Australia defeats Peru in a sudden-death match for a World Cup spot

On Monday, Australia won a sudden death penalty shootout against Peru to earn the penultimate free spot in the 2022 World Cup championships.

After 120 minutes, the playoff between Asian and South American qualifiers remained goalless, and it was only settled when Peru's Alex Valera missed his team's sixth penalty, giving Australia a 5-4 victory at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Doha.

The winners, who are ranked 42nd i....