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A Day of World Cup Drama Goes Down to the Last Kick

In Algeria, a berth in Qatar changed hands in an instant. In Senegal, a shootout settled another long night. And in Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo set up one final hurrah.

Cameroon's players after their last-second winner in Algeria sent them to the World Cup.Credit...-/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Algeria’s players were strewn on the turf, their faces covered, their chests heaving. Their coach, Djamel Belmadi, seemed frozen by shock. Tears streamed from his eyes. The moment they had been waiting for, the goal that would send them to the World Cup, took 118 minutes to arrive.