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A week out from their opening World Cup fixture against Türkiye, the Socceroos will invariably take some level of confidence from their 1-1 draw with Switzerland.

Thanks in particular to a superb goal from Yunus Akgün, Turkey beat Venezuela (2-1) on Saturday in Fort Lauderdale (United States) in its final warm-up match for the World Cup. Eight days before

Megan Bell’s penalty was in vain as Northern Ireland slipped to a controversial 2-1 defeat by Turkey in their World Cup qualifier in Istanbul.

View the Türkiye vs. United States game played on June 25, 2026. Box score, stats, play-by-play timeline, highlights, odds & more

The Crescent-Stars will open Group D play against Australia on June 13 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, Canada | Anadolu

That was the hallmark of Turkiye during qualifying as they secured their place at the World Cup thanks to back-to-back 1-0 victories over Romania and Kosovo in the play-offs.  They had previously finished second in UEFA Group E behind Spain and ahead of Bulgaria and Georgia,