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Souttar Stars In Australia’s World Cup Opener

Harry Souttar captained the Socceroos to a 2-0 win over Turkey in their opening 2026 FIFA World Cup game.

2026-06-15T10:00+01:00

by Matthew Temple

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19 Hours 14 Mins Ago

Souttar Stars In Australia’s World Cup Opener

Harry Souttar captained the Socceroos to a 2-0 win over Turkey in their opening 2026 FIFA World Cup game.

Matthew Temple

2026-06-15T10:00+01:00

Souttar Stars In Australia’s World Cup Opener

Harry Souttar captained the Socceroos to a 2-0 win over Turkey in their opening 2026 FIFA World Cup game.

Matthew Temple

2026-06-15T10:00+01:00

Souttar Stars In Australia’s World Cup Opener

Harry Souttar captained the Socceroos to a 2-0 win over Turkey in their opening 2026 FIFA World Cup game.

Matthew Temple

2026-06-15T10:00+01:00

Souttar Stars In Australia’s World Cup Opener

Harry Souttar captained the Socceroos to a 2-0 win over Turkey in their opening 2026 FIFA World Cup game.

Matthew Temple

2026-06-15T10:00+01:00

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has started for our Foxes
Harry Souttar led Australia to a first win of the tournament on Sunday morning
Bilal El Khannouss also played for Morocco, who drew with Brazil

It’s been a perfect start to this summer’s World Cup for Australia, who beat Turkey on Sunday morning, with a goal in either half confirming a 2-0 victory.

Leicester centre-half Souttar captained his nation, and played the full game, with Nestory Irankunda of Watford opening the scoring on 27 minutes.

A winning start for Souttar and Australia.

Connor Metcalfe then doubled their lead on 75 minutes at BC Place, Vancouver in Canada, which now leaves the Socceroos second in Group D with three points after the first round of fixtures.

They will face the hosts and current group leaders, USA, on Friday evening, a 8pm kick-off in Seattle.

El Khannouss was the other City player to get his World Cup campaign up and running, with the Morocco midfielder starting, and playing 80 minutes in a 1-1 draw with Brazil.

A draw for Morocco in their opening game.

Ismael Saibari broke the deadlock on 21 minutes, when the PSV Eindhoven forward sent a delightful chip over Alisson, before the scores were brought back level after half-an-hour through Vinícius Júnior.

Now second in Group C, they face Scotland, who lead the standings after a win against Haiti, on Friday 19 June (11pm kick-off) at Boston Stadium.

All times BST.

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