World Cup finals play-offs to be shown live on BBC
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Who will take the final spot at the World Cup after Australia beat Peru on penalties in the penultimate qualifier?
Thirty one teams down. One team to go. The final line-up for the Qatar World Cup in November is just a day from being completed and you can stay across the decisive action live on the BBC.
Australia needed penalties to beat Peru on Monday in the Intercontinental play-off, with the Socceroos edging over the line 5-4. They will join France, Denmark and Tunisia in Group D in Qatar in November.
The final World Cup place is decided on Tuesday, when Costa Rica face New Zealand.
The match takes place in Qatar, has a 19:00 BST kick-off and will be shown on the BBC Sport website and app as well as on iPlayer and the Red Button.
Unlikely Costa Rica qualification?
With just six points from their first seven qualifying matches, Costa Rica looked certain to be watching Qatar 2022 from home.
But a series of impressive results followed as they finished fourth in the North, Central American and Caribbean section of qualifying - only missing out on an automatic World Cup place to the United States on goal difference.
Now only New Zealand stand between them and a place at their sixth World Cup finals, with their progress to the quarter-finals in 2014 their best result.
New Zealand breezed through the Oceanic qualifying section, winning all three of their group games with just one goal conceded, before edging past Tahiti in the semi-finals and then thrashing the Solomon Islands 5-0 in the final.
Four years ago, New Zealand lost in the Intercontinental play-off to Peru. They are seeking a third appearance in a World Cup finals, with their most recent coming in 2010, when they managed a 1-1 draw against Italy but failed to win a game and went out in the group stage.
The Kiwis' main man is Newcastle United striker Chris Wood, while former Fulham midfielder Bryan Ruiz, Paris St-Germain goalkeeper Keylor Navas and ex-Arsenal striker Joel Campbell are Costa Rica's key players.
The winner will make their way into Group E to take on Spain, Germany and Japan.
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