Peru knew for the first time in a long time to qualify for a World Cup. In order not to hit a mud figure in Russia in a few weeks, they will be competing against Scotland on Wednesday at the Estadio Nacional in Lima. The Europeans did not manage to win the World Cup and therefore work on the future.
Peru:
After an absence of 36 years, Peru finally makes its appearance again this summer in a World Cup final round. The South Americans hope to revive their successes from the 30s and 70s of the last century, although they are in a very tough group with opponents like France, Denmark and Australia. La Blanquirroja is now again immensely popular, as no less than 700,000 Peruvians tried to get a ticket in the swinging match of Wednesday, May 30 against Scotland in the Estadio Nacional in Lima. Before on 16 June the real work starts with the first group match against Denmark, Peru also has a good fight against Saudi Arabia and Sweden, but the matches are played in St. Gallen and Gothenburg respectively.
Unlike, for example, neighboring Brazil, Peru has relatively few individual classes, but as a team the country is hard to beat. The red-white will have to put it in Russia without their absolute star player. Captain Paolo Guerrero, who was crowned Peruvian topscorer with five goals during the World Cup qualification, was recently told that his suspension was extended from six to fourteen months due to a positive doping test, which means he will not be allowed to take action until January next year. . The assailant of the Brazilian Flamengo claims that he has drunk tea from a cup that previously had coca leaves and is therefore aware of no harm. The vedette has appealed against the suspension, although the chance is of course minimal that this decision will be reversed. The Peruvian World Cup hope is therefore mainly based on names like Jefferson Farfan (Lokomotiv Moscow) and Andre Carrillo (Watford). Feyenoord midfielder Renato Tapia is also in the preselection of national coach Ricardo Gareca.
Scotland:
Scotland has been competing for bacon and beans for years in the European EC and World Cup qualifiers, because the last time the British gave the appearance of a big tournament was at the 1998 World Cup in France. During the last World Cup qualifying the country did not play badly with a 2-2 draw against arch-rival England, but due to a draw in the last group match on Slovenian soil, the Tartan Army took second place and thus participated in the play. offs go up in smoke.
National coach Gordon Strachan kept the honor of himself after missing a World Cup ticket, after which Alex McLeish was appointed as the successor. He gets the job to build a new team with the goal of qualifying for the European Championship in 2020. Almost all famous names have remained in Scotland, because as many as fifteen of the twenty players have fewer than three international matches behind their names. Seven players still have to make their debut. Blackburn Rovers defender Charlie Mulgrew will be the only player with some experience on Wednesday in Lima with his 34 international matches. “My message is that the players have to enjoy,” says McLeish. “These are things that you will not forget the rest of your life. Many players have indeed canceled, but I prefer to focus on the players who are there. These guys all have a great season behind them. ‘
PREDICTION: Peru to win @ 1.37
