Ultimate Guide: How to watch Socceroos v Peru | FIFA Intercontinental Play-off
After a memorable victory over the UAE, Australia are now 90 minutes away from the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™!
Here is everything you need to know ahead of the Socceroos' intercontinental play-off against Peru.
How to watch
The Socceroos' FIFA World-Cup Play-off match will be broadcast live and free on Australia's 'Home of Football,' Network Ten.
The match will be shown live on Channel 10, and streamed via both 10 Play and Paramount+.
International fans, stay tuned for more information around how you can watch the game.
FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ Intercontinental Play-off
Australia v Peru
Date: Monday, 13 June 2022
Venue: Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium, Doha, Qatar
Kick-off: 9pm local; 4am AEST (Tuesday, 14 June 2022)
Broadcast: Live and free in Australia via Network 10 and simulcast on 10 Play
Tickets: tickets.qfa.qa
How to buy tickets
If you're in the Middle East or planning to travel over to Qatar for the match, tickets can be purchased via tickets.qfa.qa.
Deck yourself out in Green & Gold and show your support for the boys in Doha!
The location
Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium was inaugurated on 18 December 2020 on the occasion of the Amir Cup final, and recently hosted four matches during the FIFA Arab Cup 2021™. The venue is host to the popular Al Rayyan Sports Club and features innovative cooling technology that allows an enjoyable experience for teams and fans during the hotter months of the year.
During the FIFA World Cup, Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium will stage six group matches and one round‑of-16 match.
The squad
The Socceroos’ squad for June 2022 features an array of players who have entered camp having recently secured club honours with Ajdin Hrustic becoming a Europa League Champion with Eintracht Frankfurt in Seville this month.
Denis Genreau helped fire his club, FC Toulouse, to the Ligue 2 title in France and was also named PFA’s Young Player of the Year this week. Meanwhile, Nathaniel Atkinson featured in the Scottish Cup Final, Joel King was an unused substitute in the Danish Cup Final, and Bailey Wright played a leading role in helping his side, Sunderland AFC, secure promotion to England’s Championship at Wembley.
The journey so far
Australia's play-off versus Peru will mark the 22nd and final match of a long FIFA World Cup Qualifying journey, dating back to September 2019.
The Socceroos made a perfect start to qualifying, advancing through their first group in flawless fashion.
With the first four matches played in late 2019 and final half of the group played out in June 2021, the Socceroos secured eight-straight victories: with seven of those coming away from home.
Graham Arnold's side notched an impressive 28 goals at an average of 3.5 per game, while conceding just the two.
A 3-0 win in Kuwait kicked off the campaign, as Mathew Leckie bagged a memorable brace and Aaron Mooy curled home a stunner to ensure the result.
A month later, the Socceroos returned home to Canberra where they played out a comfortable 5-0 victory over Nepal. Jamie Maclaren stole the show with his first international hat trick, while Harry Souttar instantly endeared himself to the Australian fans with a brace on debut.
Five days later, the squad travelled to Chinese Taipei where they secured their most emphatic result so far, overcoming the home nation 7-1 at Kaohsiung National Stadium. Adam Taggart, Jackson Irvine and Souttar all registered braces, as Ajdin Hrustic came off the bench to chip in with a trio of assists.
Exactly a month later, it was a whole lot closer when Australia travelled to face Jordan in Amman. But Arnold's side managed to get the job done in difficult conditions, with a solitary Adam Taggart goal ensuring the Socceroos would return home with a priceless three points.
When the full time whistle blew on that night in November 2019, no one would have suspected that the Socceroos would wait another 18 months before returning to action.
But that was exactly the case, as the Asian Qualifiers finally resumed within a hub based in Kuwait City.
Despite the lengthy intermission, Australia would come away with another four important victories to ensure they sealed top spot in Group B and advanced to within striking distance of a fifth-straight FIFA World Cup Finals appearance.
Round 3 kicked off in perfect fashion, with a 3-0 win over China in Doha sealing top spot of Group B with one round played.
Then came a 1-0 win over Vietnam in Hanoi, courtesy of Rhyan Grant's first international goal, before a month later they overcame Oman to become the first nation to win 11-straight FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
A difficult period followed, with a first defeat of the campaign away in Japan followed by a tight 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia and 1-1 draw with China in Sharjah.
Melbourne welcomed the Socceroos back in style as Australia defeated Vietnam 4-0 in front of over 28,000 fans, but a draw with Oman and slim defeats to Japan and Saudi Arabia saw the side finish in third position, and enter the AFC play-off against the UAE.
It was a play-off that finished in victory for the Socceroos, as goals to Jackson Irvine and Ajdin Hrustic saw Australia seal an opportunity to play Peru for a fifth-straight World Cup berth.
Australia U23s
Meanwhile, over in Uzbekistan, the Australia U23's have advanced to the knockout stages of the AFC U23 Asian Cup!
Trevor Morgan's side next take to the pitch on Saturday (11pm AEST), when they face Turkmenistan in the quarter finals.
Australian audiences can watch every match of the competition live on Paramount+.
For worldwide audiences looking to tune in to the tournament, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) have provided a link which automatically redirects to your country's host broadcaster: https://gtly.to/zzhR_62Mr
Quarter Finals: Australia U23 v Turkmenistan U23
Date: Saturday, 11 June 2022
Venue: Bunyodkor Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Kick-off: 6pm (local); 11pm (AEST)
Broadcast: Live in Australia on Paramount+