FIFA World Cup: A big upset was seen in the FIFA World Cup 2026 on Sunday. Australia performed brilliantly in the Group D match, defeating Turkey 2-0 at BC Place in Vancouver.
Australia’s young goalkeeper Patrick Beech performed brilliantly on his international debut. At the same time, Nestori Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe scored goals to give Australia a memorable victory. Australia’s team seemed to dominate Türkiye’s defense right from the beginning. The team made attacks one after the other and finally the team got its first success in the 27th minute of the match.
Nestori Irankunda becomes the youngest goalscorer
Paul Okon-Engstler gave an excellent pass to Nestori Irankunda, after which Irankunda dodged the defender and sent the ball into the goal post, giving Australia a 1-0 lead in the match. 20-year-old Irankunda became the youngest player to score a goal for Australia in the FIFA World Cup. After this, Turkey made several attempts to equalize, but Australia’s goalkeeper Patrick made brilliant saves several times to maintain the team’s lead. Australia led 1–0 at the end of the first half.
Goalkeeper failed Arda Guler’s shot
In the second half, Australia showed more aggression in its game and pushed Türkiye’s defense on the back foot. In the 53rd minute of the match, Harry Sauter tried to score a goal through a header from a corner kick, but his attempt was thwarted by Turkish goalkeeper Ugurkan Cakir. After this, in the 56th minute of the match, Turkey had a great opportunity to score a goal, but Arda Guler’s shot was saved by Australian goalkeeper Patrick Beach by diving into the goal post.
Connor Metcalf scored the decisive goal in the second half
Metcalfe doubled Australia’s lead in the 75th minute of the match. With this goal of Metcalf, Australia’s memorable victory was confirmed. After this, Türkiye could not score any goal despite making several attempts. This is Australia’s first win in the opening match of the FIFA World Cup since 2006.
