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, there were two scheduled inter-confederation play-offs to determine the final two qualification spots to the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The matches were originally scheduled to be played between 6–14 November 2017, and later confirmed to take place between 10 and 15 November.

Format

The draw for the inter-confederation play-offs was held as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Preliminary Draw on 25 July 2015, starting 18:00 MSK (

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), at the Konstantinovsky Palace in

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Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. The four teams from the four confederations ( AFC,

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CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...

, and OFC) were drawn into two ties. There was no seeding. In each tie, the two teams played a

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home-and-away series. The two winners, decided on

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, qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. If the aggregate score was level, the

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was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then thirty minutes of

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would be played. The away goals rule would again be applied after extra time, i.e. if there were goals scored during extra time and the aggregate score was still level, the visiting team would advance by virtue of more away goals scored. If no goals were scored during extra time, the tie would be decided by a

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Qualified teams

Matches

The first legs were played on 10 and 11 November 2017, and the second legs were played on 15 November 2017.

CONCACAF v AFC

Australia won 3–1 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

OFC v CONMEBOL

Peru won 2–0 on aggregate and qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Goalscorers

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Alberth Elis Alberth Josué Elis Martínez (born 12 February 1996), nicknamed La Panterita (The Little Panther), is a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Brest, on loan from Ligue 2 club Bordeaux, and the Honduras national t ...

Jefferson Farfán Jefferson Agustín Farfán Guadalupe (; born 26 October 1984) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who mainly played as a winger. Commonly known as Farfán or the nickname ''Foquita'' (Spanish for ''Little Seal''), he is known for his ...

Christian Ramos Christian Guillermo Martín Ramos Garagay (born 4 November 1988), known as Christian Ramos, is a Peruvian footballer who plays for César Vallejo and the Peru national team as a centre back. In May 2018, he was named in Peru's provisional 24 ...

References

External links

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Qualifiers
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