Connor Metcalfe of Australia celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match between Australia and Turkey.
Australia scored a stunning 2-0 upset over Turkey in their World Cup Group D opener on Saturday as coach Tony Popovic's bold selection gamble paid off.
Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe scored the goals and rookie goalkeeper Patrick Beach produced a string of crucial saves to help secure a famous Australian victory at Vancouver's BC Place Stadium.
In other matches today, heavyweights Brazil and Morocco fought out a 1-all draw in New York, Qatar and Switzerland were also locked 1-all in San Francisco, and Scotland grabbed their first World Cup win since 1990, beating Haiti 1-0.
Australia coach Popovic had pulled off a massive shock in his starting line-up, dropping experienced captain and goalkeeper Maty Ryan in favour of Beach, winning only his third cap.
