Australia lead Turkiye 1-0 at half-time in their opening FIFA World Cup 2026 match in Vancouver. Nestory Irankunda scored the only goal of the first half, finishing a quick counter-attack after Turkiye had dominated possession in the early stages.
In other FIFA World Cup action today, Scotland ended a 28-year wait for a World Cup victory with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Haiti in their Group C opener at Gillette Stadium in Massachusetts.
Elsewhere in the same group, five-time champions Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw by Morocco in New Jersey. Vinícius Júnior rescued a point for Brazil with an equaliser in the 32nd minute.
Meanwhile, the Group B encounter between Qatar and Switzerland also finished level at 1-1 in California, with both sides settling for a share of the points in their opening match of the tournament.
