Irankunda, Metcalfe lead Australia to historic win against Türkiye

We need to continue to be good with the ball."Türkiye's Captain Hakan Calhanoglu had earlier said his side was more talented than Australia, predicting they would dominate the game.Hundreds of Socceroos' fans in green and gold travelled to watch Australia play at the Vancouver stadium.But there watching plenty at watch parties across Australia, too.Earlier this week, I spoke with a few of them at the Matildas-Mexico friendly to get their predictions about the Socceroos first game."I'm not really a Socceroos expert, (but) if they perform as well as the Matildas have been in the last few years I think we'll be doing pretty decently.""Looks like a really good squad, I'm quite excited, I think we've got some strong players, I think there's a couple of countries in our group that we can do well against But I think this is going to really mix things up, I think it means as well that our group which we have a good chance against is not going to know exactly what they are going to be up against which I think is going to work in our favour."Coach Tony Popovic - who became the first Australian to play and coach at a World Cup - says he's very proud with Australia's 2-1 win against Türkiye.He spoke to SBS after the match, saying he's happy the team put a smile on the faces of fans who travelled to watch the game in Canada's stadium. "Proud of the staff for the work they put in and some good decisions there sideline