Australia v Turkey Kicks Off at 2pm in World Cup Australia Guide
world cup australia now has exact kick-off times for Socceroos fans, starting with Australia v Turkey at 2pm on 14 June at BC Place Vancouver. Every group match is available live in Australia, so viewers do not have to wait for highlights or stitched-together updates to follow the campaign.
Australia v Turkey at BC Place
Australia opens its Group D schedule against Turkey on 14 June at 2pm. The match is the first of three for the Socceroos in the western region, where all their group games kick off between 5am and 2pm.
The next two games are set for 20 June against the USA at 5am at Seattle Stadium and 26 June against Paraguay at 12pm at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium. Those times give Australian viewers a clear run through the group stage, with each fixture falling into a local window that can be planned around well before kick-off.
SBS and SBS On Demand
Every match can be watched live on SBS and SBS Viceland. Every match can also be streamed on SBS On Demand. That leaves Australian viewers with three live options for the tournament, which runs for six weeks from Friday 12 June to the final on 20 July.
The tournament opened on Friday 12 June with co-hosts Mexico beating South Africa 5am at Mexico City Stadium. The final is scheduled for a 5am kick-off at New York/New Jersey Stadium, keeping the decisive match in the same early-morning viewing window that will shape much of the event for Australian fans.
Group D and Round of 32
Australia is in Group D with the USA, Turkey and Paraguay. The top two teams in each group move on to the Round of 32, along with the eight best third-placed teams, ranked first on points, then on goal difference, then on number of goals.
That puts real value on each result, because Australia’s place in the group will determine its path into the knockout rounds. If the Socceroos finish in a certain position in Group D, they could play in a Round of 32 match on 30 June against a team from 1E versus 3ABC.
Jack Snape will cover the Socceroos as part of a 15-strong team of correspondents, and all 104 matches will be live-blogged. For fans, the practical job is simple: lock in the 2pm start against Turkey, then keep the other group dates in view as Australia’s route through Group D starts to take shape.
