Socceroos stun Turkey in 2-0 World Cup victory

The win on Saturday night (Sunday AEST) at Vancouver's BC Place sets up an enthralling clash with co-hosts the United States, who beat Paraguay 4-1 and lead Group D ahead of Australia, in Seattle on Friday.

Popovic, the first Australian to play and coach at a World Cup, was rewarded for his bold calls to start Irankunda and pick goalkeeper Patrick Beach over captain Maty Ryan and Paul Okon-Engstler over Jackson Irvine.

Beach brilliantly denied Abdulkerim Bardakci on the half-hour mark, Arda Guler in the 57th, Kerem Akturkoglu in the 75th and Hakan Calhanoglu in the 85th.

Australia defended like their lives depended on it, before Metcalfe's incredible solo run sealed a famous World Cup victory.