N. Irankunda opened the scoring in the 27th minute, finishing from a P. Okon-Engstler assist to give Australia an early lead at BC Place. Türkiye pushed hard to level throughout the second half, generating 29 shots and holding 71 percent of the ball, but their eight shots on target — against an expected goals figure of 1.3 — yielded nothing. C. Metcalfe then settled the match in the 75th minute with Australia's second, converting without an assist recorded to double the lead and end Türkiye's hopes of a comeback. Australia's four shots on target from nine total were enough; Türkiye's volume of possession and attempts was not.

The result places Australia on three points at the top of Group D after the opening round, while Türkiye sit on zero — a gap that matters significantly given only the top two from each group advance. For Australia, winning from a position of such statistical inferiority, with just 29 percent possession and an xG of only 0.81 against Türkiye's 1.3, makes the margin all the more consequential: they banked maximum points despite the balance of play running clearly against them. Türkiye, having dominated territory and attempts without converting, now face the heightened pressure of needing points from their remaining group fixtures to stay in contention.