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Australia beat Peru on penalties to claim World Cup place

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June 13, 2022 Peru's Edison Flores in action with Australia's Jackson Irvine Reuters

Australia's dancing substitute goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne saved the last penalty to clinch a place at this year's World Cup in Qatar as they edged Peru 5-4 in a shootout following a 0-0 draw after extra time in an inter-continental playoff on Monday (Jun 13).

Redmayne danced across the goal-line before diving to the right to stop a kick from Alex Valera and hand Australia a deserved victory at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium.

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