The Peruvian soccer team will face New Zealand in Barcelona on June 5 as part of their preparation for the World Cup playoff match in Qatar 2022 against the winner of the clash between Australia and the United Arab Emirates.
The Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) announced that the Real Club Deportivo Español stadium will be the scene of the match with the All Whites, who will also seek qualification for the World Cup in another playoff against Costa Rica.
“In coordination with the technical command of Professor Ricardo Gareca, we have made the decision to arrange a friendly match against New Zealand on June 5 at the Español stadium in Barcelona. We are facing a strong team that also seeks to reach the World Cup play-off in the best way”, declared the president of the FPF, Agustín Lozano, in a statement.
The Peruvian team will travel to Spain on 28 in May and will remain in Barcelona until 10 June, when he will travel to Doha to “acclimatize”.
Peru faced New Zealand in the playoff to the World Cup in Russia in 2018. A 0-0 away draw and a 2-0 win in Lima sealed Blanquirroja’s qualification for a World Cup after 36 years .
The team led by Argentine Ricardo Gareca will seek to attend their second consecutive World Cup in the playoffs that will be played on 10 in June against the winner of the match between Australia and the United Arab Emirates.
In Peru, Australia is given as a possible rival, a team that the Peruvians have already defeated in the group series of the World Cup in Russia 2018 by 2-0, with goals from André Carrillo and Paolo Guerrero.
Peru reached the World Cup playoffs for the second time in a row after occupying fifth position in the South American qualifiers, after Ecuador , Uruguay, Argentina and Brazil, who qualified directly to Qatar.
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