Last 5 qualifiers complete World Cup lineup (Reuters) Updated: 2005-11-17 09:29
John Aloisi converted the decisive spot kick after Australia goalkeeper Mark
Schwarzer pulled off two brilliant saves to send the capacity crowd of 83,000
wild.
Australia's Jason
Culina (L) fights for the ball with Mario Regueiro of Uruguay for the ball
during their second leg World Cup 2006 qualifying play-off at Stadium
Australia in Sydney November 16, 2005.
[Reuters]
| Australia's Dutch coach Guus
Hiddink has seen his team square the tie at 1-1 on aggregate with a first half
goal from Marco Bresciano.
Hiddink will be one of four Dutch coaches at the World Cup, presuming none of
them lose their jobs by then, being joined by compatriots Marco Van Basten
(Netherlands), Dick Advocaat ( South Korea) and Leo Beenhakker (Trinidad &
Tobago).
CARIBBEAN DELIGHT
Beenhakker, who turned Trinidad & Tobago's campaign around after taking
over last March, saw his side become the seventh debutant at next year's finals
with their 1-0 win in Bahrain giving them the tie 2-1 on aggregate.
Dennis Lawrence headed the only goal after 50 minutes but defeat was too much
for the Bahrainis who lost their composure at the end when defender Hussain Ali
Hasan was sent off.
The crowd threw seat covers and other missiles onto the pitch but could not
diminish the joy of the winners who became only the fourth Caribbean side to
reach the finals following Cuba in 1938, Haiti (1974) and Jamaica (1998).
Trinidad, with a population of only 1.1 million will be the smallest nation
in the competition.
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