Australia edges Peru on penalties to qualify for World Cup

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Published June 13, 2022 3:29 PM

AL RAYYAN, Qatar (AP) — Australia has qualified for a fifth straight World Cup after a 5-4 penalty shootout win over Peru in their intercontinental playoff in Qatar. The teams failed to score in regulation and extra time at Ahmad bin Ali Stadium. Substitute goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne went on in the dying seconds of extra time to replace captain Mat Ryan and proved to be the star for Australia by saving the last penalty from Alex Valera. The dramatic end followed two hours of little action.

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