Australia vs Turkey Prediction & Tips
The Socceroos will be competing in their sixth consecutive World Cup under the guidance of Tony Popovic, who, interestingly, played for Australia at the 2006 World Cup in Germany. The manager’s aim is to go beyond the round of 16, which is the Oceania side’s best-ever performance.
As for their preparations, Australia lost 1-0 to Mexico and drew 1-1 with Switzerland. The worrying statistic is their record in World Cup openers: of their six appearances, they have only won their first match at Germany 2006, when they came from behind to beat Japan 3-1. Since then, they have suffered four consecutive defeats in their opening match of each tournament.
The big news in Group D is Turkey’s return to a World Cup for the first time since Korea-Japan 2002, a tournament in which they achieved a historic third-place finish. The team managed by Vincenzo Montella arrive in fine form after beating North Macedonia 4-0 and Venezuela 2-1 in their warm-up matches.
TURKEY SCORES OVER 1.5 GOALS @ 1.88
