Top 5 most memorable World Cup playoffs ever

3. Australia vs Uruguay (2005)

In a repeat of the 2002 World Cup playoff, Australia faced off against Uruguay, hoping to erase the sad memories of their loss against the South Americans the last time around. They had not reached a World Cup in three decades after losing a succession of playoffs, but were determined to board the flight to Germany, and matched Uruguay’s 1-0 win in the second leg to take the tie to extra time.

Eventually, it came down to penalties, with 82,000 fans celebrating John Aloisi’s penalty that took the Socceroos to the World Cup.