Article 60AYS Australia at the 2022 World Cup – five things to know, including who they will play in Group D and when

Australia at the 2022 World Cup – five things to know, including who they will play in Group D and when

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Luke Henriques-Gomes
from World news | The Guardian on (#60AYS)

After a thrilling penalty shootout win over Peru, the Socceroos are booked once more for sports' biggest party

Australia have done it again. With a low save to his right to deny Peru's Alex Valera from the penalty spot, dancing goalkeeper Andrew Redmayne secured cult hero status, launched quite a few memes and booked the Socceroos' place at the 2022 World Cup.

The win against the more fancied Peru clinched a fifth consecutive berth at sport's biggest party, 16 years after the Socceroos ended decades in the men's football wilderness with a similarly heart-stopping win on penalties against Uruguay.

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