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Peru
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Blanquirroja
(the white and red one)
AssociationFederación Peruana
de Fútbol
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachPeru José del Solar
CaptainClaudio Pizarro
Most capsRoberto Palacios (117)
Top scorerTeófilo Cubillas (26)
Home stadiumEstadio Nacional de Lima
FIFA codePER
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current50
Highest34 (September 1997)
Lowest86 (February 2003)
First international
Peru Peru 0 - 4 Uruguay 
(Lima, Peru; November 1, 1927)
Biggest win
Peru Peru 9 - 0 Bolivia 
(Lima, Peru; 6 November 1927)
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 7 - 0 Peru Peru
(Santa Cruz, Bolivia; 26 June, 1997)
World Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1930)
Best resultQuarterfinals, 1970
Copa América
Appearances27 (first in 1927)
Best resultWinners, 1939 and 1975
Olympic medal record
Men’s Pre-Olympic Football
Silver medal – second place 1960 Peru NA
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Peru NA
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Colombia NA

The Peru national football team is the national football team of Peru. The team competes with the other nine nations in the CONMEBOL conference within the FIFA. It is managed by the FPF, the governing body of Peruvian football.

Peru has had great moments in the history of this sport ever since the 1930s. During this time they participated in the first FIFA World Cup, the controversial 1936 Summer Olympics, and won their first Copa América in 1939.

Later, between 1970 and 1982, a Golden Generation of Peruvian footballers once more brought Peru into the view of the world. Teofilo Cubillas was the star of the side, scoring five goals in two different finals, and his attacking flair and skill became synonymous for the world with Peru's football team in the 1970s. The team then qualified for three out of four FIFA World Cups and won the Copa América in 1975.

Nowadays, Peru is still considered one of the best teams in the world (Usually around the 50th spot in FIFA Rankings). The country has kept producing various modern star-players like Jefferson Farfan, Nolberto Solano, Claudio Pizarro, and Jose Paolo Guerrero.

Six straight qualification failures, however, have since plagued the once proud side.

History

Football began to be practiced in Peru in the final part of the XIX century, brought by sailors--English for the most part--that made rest at the port of Callao. Afterwards, in Lima, clubs and teams began to be formed for the practice of the sport. The competition by that time was completely internal and every part of the country had its own league and its own teams, with the leagues of Cusco and Arequipa (Along with some from the North and Center) being the major ones. Allegedly, the first games were quite emotional due to the rivalry between the native criollos and foreigners. Later, new important rivalries would arise between the Limeans and the Chalacos (people from Callao). It is exactly those games that immortalized (In Peru) the move known as "chalaca."

Football kept developing in Peru as the sport quickly adjusted to the people. Soon enough this growth in the sport led to Peru's invitation to participate in the first FIFA World Cup at Uruguay. The Peruvian team's first match gave the World Cup its first player dismissed, Plácido Galindo. Peru was able to tie Romania's early lead, but was not able to sustain due to the one-man advantage Romania had. Later, against the match against Uruguay, Peru played a formidable game but lost 1-0 against the hosts (Whom were later to beat Romania 4-0 and win the World Cup Final against Argentina).

Further improving its game, Peru won their first Copa America. The early years of Peru's football history went quite well, and the team itself was able to build its game due to the increasing competition CONMEBOL has always been known for.

La Blanquirroja in the FIFA World Cup

After making their FIFA World Cup debut at Uruguay 1930, Peru next made an impact on the finals at Mexico 1970 where they beat Bulgaria and Morocco to start off the tournament with a surprising bang. The Brazil of Rivelino, Tostao, Jairzinho and Pelé put an end to that adventure 4-2 in the quarter-finals. The World cup of Argentina 1978 saw Peru end up first in their group during the first phase of the tournament, but they were later eliminated after losing all their games in the second phase. Their last World Cup appearance was in that of Spain 1982, a tournament in which Peru was viewed as a favorite. Yet, the problem came when the team basically trained too much and were tired even before the tournament had begun. They were eliminated last in their group, with 2 ties and 1 loss.

Qualifiers and Participations

1930 FIFA World Cup

In Uruguay 1930, Peru was part of group C and lost both games they played, 1:0 against Uruguay and 3:1 against Romania. As an anecdote, the game Peru played against Uruguay inaugurated the historic Estadio Centenario of Montevideo. Among the important figures of notable mention composing the Peruvian team were the goalie Juan Valdivieso, the defense Mario de Las Casas, whom would later found the club Universitario de Deportes and the forward and idol of Alianza Lima, Alejandro Villanueva.

1970 FIFA World Cup

The tale to Mexico 1970 begins from the qualification game played against Argentina in their "mythical" stadium of "La Bombonera." Previously, Peru had beaten Argentina and Bolivia in Lima. At La Paz, Bolivia beat Peru. Thus, Peru only needed a tie to qualify for the World Cup. Peru played one of their best games that day, and were capable to tie the game 2:2 and qualified for the World Cup to be played at Mexico.

Those who stood out in this team were Roberto Challe, Alberto Gallardo, Orlando De la Torre, Teófilo Cubillas, Pedro "Perico" Leon, Nicolás Fuentes, and the idol that would be known as the "Captain of America," Héctor Chumpitaz. Afterwards, for the World Cup, the "Cholo" Hugo Sotil joined the team.

Peru entered the tournament in Group 4, and played against Bulgaria (3:2 victory), Morocco (3:0 victory), and Germany (3:1 loss). In the match against Bulgaria, the "Nene" Cubillas marked his first goal. Right now, he is the 6th greatest goal scorer of the World Cups at 10 marks in 3 participations.

Once in the quarterfinals, Peru faced the Brazil of Pele (Whom would go on to win the cup) and lost 4:2 in a game qualified as one of the best football games in history. Current president of the FIFA, Joseph Blatter, considers it the best. Peru's historic head coach was the Brazilian Valdir Pereira, whom greatly lamented playing against his own country but certainly put up a great fight.

As an anecdote to this World Cup, Peru had faced one of their worst earthquakes in history while the team was in Mexico. Several people died, and one whole city was wiped from the face of the earth. Due to this, the team was quite saddened and showed a deplorable first-half against Bulgaria (Losing 2 to nothing). The tale goes on to say that someone uttered: "With this game they're killing those who survived the earthquake back in Peru." True or false, Peru was capable to turn the game back around and beat Bulgaria.

1978 FIFA World Cup

The Argentina 1978 finals also saw Peru finish first in its opening group, as they managed to beat Scotland and Iran, then drew with the eventual finalist, the Netherlands.

Once into the second round in 1978 - a second group stage - they did not live up to their promise, falling rather dismally to Brazil, Poland, and Argentina without scoring a goal.

1982 FIFA World Cup

By Spain 1982 the team's performance declined as the team fell at the opening hurdle, drawing with Cameroon and Italy before getting crushed by Poland 5-1. Previously, though, Peru was viewed as a favorite and a good candidate to advance into the next phase.

The problem was that Peru had previously been doing several practice matches, all of which re-assured to the public that Peru would do well in the World Cup. Yet, Peru trained too much and by the time the World Cup begun, the team was completely exhausted.

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

Peru almost qualified to Mexico 1986 once more eliminating Argentina. Yet, for this qualifier game, they were to face the Argentina of Maradona. At first, Peru was achieving a victory at Buenos Aires, but Diego Armando Maradona was able to tie the game and qualify Argentina into the World Cup they would later win.

Peru was thus forced to face Chile for elimination, and they lost 4-2 on Santiago and 1-0 on Lima. This was to be Peru's last closest chance of qualifying until 1998.

1990 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

Peru was grouped for the qualification along with Bolivia and Uruguay. Every single game was lost, and only two goals were scored (One by Jose del Solar and the other by Andres Gonzales). Julio Cesar Uribe was considered one of the best players of the team at that moment.

1998 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

The campaign to reach France 1998 was thwarted only by the goal difference tiebreaker, as they finished even on points with Chile. The qualifying system had changed and now all teams were to face each other, and Peru had been able to maintain the 4th spot until the next-to-last match when they faced Chile at Santiago. The game was quite humiliating, specially due to the aggressions the Peruvian team faced from the Chileans. As far as it currently goes, this is currently Peru's last closest chance to qualifying.

2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

The preliminaries for Korea/Japan 2002 were certainly not any respite from that, as the team finished eighth in the group with just four wins in eighteen matches. The fact that they only managed to score 14 goals demonstrated how far the attack had fallen since the days of Cubillas. Particularly low points of the qualifying tournament included a 3-0 loss at Venezuela and defeats in over half of their home matches to Uruguay, Ecuador, Argentina, Colombia and Brazil.

2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier

During the years of 2004 and 2005, Peru participated in the qualifier for the Germany 2006 World Cup. Peru this time hit the ground hard as conflicts with the team's management soon showed poor results in the games that were to follow. Paulo Autori managed the squad, but was not able to achieve popularity due to a disastrous campaign that led Peru into 8th place just above Bolivia and Venezuela. Freddy Ternero also momentarily managed the squad, but was dismissed due to problems with the FPF.

World Cup record

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Peruvian national football team in 1930.

Copa América

Peru 1939

This was the first international title the team won. During this time, the team had greatly improved since the World Cup and was re-assuring that dominance they had shown over Austria in the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Peru won all 4 games which were against Ecuador (5:2), Chile (3:1), Paraguay (2:1), and Uruguay (2:1) in the final. It's worth the mention that in this tournament Argentina and Brazil did not participate, but that does not take down the merit of Peru's notable act. Peruvian Teodoro Fernández also was the top goal-scorer of the tournament. As an anecdote, Peru was the fourth South American team that raised the trophy (The first three being Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil).

Brazil 1949

By this time, Peruvian football was recognized by good game and playful management of the ball. Several interesting players came to the national team, but the team faced several problems with the directors and the players themselves. Peru won all but two games. As such, the national team got third place. Paraguay and Brazil, the only ones who beat Peru, had to later play a last tie-breaker match.

Copa América 1975

This tournament had no fixed venue. For the first phase, Peru was grouped with Chile and Bolivia. After winning both games, which were played both at home and away, Peru qualified for the semifinals along with Colombia, Brazil, and Uruguay (Which were the defending champions). Perhaps unlucky for Peru, they had to face Brazil for their semifinal. At the city of Belo Horizonte in Brazil, Peru beat the Verdeamarela by a margin of 3 to 1 with two goals from Enrique Cassareto and one by Teófilo Cubillas. The game played back home at Lima was won by Brazil 2-0. Due to the goal difference, the winner (Which turned out being Peru) was chosen by sorting.

The final match was played against Colombia, whom had beaten Uruguay. The game played at Bogotá was won by the Colombians 1 to 0. The game played at Lima was won by the Peruvians 2 to 0. Even though this meant Peru should win by the goal difference, a last game was played at the city of Caracas. With a goal at the 25th minute of the game by Hugo Sotil, Peru obtained its second international title.

Bolivia 1997

The team was able to reach the quarterfinals of this cup and eliminated Argentina (2:1) to advanced into the semifinals. In the semifinals, Peru faced Brazil, and lost by a margin of 7 to 0 (Peru's worst result to date). For the third place spot, Peru faced Mexico. The game was won by Mexico by a goal scored at the 82nd minute of the game.

Peru 2004

The 2004 Copa América, which they hosted, saw the team lose in the quarter-finals against Argentina. This began a wave of criticism against Peru's then coach Paulo Autuori, who boycotted the media[1], and his squad.

Venezuela 2007

Peru's campaign in the 2007 Copa América saw another futile attempt of the Peruvian squad, eliminated again in the quarter-finals by Argentina; the blame for this was mainly given to the tactics and formations of the last coach Julio César Uribe(the actual coach is Jose del Solas), who did not call the appropriate players to the national team.

Copa América record

Peru's national football team in Copa América Venezuela 2007
Copa America/South American Championship
Total: 2 Titles
Year Position Year Position Year Position
Argentina 1916 No Participation Peru 1939 Winners Uruguay 1967 Withdrew
Uruguay 1917 No Participation Chile 1941 Fourth Place 1975 Winners
Brazil 1919 No Participation Uruguay 1942 Fifth place 1979 Semifinals
Chile 1920 No Participation Chile 1945 Withdrew 1983 Semifinals
Argentina 1921 No Participation Argentina 1946 Withdrew Argentina 1987 Round 1
Brazil 1922 No Participation Ecuador 1947 Fifth Place Brazil 1989 Round 1
Uruguay 1923 No Participation Brazil 1949 Third Place Chile 1991 Round 1
Uruguay 1924 No Participation Peru 1953 Fifth Place Ecuador 1993 Quarterfinals
Argentina 1925 No Participation Chile 1955 Third Place Uruguay 1995 Round 1
Chile 1926 No Participation Uruguay 1956 Sixth Place Bolivia 1997 Fourth Place
Peru 1927 Third Place Peru 1957 Fourth Place Paraguay 1999 Quarterfinals
Argentina 1929 Fourth Place Argentina 1959 Fourth Place Colombia 2001 Quarterfinals
Peru 1935 Third Place Ecuador 1959 Withdrew Peru 2004 Quarterfinals
Argentina 1937 Sixth place Bolivia 1963 Fifth place Venezuela 2007 Quarterfinals

La Blanquirroja in other tournaments

Peru has participated in various international tournaments. Generally the team gives a descent show and in some occasions has even been able to win some of them.

  • Perú has qualified to the Olympic Games 2 times.
  • Perú has been invited to the CONCACAF Gold Cup once in 2000, reaching 3rd place.
  • Perú has participated in the US Cup (1997), Copa Armenia (1989), and Nahser Cup (1986).
  • Perú has disputed 2 Kirin Cups, en 1999 y 2005, winning in both occasions.

1936 Berlin Olympics

In 1936, the Peruvian team was invited to join the Olympics to be played at Berlin. Peru accepted the invitation and the team set-off for Berlin with high expectations. Previously, Peru had withdrawn from the 1934 Football World Cup, but this time Peru wanted to show what they were capable of doing.

The first match against Finland was won with great commodity by the Peruvians (A 7:3 result). Peru's next match came against Austria in the quarterfinals, a game Adolf Hitler (An Austrian himself) was highly interested in. To the surprise of many, Peru was able to defy all odds and beat Austria (A 4:2 result). This result left Hitler with much problems, especially since the Peruvian team was mainly composed of black players while the Austrian team played with a white Arian squad. Hitler thus ordered for a repetition of the game to be once more played.

It is commonly said that one of the arguments used was that of the ball being too big and the goal too small; also that the field was too small for competition and that the Peruvian fans had stormed the field after the fourth goal. It is because of this insulting situation that Peru figured it was best to simply leave the tournament (Austria went on to win the Silver Medal), and all the Peruvian Olympic teams left Berlin in protest to what Germany was doing.

Famous players

Current Squad

Head coach: Peru José del Solar

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Leao Butrón March 6, 1977 Peru San Martín
2 2DF Miguel Villalta 16 June, 1981 Peru Sporting Cristal
3 2DF Santiago Acasiete 22 November, 1977 Spain UD Almería
4 2DF Walter Vílchez 20 February, 1983 Mexico CF Puebla
5 2DF Alberto Rodriguez 31 March 1984 Portugal S.C. Braga
6 2DF Jhoel Herrera 9 July, 1980 Poland GKS Belchatow
7 3MF Jair Cespedes Peru Sport Boys
8 3MF Juan Carlos Bazalar 23 February, 1968 Peru Cienciano
9 4FW José Paolo Guerrero 1 January 1984 Germany Hamburg
10 3MF Juan Carlos Mariño 2 January, 1982 Spain Hercules CF
11 4FW Ysrael Zúñiga 27 August, 1976 Peru Melgar
12 1GK George Forsyth 20 June, 1982 Italy Atalanta B.C.
13 2DF Paolo de la Haza November 30, 1983 Ukraine Chornomorets Odesa
14 4FW Claudio Pizarro October 3, 1978 England Chelsea F.C.
15 3MF Edgar Villamarín April 1, 1983 Peru Cienciano
16 4FW Andrés Augusto Mendoza 26 April, 1978 Ukraine Metalurh Donetsk
17 4FW Jefferson Farfán 20 October, 1984 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
18 3MF Pedro García 14 March, 1974 Peru San Martín
19 3MF Damián Ísmodes 10 March, 1989 Peru Sporting Cristal
20 4FW Roberto Jimenez 26 April, 1983 Argentina Club Atlético Lanús
21 1GK Juan Flores Peru Cienciano
22 2DF John Galliquio 1 December, 1979 Peru Universitario de Deportes

Other players

Goalkeepers
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Joel Pinto Peru Alianza Lima
1GK Diego Penny Peru Bolognesi
1GK Jose Carvallo Peru Universitario
Defenders
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
2DF Amilton Prado 6 May, 1979 Peru Sporting Cristal
2DF Manuel Corrales France FC Metz
2DF Luis Hernandez Peru Sporting Cristal
2DF Luis Guadalupe Greece Veria FC
2DF Martín Hidalgo Brazil Gremio Porto Alegre
Midfielders
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
3MF Rinaldo Cruzado Switzerland FC Grasshoppers
3MF Rainer Torres Peru Sporting Cristal
3MF Jose Mendoza Greece Veria FC
3MF Miguel Cevasco Peru Universitario
3MF Juan Vargas Italy Calcio Catania
3MF Nolberto Solano England Newcastle United
3MF Henry Quinteros Poland Lech Poznan
3MF Roberto Merino Greece Atromitos
3MF Alexander Sanchez Poland GKS Belchatow
Strikers
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
4FW Wilmer Aguirre France FC Metz
4FW Miguel Mostto England Barnsley FC
4FW Jair Baylon Portugal Sporting Braga
4FW Hernan Rengifo Poland Lech Poznan
4FW Daniel Chavez Belgium Club Brugge
4FW Piero Alva Greece Skoda Xanthi
4FW Juan Diego Gonzales Vigil Peru Universitario

Players Recently Retired from the Team

Managers

Kit Evolution

The Peruvian team has officially used 4 official kits, but it also has had several alternatives.

Official First Kits

  • The first uniform was that of the red stripes, white shorts, and white socks. This model was only used in the Copa América 1927 and was left aside due to its similarity with the kit of Paraguay.
  • The second uniform was that of the white shirt with red collar, white shorts, and red socks. Peru used this model when the team participated in the 1930 World Cup and in the Copa América 1939 that they won.
  • The third uniform was composed of a white shirt with a horizontal red stripe that crossed the chest from left to right. The shorts and socks were white.
  • The fourth and current uniform is composed of a white shirt with a diagonal red stripe that crosses the chest from the left shoulder to the right side of the hip. The shorts and socks are white (Although red socks are also being used lately).
1927-1929
1930-1939
1940-1969
Current
Lately

Alternative Kits

  • The first uniform was used during the 1970s as an alternative, and in the World Cup of that year.
  • The second uniform is currently used as the official alternative kit.
  • The third uniform was an alternative used in the Copa America 2007 match against Venezuela.
1970
Current
2007

List of Recent International Matches

Date Venue Opponents Result Score Type
June 3, 2007 Vicente Calderon Stadium
Madrid, Spain 		 Ecuador W 2 - 1 Friendly match
June 6, 2007 Mini Estadi
Barcelona, Spain 		 Ecuador L 2 - 0 Friendly match
June 26, 2007 Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida
Mérida, Venezuela 		 Uruguay W 3 - 0 Copa América 2007
June 30, 2007 Estadio Polideportivo de Pueblo Nuevo
San Cristóbal, Venezuela 		 Venezuela L 0 - 2 Copa América 2007
July 3, 2007 Estadio Metropolitano de Mérida
Mérida, Venezuela 		 Bolivia D 2 - 2 Copa América 2007

Under 17 Team

Despite the current failures of the senior side, the Peruvian U-17 team has given brand new stars and hopes to Peruvian fans early in the year of 2007. After their first FIFA U-17 World Cup appearance in 2005 (Peru as host nation), the youth team has greatly improved in skill and determination. Their first U-17 World Cup saw them lose with merely 1 point. Yet, they started the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup with a bang as they defeated the local South Korean team with an array of constant attacks and effective counter-attacks that completely overwhelmed their opponents.

Current U-17 Squad

Head coach: Peru Juan Jose Ore

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Eder Hermoza April 4 1990 -- Peru Alianza Lima
2 2DF Jersi Socola July 7 1990 -- Peru Alianza Lima
3 2DF Antony Molina August 13 1990 -- Peru Universidad San Martín de Porres
4 2DF Joseph Munoz January 6 1990 -- Peru Esther Grande de Bentin
5 2DF Nestor Duarte September 8 1990 -- Peru Academia Deportiva Cantolao
6 3MF Bryan Salazar June 1 1990 -- Peru Sporting Cristal
7 3MF Reimond Manco August 23 1990 -- Peru Alianza Lima
8 3MF Carlos Bazalar March 19 1990 -- Peru Alianza Lima
9 4FW Irven Avila July 2 1990 -- Peru Deportivo Real
10 3MF Daniel Sanchez May 2 1990 -- Peru Sporting Cristal
11 3MF Luis Trujillo December 27 1990 -- Peru Alianza Lima
12 1GK Pedro Gallese February 23 1990 -- Peru Universidad San Martín de Porres
13 2DF Manuel Calderon January 20 1990 -- Peru Deportivo Curibamba
14 3MF Ernesto Salazar April 19 1990 -- Peru Alianza Lima
15 2DF Jairo Hernandez March 2 1990 -- Peru Alianza Lima
16 2DF Juan Arce January 9 1990 -- Peru Sporting Cristal
17 2DF Juan Zevallos July 7 1990 -- Peru Universitario
18 3MF Cesar Ruiz January 10 1990 -- Peru Sporting Cristal
19 4FW Christian La Torre March 9 1990 -- Peru Sport Boys
20 3MF Gary Correa May 23 1990 -- Peru Universitario
21 1GK Victor Ulloa March 15 1991 -- Peru Sporting Cristal

Road to the 2007 U-17 World Cup

In 2007, the Peruvian U-17 football team went to the 2007 South American Under 17 football Championship that was held in Ecuador that started March 4 of that year. In the debut match, the Peruvian team had to face the Brazil. The Peruvians surprised the Brazilians 2-1 with one goal scored by Reimond Manco and the impressive forward La Torre.[1]

In the group stage, Peru won most of the matches and ended first in its group (qualifying to the final round).

In the final round of the tournament (where the first 4 qualified to the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup) Peru won the first match against Venezuela. In the next match, Brazil crushed Peru 4-0 and Colombia trounced them 3-0. By the fourth match Brazil, Colombia and Argentina were already qualified for the main tournament and Peru, Venezuela and host Ecuador had to fight for the last qualification spot.

The fifth match saw Peru with the obligation to defeat Ecuador. The match started horribly for Peru when an Ecuadorian midfielder scored at the first minutes of play. Peru answered quickly when Reimond Manco assisted midfielder Sanchez for a goal. Ecuador was seen to have determination, and it scored once again at the 20th minute of the first half. However, Reimond Manco scored goal caused by a mistake from the Ecuadorian Mendoza, sending them one huge step closer to the world tournament and eliminating their fierce rivals.[2]

For the last match against Argentina, Peru had to lose by at least 4 goals to be eliminated. Peru was capable of drawing the match and classified to the U-17 World Cup. Reimond Manco was named as one of the best players of the competition by the CONMEBOL.[3]

Date Venue Opponents Result Score
March 4, 2007 Riobamba, Ecuador  Brazil W 2 - 1
March 6, 2007 Riobamba, Ecuador  Bolivia W 4 - 1
March 8, 2007 Ambato, Ecuador  Chile L 1 - 3
March 10, 2007 Ambato, Ecuador  Ecuador D 0 - 0
March 16, 2007 Ibarra, Ecuador  Venezuela W 2 - 1
March 18, 2007 Ibarra, Ecuador  Brazil L 0 - 4
March 20, 2007 Ibarra, Ecuador  Colombia L 0 - 3
March 23, 2007 Latacunga, Ecuador  Ecuador D 2 - 2
March 25, 2007 Quito, Ecuador  Argentina D 1 - 1

2007 U-17 World Cup

The same week as Peru was to face South Korea, a terrible 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit Peru. Peru thus started the tournament with the huge responsibility of bringing some joy to the thousands of Peruvians left without homes.

The surprise came from the start, Peru went all out into the attack. Not only that, but the Peruvian defense was effective and even managed to counter-attack on many occasions. South Korea was also decided to win, specially since they were playing at home. At minute 29 of play, with a goal of Carlos Bazalar, Peru set itself ahead and was able to maintain its high-performance with several other chances of scoring. With the victory of 1-0, Peru is apparently going to give a good performance at the championship.

References

  1. ^ "www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGsVM6lCflk&mode=related&search=".
  2. ^ "www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu7TgsZkMY8&mode=related&search=".
  3. ^ "www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwbSWlgZSsU&mode=related&search=".

See also

Titles

Preceded by South American Champions
1939 (First title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by South American Champions
1975 (Second title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Kirin Cup Champions
1999 (First title) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Kirin Cup Champions
2005 (Second title) 		Succeeded by

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