It’s difficult to imagine a more nerve-racking way to qualify for a World Cup than a penalty shootout in the intercontinental play-off. You have two teams that just traveled across the world to Qatar and one was going to head home on the longest, saddest flight imaginable.
That team happened to be Peru.
Peru and Australia met on Monday in Qatar at Al Rayyan Stadium with the winner advancing to Group D of the World Cup. The match needed to go beyond 120 minutes to decide the winner, but it was a bold strategic move from Australia coach Graham Arnold that had the soccer world buzzing.
