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Match predictionOur tip: 2-1

Australia vs Turkey Prediction: Socceroos Set to Shock Montella's Men in World Cup Opener

Group D opens on 14 June at BC Place in Vancouver with Australia against Turkey. The USA and Paraguay are also in the group, so losing here leaves either side needing to overturn their opener against two difficult opponents to…

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  • 2026-06-14 at 05:00 GMT marks a key week 1 encounter between Australia and Turkey in 2026's World Cup.
  • Over the past 10 outings, Referee J. Valenzuela has shown 4-5 yellows and 0 reds, and 21 fouls each fixture.
  • With the data available to us, T. Popović and V. Montella have not met as managers before.
  • Neither Australia nor Turkey are missing any players.
  • We anticipate Australia lining up with five at the back (5-4-1), and Turkey are expected to line up in 4-2-3-1.
  • Australia could only draw 1-1 with Switzerland, but Turkey bounced back with a 2-1 win over Venezuela.
  • Australia's form is 0-1-4 recently, but Turkey are on a roll with 4-1-0 in their last 5 matches.
  • With the data available to us, there is no record of a previous encounter between Australia and Turkey.

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