the last time peru made the world cup was 2008.
the last time peru made the world cup was 2008.
when was the last time peru made the world cup?
2008
four south american nations participated in the 1982 world cup: argentina, brazil, chile and peru. this was the last time peru qualified for a fifa world cup finals until 2018. the tournament was the first for diego maradona, but defending champions argentina lost opening match 0–1 to belgium, although they would qualify to the second round. brazil, with zico, sócrates, falcão, éder and others in their squad, boasted an offensive firepower that promised a return to the glory days of 1970. they defeated the soviet union 2–1 thanks to a 20-metre éder goal two minutes from time, then scotland and new zealand with four goals each.
south american nations at the fifa world cup
peru made its debut against uruguay, with a 1-1 draw, with paolo guerrero scoring for peru. a 1-0 win over mexico came next and finally a 1-0 loss against chile, which it suffered due to a 90th minute own goal of a corner kick, would qualify peru to the next round. at the quarterfinals match, peru faced colombia. all analysts placed colombia as the big favorites. peru, however, managed to win 2-0 after extra time with goals from carlos lobatón and juan manuel vargas. at the semifinals peru lost against the eventual champion uruguay. peru moved on to the third place match against the other surprise of the tournament, venezuela. peru beat venezuela thoroughly with a 4–1 victory. a hat-trick by paolo guerrero, the peruvian star of the tournament, fueled peru and allowed them to claim the third-place bronze medal at the copa américa. paolo guerrero was crowned as the top goal scorer of the tournament.
peru at the copa américa