Peru vs Paraguay: the white and red team beat the Guarani squad and Conmebol greeted qualification to the repechage after the match for the last of the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers which was played at the National Stadium in Lima.
The Peruvian team beat Paraguay 2-0 with goals from Gianluca Lapadula and Yoshimar Yotún, and allowed him to enter the World Cup playoff for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Conmebol welcomed Peru's qualification to the repechage with two posts on their official social media accounts following the victory of the bicolor. In the first instance, he mentioned the song of the Peruvian fans and also praised the campaign of coach Ricardo Gareca.
“How can I not love you, how can I not love you, if you are my beloved Peru, the blessed country, which saw me born... #EliminatoriasSudamericanas”, quoted Conmebol on its official Twitter account after the Peruvian national team's triumph and its move to the repechage to Qatar 2022.
“The 'Tiger' did it again! The World Cup Dream of Peru is still alive #EliminatoriasSudamericanas”, published Conmebol in connection with the second qualification followed by Peru to a World Cup playoff after the 2018 World Cup in Russia by coach Ricardo Gareca.
Peru coach Ricardo Gareca lined up with Pedro Gallese, Carlos Zambrano, Luis Advíncula, Alexander Callens, Miguel Trauco, Yoshimar Yotún, Christian Cueva, Renato Tapia, Edison Flores, Sergio Peña and Gianluca Lapadula.
Paraguay's coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto chose this lineup: Antony Silva, Fabian Balbuena, Junior Alonso, Omar Alderete, Robert Rojas, Richard Ortiz, Oscar Romero, Andrés Cubas, Richard Sanchez, Julio Enciso and Sebastián Ferreira.
The Peruvian national team reached the match with Paraguay after three wins, one draw and one defeat in the last five matches of the bicolor that allowed them to reach the last date of the qualifiers with the options intact to qualify for the playoff zone.
Peru had three straight wins against Bolivia in Lima (3-0), Venezuela as a visitor (1-2) and Colombia in Barranquilla (1-0). He then equalized with Ecuador at home and suffered a loss to Uruguay in Montevideo last Thursday, March 24 at the Centenario Stadium with the controversy of the missed goal at the end of the match.
Fifth place in the standings qualifies for the World Cup Repechage. Precisely, the Peruvian national team took that place by adding 24 points, while Colombia and Chile ran out of options.
Peru is the representative of the South American Confederation (Conmebol) that will face the Asian Confederation (AFC) qualifier in the World Cup repechage next June. At the moment, the United Arab Emirates and Australia will define in phase 4 of the Asian qualifiers in the continental quota for the repechage.
RESULTS OF THE LAST PLAYOFF DATE
Peru 2-0 Paraguay (Lima National Stadium)
Ecuador 1-1 Argentina (Monumental Stadium of Guayaquil)
Bolivia 0-4 Brazil (Hernando Siles Stadium in La Paz)
Chile 0-2 Uruguay (San Carlos de Apoquindo Stadium in Santiago)
Venezuela 0-1 Colombia (Cachamay Stadium in Puerto Ordaz)
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