The 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification AFC–CONMEBOL play-off was a single-leg match between the winner of the AFC qualification fourth round play-off, Australia, and the fifth-placed team from CONMEBOL qualification, Peru. The match was played on 13 June 2022 at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan, Qatar (one of the host cities of the World Cup). Australia won 5–4 on penalties following a 0–0 draw after extra time to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Background The draw for the inter-confederation play-offs fixtures was held on 26 November 2021.
The match was the second meeting between Australia and Peru. 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. Before the match, most football commentators lauded Peru as the better team and had low expectations of Australia, which struggled in the Asian qualifiers.
Venue CityStadiumAl Rayyan (Doha Area)Ahmad bin Ali StadiumCapacity: 45,032
Match
Summary 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. This strategy succeeded, as Redmayne stopped the decisive penalty from Alex Valera diving low to his right-hand side.
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. Redmayne had a reputation in Australia for being a penalty saving specialist, having saved two penalties against Perth Glory in the 2019 A-League Grand Final to secure a 4–1 shoot-out victory.
Details
GK 1 Mathew Ryan (c) RB 4 Nathaniel Atkinson CB 8 Bailey WrightCB 17Kye RowlesLB 16Aziz Behich DM 13Aaron MooyRM 6 Martin BoyleCM 10Ajdin HrusticCM 22Jackson IrvineLM 7 Mathew Leckie CF 15Mitchell Duke Substitutes:GK 12Andrew Redmayne GK 18Danny VukovicDF 2 Miloš DegenekDF 3 Fran Karačić DF 20Trent SainsburyMF 5 Denis GenreauMF 14Riley McGreeFW 9 Jamie Maclaren FW 11Awer Mabil FW 19Craig Goodwin FW 21Marco TilioFW 23Nicholas D'AgostinoManager: Graham Arnold GK 1 Pedro Gallese (c)RB 17Luis AdvínculaCB 5 Carlos ZambranoCB 22Alexander CallensLB 6 Miguel TraucoDM 13Renato TapiaCM 8 Sergio Peña CM 16Christofer GonzálesRW 18André Carrillo LW 10Christian Cueva CF 9 Gianluca LapadulaSubstitutes:GK 12Ángelo CamposGK 21José CarvalloDF 2 Luis AbramDF 3 Aldo CorzoDF 4 Marcos LópezDF 15Miguel AraujoMF 14Wilder CartagenaMF 19Horacio CalcaterraMF 20Edison Flores MF 23Pedro Aquino FW 7 Alex Valera FW 11Santiago OrmeñoManager: Ricardo Gareca
Assistant referees: Tomaž Klančnik (Slovenia) Andraž Kovačič (Slovenia) Fourth official: Victor Gomes (South Africa) Reserve assistant referee: Zakhele Siwela (South Africa) Video assistant referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain) Assistant video assistant referees: Jérôme Brisard (France) Jerson dos Santos (Angola)Match rules 90 minutes 30 minutes of extra time if necessary Penalty shoot-out if scores still level Twelve named substitutes Maximum of five substitutions, with a sixth allowed in extra time
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External links
Qualifiers, FIFA.com Socceroos v Peru | Full Penalty Shootout | FIFA World Cup Playoff