Australia
Türkiye
Vancouver Stadium · Vancouver · 54,500 seats — BC Place — retractable roof
Australia faces a stern test in this Group D opener as they prepare to take on a formidable Türkiye side. The visitors arrive in excellent form, remaining unbeaten in their last five outings, highlighted by a dominant 4-1 victory over Georgia. With model probabilities favoring the away side at 55.45 percent, Türkiye enters as the clear favorite. While Australia looks to overcome their 5.4 decimal odds, the data suggests an attacking encounter, with a 60.7 percent likelihood of seeing over 2.5 total goals.
Win probability
Squads
Australia
Probable XI
Based on the last available lineup (2025) — not yet announced.
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1
Mathew Ryan
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16
Aziz Behich
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21
Cameron Burgess
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2
Milos Degenek
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22
Jason Geria
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3
Lewis Miller
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8
Connor Metcalfe
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19
Patrick Yazbek
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13
Aiden O'Neill
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6
Martin Boyle
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15
Mitchell Duke
Rest of squad
Goalkeepers
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12
Paul Izzo
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18
Patrick Beach
Defenders
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3
Alessandro Circati
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4
Jacob Italiano
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5
Jordan Bos
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15
Kai Trewin
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19
Harry Souttar
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25
Lucas Herrington
Midfielders
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14
Cammy Devlin
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22
Jackson Irvine
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24
Paul Okon-Engstler
Forwards
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7
Mathew Leckie
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9
Mohamed Touré
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10
Ajdin Hrustic
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11
Awer Mabil
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17
Nestory Irankunda
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20
Cristian Volpato
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23
Nishan Velupillay
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26
Tete Yengi
Türkiye
Probable XI
Based on the last available lineup (2026) — not yet announced.
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23
Uğurcan Çakır
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14
Abdülkerim Bardakcı
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15
Ozan Kabak
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16
İsmail Yüksek
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20
Ferdi Kadıoğlu
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6
Orkun Kökçü
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10
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
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2
Zeki Çelik
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11
Kenan Yıldız
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8
Arda Güler
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7
Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Rest of squad
Goalkeepers
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1
Mert Günok
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12
Altay Bayındır
Defenders
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3
Merih Demiral
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4
Çağlar Söyüncü
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13
Eren Elmalı
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18
Mert Müldür
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25
Samet Akaydin
Midfielders
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5
Salih Özcan
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22
Kaan Ayhan
Forwards
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9
Deniz Gül
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17
İrfan Can Kahveci
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19
Yunus Akgün
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21
Barış Alper Yılmaz
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24
Oğuz Aydın
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26
Can Uzun
Head to head
First competitive meeting.
Latest form · averages per match
Australia
Türkiye
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