The UAE will compete against Australia on Tuesday (21:00 Beirut time) in the Qatari capital Doha for fifth place on the Asian continent in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers where the winner will see Peru in an international addition that will give the champion its penultimate 31st ticket to the global event. At the Ahmed bin Ali World Cup Stadium, the UAE dreamed of following the dream of a World Cup they only tried once in 1990. If Australia misses it, Peru will face fifth -placed South America next Monday at the same stadium.

As Wales on Sunday guaranteed final places in Europe, with its 1-0 win over Ukraine, Cardiff was left with two maps, the first between Peru and the winner between Australia and the UAE, including its champion in the group of defending champions France. , Denmark and Tunisia in the World Cup. And the second, Tuesday, June 14, between New Zealand, the champions of Oceania, and Costa Rica, the fourth CONCACAF (North, Central America and Caribbean), also at Ahmed Ben Ali Stadium.

The winner of today’s match will play Peru in the international playoffs.

The UAE and Australia qualified for the Asian playoffs after finishing third in their respective groups in the decisive third round of the Asian qualifier. The UAE finished third in Group A with 12 points in 10 games, behind Iran (25) and South Korea (23), while Australia was in the same place in second place (15), behind Saudi Arabia. (23) and Japan (22). ). . Tonight’s match was the fifth official match between the two teams in which Australia won by three, compared to the UAE’s 1-0 win in the last meeting that met them in the 2019 Asian Cup quarter-finals in Abu. Dabi.
Australia, ranked 42nd in the world, has made five appearances at the World Cup, the first time in 1974 and the last four, and only once entered the second round in 2006.