New Delhi, June 13 -- 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), the game, because we have more qualities and a more talented team," Calhanoglu said Friday of Australia, Turkey's opponent at BC Place. "So we will see (Saturday) what happens."

Turkey has had its share of continental success throughout much of this century but did not qualify for the past five World Cups. Australia is playing in its sixth consecutive World Cup and advanced to the knockout stage in Qatar in 2022.

"He's allowed to have his own opinion," Australia midfielder Aiden O'Nei...