Kuala Lumpur (DPA)
Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, President of the Asian Football Confederation, congratulated the Australian team, which has become the sixth Asian team to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
The Australian team qualified for the World Cup following defeating Peru 5-4 in a penalty shootout on Monday evening, following the end of the regular and extra time in a goalless draw during the international play-off match of the qualifiers.
In statements published by the AFC on its website today, Sheikh Salman said: “On behalf of the entire Asian football family, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to Australia on qualifying for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.” “At the same time, we must commend the commitment of all 12 national associations that participated in the final round of qualifiers, who successfully overcame all the obstacles they faced over the past two and a half years,” he added.
The AFC President said regarding the World Cup that will be held in Qatar from November 21 to December 18 next: “The AFC stresses that this is the time for the Asian continent, and there is no better way to emphasize this celebration than by qualifying a record number of Six teams from Asia to the World Cup, for the first time in the history of the tournament.
He added: “The AFC’s vision and mission framework, which was launched in 2016 in Qatar, emphasizes our ambitions to ensure the success of Asian teams at the global level, and now we are returning to Doha with great ambitions to confirm the clear development that has been achieved on the continent.” “I wish all our qualified teams, which are the hosts Qatar along with Iran, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Australia, all the best in their preparations to bring pride to the continent of Asia.”
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