| FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - CONMEBOL | |
| MATCH INFO | |
MATCH :
| Peru V/s Uruguay
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COMPETITION : | Round 9
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| DATE: | 12-10-2024
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TIME:
| 7:00 AM IST (UTC +5:30)
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STADIUM:
| Estadio Nacional de Lima
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| Peru | Lineup |
Possible XI: Gallese (GK); Polo, Callens, Zambrano, Corzo, Sonne; Cartagena, Pena, Lopez; Guerrero, Flores. | |
| Uruguay | Lineup |
Possible XI: Rochet (GK); Nandez, Gimenez, Caceres, Vina; Bentancur, Ugarte, Valverde; Pellistri, Nunez, Araujo. | |
Preview: Peru Vs Uruguay
Marcelo Bielsa will look to get his team back to winning ways:
Uruguay will resume their World Cup qualifying campaign against Peru on Saturday. La Celeste are currently third on the qualifying table after accumulating 15 points in their opening eight matches. They have registered four wins, three draws, and one loss so far.
Managed by Marcelo Bielsa, they are one of the best national teams in the world right now. Their direct-attacking play style of football during the 2024 Copa America impressed everybody. However, La Celeste played two back-to-back 0-0 draws against Paraguay and Venezuela last month.
Peru, on the other hand, are at the bottom of the qualifying table. Even after playing eight games, they are yet to get a single win. With three draws and five losses, La Bicolor have only gained three points so far.
During last month’s international break, Peru did manage to hold off Colombia to a 0-0 draw but lost 1-0 away to Ecuador. South American World Cup qualifiers are known for their competitiveness and this match will be no different.
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About FIFA World Cup Qualifiers - CONMEBOL:
History
The South American section of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification will act as qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup to be held in Canada, the United States, and Mexico for national teams who are members of CONMEBOL. A total of 6 direct slots in the final tournament and 1 inter-confederation play-off slot are available for CONMEBOL teams.
CONMEBOL is the first confederation to begin its qualification process for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with Paraguay-Peru being the first match of the global qualification process.
On 22 August 2022, CONMEBOL sent a request to FIFA asking to keep the current qualification format that has been used since the 1998 World Cup qualification in South America. This was confirmed, with the first games of the qualifiers tentatively to be played in March or June 2023.
On 27 February 2023, CONMEBOL president Alejandro Domínguez announced that the qualifiers would start in September 2023, which was ratified by the CONMEBOL Council in the run-up to the 73rd FIFA Congress held on 16 March in Kigali, Rwanda.
The qualification structure remains the same as in previous editions, despite the increase of slots available to CONMEBOL teams, wherein each team plays each other team twice in a home-and-away round-robin format.
Prior to the commencement of the qualification competition, Ecuador were deducted 3 points for the use of a document containing false information for Byron Castillo in the previous World Cup qualification cycle.
