Australia will appear in the World Cup of football that will be held in Qatar in November and December. Australia secured its ticket to the World Cup on Monday night. Australia has defeated Peru in the intercontinental playoff.
The Australians won with penalties, with the numbers 5:4. Regular time and two overtimes were scoreless. Thus the winner and participant of the World Cup was determined through penalties. Australia missed the first penalty, while Peru missed the third.
Both sides scored in the next two series, while in the sixth series, Australia scored through Awer Mabil. So the pressure was on Alex Eduardo Valera who failed. His shot was stopped by the Australian goalkeeper, Andrew Redmayne.
He was activated in the 120th minute to wait for the penalties. Australia won the penalty shootout 5:4 and secured participation in the World Cup.
The last ticket for the World Cup will be drawn on Tuesday night. Costa Rica and New Zealand meet in the second intercontinental playoff. This match is also played in Qatar, the same as Australia - Peru.
