Australia qualified for the Qatar 2022 World Cup next winter.
In the play-off he overtook Peru after the penalties, beaten 5-4 after regular time and extra time ended at 0-0.
The "hero" of the evening was the goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne, who entered the field for penalties: his contribution was decisive as he saved two penalties.
At the Qatar World Cup, Australia will be included in group D with France, Denmark and Tunisia.
Australia is the 31st nation to secure qualification for the World Cup in Qatar (November 21-December 18).
The last place will be assigned by the play-off between Costa Rica and New Zealand: the winner will be included in group E with Spain, Germany and Japan.
The 31 qualified national teams:
Africa Zone:
Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, Tunisia.
South America area:
Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador Uruguay.
North and Central America:
Canada, United States, Mexico.
Asia
zones :
Qatar (host country), Saudi Arabia, Australia, South Korea, Iran, Japan.
Europe area:
England, Germany, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Spain, France, Netherlands, Wales, Portugal, Poland, Serbia, Switzerland