From refugee camp to World Cup

SYDNEY, June 14 (Reuters): Awer Mabil said converting a penalty in the shootout triumph over Peru that took the Socceroos to a fifth successive World Cup on Monday was a thank you to Australia for taking him and his family in as refugees.
The winger, born to South Sudanese parents in a Kenyan refugee camp, calmly converted the first sudden death penalty and then watched on as Andrew Redmayne saved Alex Valera's spot-kick to clinch the playoff victory in Doha.
Australia, who have been a member of the AFC since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation in 2006, became the sixth nation from the Asian zone to qualify for the World Cup, set to kick-off in less than six months in Qatar.
Meanwhile, five teams from Asia took part in 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Never before in the history of World Cups have six teams affiliated to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) qualified for the final tournament.
Iran, South Korea, Saudi Arabia and Japan made it through the AFC World Cup qualifiers while Qatar had already been an entry as the hosts.