Australia defeated the United Arab Emirates 2-1this Tuesday, in Al Rayyan (west of Doha) and will therefore be Peru’s rival in a playoff duel on Monday, June 13, with a place at stake for the Qatar-2022 World Cup (November 21-18). december).
Australia vs. Peru, for the quota to the World Cup
The winner of the fight between Australia and Peru will be part of Group D of the World Cup, along with defending champions France, Denmark and Tunisia.
The Peruvian team, 22nd in the FIFA ranking and fifth in the single group of the South American zone, will aspire to a sixth World Cup qualification next Monday, while the Australians, 42nd in the FIFA ranking, will seek the pass to their fifth World Cup .
Australia and the United Arab Emirates had been third in their respective groups of the Asian zone qualifiers, outside the two places that in each key represented the direct ticket to Doha. That is why they had to go to this playoff on Qatari soil. The Emiratis, who only played in one World Cup (Italy-1990), will therefore not be in the tournament that will be played in one of their neighbors in the Gulf. After a dull first half, the Australians opened the scoring this Tuesday in the 53rd minute, through Jackson Irvine. The ‘aussie’ advantage did not last long, since four minutes later, the Brazilian nationalized Emirati Caio Canedo Correa equalized, to the center of the omnipresent Harib Abdalla Almaazmi, author of the only two shots between the three sticks in the first 45 minutes.
The goal of the final victory for Australia was signed by Ajdin Hrustic, in the 84th minute, leaving thousands of Emirati fans frozen who followed the match at the Ahmad Ben Ali stadium in Al Rayyan, a venue that will host seven matches during the World Cup. After Wales qualify on Sunday, two places remain to be decided for the first World Cup in history in an Arab country.
One day after Australia-Peru on Monday, June 13, Costa Rica and New Zealand will meet in another intercontinental playoff, in their case to decide which of the two will be part of Group E, which includes Spain, Germany and Japan.
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