{"id":734695,"date":"2026-06-13T20:48:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T20:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/734695\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T20:48:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T20:48:10","slug":"fifa-world-cup-when-do-the-socceroos-play-and-how-to-watch-australia-vs-turkiye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/734695\/","title":{"rendered":"FIFA World Cup: When do the Socceroos play and how to watch Australia vs T\u00fcrkiye"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Socceroos begin their FIFA World Cup campaign today, as they look to qualify for the knockout stages of the tournament for the third time.<\/p>\n

Australia will face T\u00fcrkiye in their first Group D match this afternoon at BC Place, in the Canadian city of Vancouver.<\/p>\n

Stay across the latest news, analysis and features from the 2026 FIFA World Cup here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here is everything you need to know ahead of kick-off.<\/p>\n

When is kick-off for the Australia vs T\u00fcrkiye match?<\/p>\n

The Socceroos will face T\u00fcrkiye today at 2pm AEST\/1:30pm ACST\/12pm AWST.<\/p>\n

Who are the Socceroos playing?ABC Sport Daily podcast FIFA World Cup Special<\/a><\/p>\n

ABC Sport Daily is your daily sports conversation. We dive into the biggest story of the day and get you up to speed with everything else that’s making headlines.<\/p>\n

T\u00fcrkiye is Australia’s first opponent at this World Cup.<\/p>\n

This tournament marks T\u00fcrkiye’s first appearance at the World Cup finals since 2002, although the 22nd-ranked nation in the world is tipped by many to be somewhat of a dark horse.<\/p>\n

Star players such as Kenan Yildiz, Arda G\u00fcler and Hakan \u00c7alhano\u011flu will ensure the Socceroos’ first assignment at the 2026 World Cup is a difficult one.<\/p>\n

How to watch the Socceroos vs T\u00fcrkiye match<\/p>\n

The match will be broadcast live on SBS and streamed on SBS On Demand.<\/p>\n

ABC Sport will also have special live blog coverage of the Socceroos’ clash with T\u00fcrkiye, while also blogging each and every game of the 2026 World Cup.<\/p>\n

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The Socceroos celebrate a goal in their friendly against Switzerland. (Getty Images: Orlando Ramirez)<\/p>\n

Where are the Socceroos playing T\u00fcrkiye?<\/p>\n

The Socceroos’ opening match will be played in Vancouver, at the brilliant BC Place.<\/p>\n

Vancouver’s flagship stadium can hold nearly 55,000 people and boasts a retractable roof, which will be kept shut for all games at this World Cup.<\/p>\n

What about the Socceroos’ next games?<\/p>\n

Australia’s second game is against host nation USA on Saturday, June 20. This match, likely one of the biggest the Socceroos have ever played in, will kick off at 5am AEST.<\/p>\n

Everything you need to know about the FIFA World Cup<\/a><\/p>\n

The FIFA World Cup is the biggest single-sport event on the planet and has delivered numerous historical moments, from Diego Maradona’s “hand of God” in 1986 to Zinedine Zidane’s infamous headbutt on Marco Materazzi.<\/p>\n

Our third Group D match will be against Paraguay on Friday, June 26, kicking off at 12pm AEST.<\/p>\n

How can Australia progress from the group?<\/p>\n

If the Socceroos finish first or second in Group D they will progress to the round of 32.<\/p>\n

They could also find a passage through to the knockout stages by finishing third because the eight best third-place finishers across the 12 groups will also find a spot in the next round.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Socceroos begin their FIFA World Cup campaign today, as they look to qualify for the knockout stages…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":734696,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[10968,64,63,16135,47569,44,42150,355210,21418],"class_list":["post-734695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-10968","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-fifa-world-cup","tag-how-to-watch","tag-news","tag-socceroos","tag-socceroos-kick-off","tag-world-cup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=734695"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734695\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/734696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=734695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=734695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=734695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}