026-06-14T12:27:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T12:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/australia-turkey-match-2026-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T03:09:09","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T03:09:09","slug":"australia-turkey-match-2026-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/australia-turkey-match-2026-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia 2\u20130 T\u00fcrkiye: Vancouver dates, goals and broadcast scope"},"content":{"rendered":"

Content reviewed October 14, 2026 (Taipei time).<\/p>\n

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BC Place exterior, May 18, 2026. Pre-tournament venue illustration, not proof of Canada\u2019s matches, results, broadcast subscriptions or audiences. Quintin Soloviev \/ Wikimedia Commons \u00b7 Wikimedia Commons<\/a> \u00b7 CC BY 4.0 International<\/a>. Original photograph not otherwise edited; the site provides size variants.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Australia beat T\u00fcrkiye 2\u20130 in its opening Group D match at World Cup 2026. This is a record of a completed tournament. FIFA lists kick-off at BC Place Vancouver as 21:00 local time on June 13; Football Australia\u2019s preview also gives 14:00 Australian Eastern Standard Time on June 14. The Australian date therefore describes the same match, rather than a second fixture in Vancouver. Football Australia<\/a>. FIFA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Football Australia\u2019s report records Nestory Irankunda\u2019s opener in the 27th minute and Connor Metcalfe\u2019s second goal in the 75th. Irankunda ran behind the defence to finish after Paul Okon-Engstler\u2019s long ball; Metcalfe found room outside the penalty area, shifted onto his left foot and scored. The report identifies Irankunda as 21 and calls it his first World Cup goal. That does not establish an Australian record for the youngest scorer. Football Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Goalkeeper Patrick Beach was making his third appearance for Australia. The report describes saves from Bardakci, G\u00fcler and Akt\u00fcrkoglu, among others. Tony Popovic made five starting changes from the final pre-tournament friendly against Switzerland, and ten starters made their World Cup debuts. These details explain the line-up and the goalkeeper\u2019s contribution without inventing a total save count, tournament ranking or consensus about the pre-match favourite. Football Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Broadcast details depend on territory and the date of each announcement. Football Australia said the match would be free on SBS and SBS On Demand in Australia. Bell Media\u2019s June 3 announcement put all 104 matches on TSN and RDS, with selected matches on CTV and Noovo and streaming on Crave through the live CTV channel. These were arrangements for a completed tournament; they do not establish current replay availability, free access or subscription rights. Football Australia<\/a>. Bell Media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Check the final score against FIFA\u2019s record and the goal descriptions against Football Australia\u2019s report. A half-time impression cannot replace the completed result, and a Group D fixture was not a match within Canada\u2019s Group B. For the venue\u2019s hosting role at the time, see the BC Place World Cup hosting and venue review<\/a>. Neither this article nor the historical exterior photograph proves current ticket availability, seat views or entry routes. Football Australia<\/a>. FIFA<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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