The chances that Australia and Peru will face each other for the playoff to the World Cup in Qatar are high. And it is that the ‘Socceros’ are wide favorites to be in fifth place in the Asian Qualifierswhile the Blanquirroja is also close to securing that position in the South American Qualifiers.
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Given this, the Australian press gave its opinion of facing the peruvian national team – before they did it in the World Cup in Russia – for the Infobae media.
On the possibility of returning to a World Cup, David Weiner, Head of Digital Content, A-Leagues (Australia), said. “This is the most fragile state of mind there has been around the national team for a long time. The confidence of the fans is low. The last time Australia was not at the FIFA World Cup was in 2002, and there is a fear genuine that we are not in Qatar”said.
Peru vs Australia
Regarding occupying the playoff spot, he added. “Not necessarily. The UAE knocked Australia out of the 2019 Asian Cup and although they have parted ways with Bert van Marwijk, a one-off match in the Middle East is not something Australia benefits from. This position comes from poor results against Oman, China and a 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia at home, so it’s no guarantee Australia will make the intercontinental play-offs.”he adds.
Having Peru as a rival, he mentioned. “Sure. We remember Peru well from the 2018 World Cup. While the names on paper don’t carry the same club football weight as others in South America, we know that any occasion against a South American is fierce competition, and we saw how it came to the play-off for third place in last year’s Copa América”.
Peru vs Australia: Russia World Cup result
The Peruvian team faced Australia on June 26, 2018 for the third match of group C. The bicolor team won with goals from André Carrillo (18′) and Paolo Guerrero (50′).