The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC–CONMEBOL play-off was a single-leg match between the winner of the AFC fourth round play-off, Australia, and the fifth-placed team from CONMEBOL, Peru. The match was played on 13 June 2022 at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar. Australia won 5–4 on penalties following a 0–0 draw after extra time to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
| Event | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||||
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| After extra time Australia won 5–4 on penalties | |||||||
| Date | 13 June 2022 | ||||||
| Venue | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan | ||||||
| Referee | Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 43,510[2] | ||||||
| Weather | Fair 32 °C (90 °F) 70% humidity[3] | ||||||
Background edit
The draw for the inter-confederation play-off fixtures was held on 26 November 2021.[4]
The match was the second meeting between Australia and Peru.[5] The sides previously met four years earlier in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Group C, with Peru winning 2–0 when La Blanquirroja was already eliminated.[6] Before the match, most football commentators lauded Peru as the better team and had low expectations of Australia, which struggled in the Asian qualifiers.
Match edit
Summary edit
The match ended as a scoreless draw. In the 120th minute, Australian goalkeeper Mathew Ryan was subbed off for Andrew Redmayne. During the penalty shoot-out, Redmayne gained notoriety for his dance-like movements, which he used to confuse the Peruvian players.[7][8] This strategy succeeded, as Redmayne stopped the decisive penalty from Alex Valera diving low to his right-hand side.[9]
Graham Arnold's decision to sub Redmayne in evoked the 2014 FIFA World Cup quarter-final match between Costa Rica and the Netherlands, when Dutch coach Louis van Gaal subbed Jasper Cillessen off for Tim Krul in the 120th minute, as Krul successfully stopped two penalties to eliminate Costa Rica.[10][11][12]
Details edit
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Assistant referees:[1]
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Match rules[13]
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Notes edit
- ^ Each team was given only three opportunities to make substitutions, with a fourth opportunity in extra time, excluding substitutions made at half-time, before the start of extra time and at half-time in extra time.
References edit
- ^ a b "Atención, Perú: FIFA designó a los árbitros para el repechaje al Mundial Qatar 2022" [Attention, Peru: FIFA appointed the referees for the play-off to the Qatar 2022 World Cup]. Depor (in Spanish). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Australia - Peru 1:0".
- ^ "Doha, Qatar Weather History". Weather Underground. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Draw date set for new-look FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 intercontinental play-offs". FIFA. 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Australia national football team: record v Peru". 11v11.com. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ Creek, Stephen (26 June 2018). "Guerrero stars as Gareca's men make proud exit". Goal.com.
- ^ Summerscales, Robert (13 June 2022). "Dancing Goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne Sends Australia To World Cup In Penalty Shootout Win Over Peru". Futbol on FanNation. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Un show: el héroe de Australia y sus insólitos movimientos en los penales". Olé (in Spanish). 13 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Australia 0 Peru 0 (3-4 on pens)". BBC Sport. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ Castillo, Luis Felipe (13 June 2022). "Perú sufre de un "Tim Krul" que apagó a más de 15 mil incas que vieron a Australia clasificar". AMPrensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ Guzmán, Marcel (13 June 2022). "Australia y Países Bajos, con porteros claves para triunfar en penaltis". MARCA (in Mexican Spanish). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Andrew Redmayne is de Tim Krul van Australië: Socceroos dankzij keeper na strafschoppen naar WK". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 13 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "Regulations FIFA World Cup 2022 Preliminary Competition: Including COVID-19 Regulations" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
External links edit
- Official FIFA World Cup website
- Qualifiers, FIFA.com