Türkiye and Paraguay meet in their 2026 FIFA World Cup second group stage match on Friday, June 19, 2026 at 11:00 p.m. ET from San Francisco Bay Area Stadium. Türkiye lost their opening match to Australia 2-0,

The third opponent for the U.S. Men’s National Team in the World Cup, Turkey, is not having an ideal start to its first appearance in 24 years. Despite entering the tournament with an expectation to advance out of Group D — FanDuel putting Turkey as the second-favorite to win the group — Vincenzo Montella’s side lost 2-0 in its opener against Australia on Friday night,

Australia pulled off an upset of Turkey on Saturday, June 13, winning 2-0 and shaking up the expected hierarchy in Group D. It was an impressive overall performance for the Socceroos at BC Place in Vancouver.

Join Joey Lynch and Alex Hatzikostas each day as they go behind the scenes in the Socceroos camp and give the inside word on all the action at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Follow live text updates and BBC Radio 5 Live commentary as Australia face Turkey in Group D of the Fifa World Cup in Vancouver.

The first full match day of the 2026 FIFA World Cup had plenty of action, Brazil and Morocco battling to a draw, Scotland's first World Cup goal in 28 years, and the Socceroos pulling off a stunner. Here is everything you might have missed from Day 3 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup: Qatar secured its first-ever point at a FIFA World Cup by holding Switzerland to a 1-1 draw on Friday at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium.

Turkey is back in the World Cup for the first time since 2002 and, despite the long absence, captain Hakan Calhanoglu has made some bulletin-board worthy comments about his team’s first opponent. “I think we will dominate (Saturday),