We therefore know the first opponent of the Blues, November 22, 2022 at 8 p.m., for their entry into the running in the Qatari World Cup.
Monday evening, near Doha, at the Ahmad bin Ali stadium in Al-Rayyan which will host seven World Cup matches, Australia beat Peru in a trip to the end of boredom (0-0, 5- 4 tab) and was invited to group D along with France, Denmark and Tunisia.
For Deschamps players, it's almost a habit.
Four years ago, in fact, Hugo Lloris' teammates had difficulty ruling out the Australians (2-1) in the group stage before winning the second World Cup in their history in Russia.
Graham Arnold's men ensured their qualification after a tasteless meeting full of technical errors between two teams made feverish or even paralyzed by the challenge.
To believe that the air conditioning of the Doha stadium had cooled all ardor.
Result, a festival of missed passes, actions quickly aborted and much too part-time work for the guards.
A rare level of neediness.
In fact, the spectacle was above all in the stands, where the many fans of the "Blanquirrojas" ensured the atmosphere and gave a preview of the party planned for the fall.
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The exhaustive summary of the 90 minutes of regulation time is in a low shot from the Australian Hrustik in the 88th well captured by Gallese... In fact, the Peruvians waited for the second period of extra time to finally show an offensive face, with in particular a header from Flores on the left post of Ryan (107th).
Far too late to create a gap in the game⊠and in the score.
And what to cause eternal regrets.
Because during the penalty shootout, the Australian coach's gamble paid off.
Arnold replaced his keeper and captain Ryan with the giant Redmayne.
The antics of the Melbourne City doorman, still gesticulating on his line, ended up making the difference.
As Gallese had stopped Boyle's first Australian shot, Redmayne was first saved by his right post on Advincula's attempt before deflecting the strike from Valera, Peru's sixth shooter (5-4).
For the 6th time in its history, Australia will compete in the World Cup.
The last country qualified for the 2022 World Cup will be known on Tuesday.
It will be New Zealand or Costa Rica, who are vying for the ultimate ticket in another intercontinental play-off.
