What is football repechage? - Peru heading to Qatar 2022

After the victory of Peru vs. Paraguay, the Peruvian national team enters the repechage phase, but what is it and how will it be played after the end of the South American qualifiers?

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The latest news from the Peruvian national team. Those led by coach Ricardo Gareca have starred in the main covers of the newspapers after winning Peru vs. Paraguay on the last date of the South American qualifiers. With goals from Gianluca Lapadula and Yoshimar Yotún, the bicolor vibrated the entire National Stadium and the entire country for what has been achieved. With this participation, the Peruvians have positioned themselves in the repechage zone, which leads them to play a final match to win a place in the Qatar 2022 World Cup that starts in November. While we were winning, Chile and Colombia regretted being disqualified, so for them the dream of reaching the World Cup came to an end.

The term repechage has gained interest among Peruvians and Peruvians, who are eager to know what will happen in the coming weeks while defining which team will compete in the last qualifying clash. In order to clarify the picture, in the following lines we will explain what this new phase is and how it will be played.

WHAT IS REPECHAGE?

According to the definition given to it by the Royal Spanish Academy in relation to sporting events, repechage is the word used to describe one last chance given to a team to continue in a competition. In the current case, to maintain the goal of playing in Qatar 20022.

If we bring this concept to the Peruvian football scene, the Peruvian national team did not accumulate the score needed to win the World Cup quota during the early stages of the qualifiers. Despite this, the national team managed to stand out among others, so it was important to keep the victory of the last match against Paraguay. Thus, due to the accumulation of points, we are considered to play the repechage. This scenario is repeated since Russia 2018 experienced the same situation.

What was the situation in Peru? Ricardo Gareca's team faced New Zealand in an unforgettable match. The country couldn't believe what was happening, as we ended up with two scores starring Jefferson Farfan and Christian Ramos. This is how an era of failure ended and after 36 years we reached a World Cup.

WHAT IS KNOWN ABOUT THE REPECHAGE?

According to the latest information, after the victory of Peru, only the definition of which team will face the Peruvians is expected. The single match of the repechage between the teams of the different confederations will be played between 13 and 14 June, taking into account that in November the top sporting event begins.

Why would it be Australia or the United Arab Emirates? For November 2021, FIFA held an official draw to announce the playoffs between the AFC (Asia), CONCACAF, CONMEBOL and OFC (Oceania) confederations. It was specified that this new rule indicates that the South American (Peru) team will duel with a team from Asia.

Taking into account the final standings of the qualifying rounds, and based on the rules left by the draw, Australia and the Arab Emirates are the options to be rivals of the bicolor. So, what will happen? These teams will be measured on the court to play a previous phase and be able to define the rival. It is known that the matches will be in a neutral setting, so it is likely that the teams will meet at one of the venues in Qatar 2022.