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Late deflected strike keeps Australian World Cup hopes alive

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June 7, 2022 Australia's Jamie Maclaren, Riley McGree and Nathaniel Atkinson celebrate after the match REUTERS

Australia will take on Peru next week for a place at November's World Cup finals after beating the United Arab Emirates 2-1 on Tuesday in Asia's final eliminator for Qatar 2022.

Defender Ali Salmeen deflected Ajdin Hrustic's volley past Khaled Eisa with six minutes remaining at Al Rayyan's Ahmad bin Ali Stadium to keep alive Australia's hopes of qualifying for a fifth consecutive World Cup finals.

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