USA TODAY's soccer experts lock in their picks for Australia vs Türkiye in Saturday's World Cup matchup

ANKARA, June 15 (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will repeat Turkey's offer to host talks between Russia and Ukraine on a visit to Moscow this week at which he will also discuss Black Sea shipping safety and the South Caucasus,

Australia joined the U.S. on three points after beating Turkey - what do both teams offer? And how much of a threat will they be?

Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe scored and Australia spoiled Turkey’s return to the World Cup for the first time in 24 years with a 2-0 victory on Saturday night.

Australia win Group D match with great goalkeeping and a stout defence.

NATO was never too popular among Turks, even during the cold war, when the country was a firm member of the Western alliance against the Soviet Union. A recent nadir came in 2016, when Turkey complained that NATO governments were slow to condemn a coup attempt against Recep Tayyip Erdogan,

Foreign Minister ⁠Hakan Fidan told ​Iranian counterpart Abbas ‌Araqchi in a ‌call ⁠on ⁠Monday that Turkey hoped further talks ​with the U.S. would yield ​positive outcomes after an ⁠Iran-U.S. deal ⁠to ⁠halt the ​war,

Turkey captain Hakan Calhanoglu has doubled down on the pre-match comments that fired up the Socceroos.