Australia qualify for World Cup after beating Peru

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Australia qualify for World Cup after beating Peru​

Australia's players celebrate their 5-4 victory following a penalty shoot-out. Photo: AFP​

Australia beat Peru in a sudden death penalty shootout on Monday to secure the penultimate free place at the 2022 World Cup finals.

The playoff between the Asian and South American qualifiers had been goalless after 120 minutes and was only decided when Peru's Alex Valera missed his side's sixth penalty, giving Australia a 5-4 win at the Ahmad bin Ali stadium in Doha.

The winners, 42nd in the world rankings, claimed their sixth ticket to the World Cup finals and a Group D opening match against defending champions France on November 22.

Peru, 22nd in FIFA's list and who beat Australia 2-0 at the 2018 World Cup group stage, were roared on by 10,000 fans, most of whom had flown halfway round the globe for the playoff only to see a frustrating encounter between the rivals.

Australia's Martin Boyle missed his side's first penalty but all were then successful.

Australia's substitute goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne danced on the goal line in a bid to upset the Peru players and Luis Advincula's shot cannoned off a post while Valera's miss set off wild celebrations among the Socceroos and their band of a few hundred supporters. (AFP)

 

[countryman]

Must be the rich Peruvians.. Travelling across half the world to watch a football match is not an easy task!

 

[Talking Donkey]

The moment

 

[dredd]

Sadly, neither of them will go far in Qatar whoever wins. So no point being so happy...

 

[laksaboy]

Australia will still get raped by France and Denmark, and maybe even Tunisia.

 

[Robert Half]

A-League is the best soccer league in the world

 

[Rogue Trader]

Australia got easier ticket into WC finals after they were included in the Asian qualifying group. Still need a playoff match with Peru.. Oh dear

 

[Robert Half]

Australia got easier ticket into WC finals after they were included in the Asian qualifying group. Still need a playoff match with Peru.. Oh dear

In 2006 qualifiers .. Oceania vs South America.

Australia then in Oceania group qualified for the 2006 WC by beating Uruguay 4-2 on penalties after 2 leg aggregate tied at 1-1

 

[Robert Half]

Costa Rica will be the last team to qualify for this year WC & New Zealand is to lose again in this playoff match

 

[mudhatter]

if not for euro buggers throwing a tantrum world cup football would have been happening in qatar right about now

beautiful country, qatar

qatar already operates Al Jazeera far more influential than any stinkypura media ever

qatar now set to host world cup football, again far greater event than any hosted by stinkypura ever

qatar looks and feels more vibrant although with too much of a ceca stench that's a problem. more modern, new, sparkling. impressive. They've got good airlines airports and the likes too. We're talking about roughly 300k citizens. That's some impressive achievement.







Amazing country.