World Cup 2022 qualifier wrap: Senegal foil Egypt again to reach finals

Sadio Mane slotted the decisive penalty to send Senegal to the World Cup finals while his Liverpool team-mate Mohamed Salah suffered shoot-out heartbreak for Egypt.

Mane's spot-kick concluded a dramatic second leg in Diamniadio after Hamdi Fathi's fourth-minute own goal hauled the hosts level following Egypt's 1-0 win in Cairo on Friday night.

The result was a repeat of the Africa Cup of Nations final two months ago when Mane again scored the winning penalty against the same opponents.

Senegal dominated most of the proceedings and Egypt were indebted to keeper Mohamed El Shenawy who produced a series of stunning saves to deny Pape Abdou Cisse and Ismaila Sarr in extra-time.

Salah blazed Egypt's first penalty over the bar and after both sides contrived to miss their first four spot-kicks combined, it fell to Mane to seal his side's passage to Qatar.

Thomas Partey's early goal saw Ghana also qualify for the finals after a 1-1 draw with Nigeria in Abuja, which proved enough to send the Ghanaians through on the away goals rule.

In the final round of qualifiers in Asia, United Arab Emirates' booked a play-off clash with Australia in Doha on 7 June after sealing third place in Group A after a 1-0 over already-qualified South Korea.

The winner of the play-off will then face the fifth-placed team in the South American qualifiers for a place at the final tournament in Qatar.

South Korea, Japan, Saudi Arabia and Iran had already qualified for the World Cup.

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