Beach Makes Eight Saves as Australia Stun Türkiye 2-0

Group Stage · Group D · BC Place, Vancouver · June 13, 2026

Australia beat Türkiye 2-0 in Vancouver despite having just 28% of the ball, thanks to goals from Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe and eight saves from goalkeeper Patrick Beach.

Irankunda opened the scoring in the 27th minute, set up by Paul Okon-Engstler, and Metcalfe added the second in the 75th. In between, Türkiye laid siege. They took 30 shots, eight of them on target, and Arda Güler alone had seven attempts. Abdülkerim Bardakcı hit the woodwork. Beach stopped everything else, earning a 9.2 match rating.

Australia join the United States on three points in Group D. Türkiye and Paraguay have yet to pick up a point.

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Archive coverage. First published on ESO Soccer on October 1, 2026. The archive date reflects the events covered.