Peru hosts Paraguay in round 18 of the World Cup qualification. The match will be played on Wednesday, March 30th at Estadio Nacional de Lima (Lima)
After the 80s, the national team of Peru withdrew into the shadows for a long time. And the Incas managed to draw attention to themselves again only under the current coach, Ricardo Gareca. They were promoted to the World Cup in Russia and looked quite good there. By the way, then the Peruvians beat New Zealand in the playoffs, taking fifth place in the South American qualification. And now Peru has good chances of finishing in the same position. The White-Reds could even climb higher but lost to a direct competitor Uruguay in the last round. Yes, they complain that the opponent's goalkeeper crossed the goal line with the ball at the end of the game, but the goal was not counted. And a 1-0 defeat has made the gap unrecoverable. Now Ricardo Gareca’s men will try to keep the current position. Everything is simple: if they win the upcoming game, they will be able to ignore the results of their pursuers.
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Paraguay failed the current qualifiers, and this is not the first such case. The Guaranies have not qualified for the World Cup for a quite long time. But now everything is really bad. At the last Copa America, they hardly progressed from the group and were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. By the way, they lost to Peru on penalties. And most importantly, the performance in the qualification is even worse than usual, especially in the second round. Paraguay ended 2021 with a 5-match streak without goals and, accordingly, without victories: three losses and two draws. In winter, the Guaranies suffered two more defeats: 0-1 against Uruguay at home and 0-4 on the Brazilian pitch. But at the same time, it is not worth estimating the Paraguayans very low. In the last round, they managed to punish Ecuador for underestimation. Hosting the team that had already qualified for the World Cup, the Guaranies managed to score three times by the 54th minute. And Caicedo was able to score a classic consolation goal from the penalty spot at the end of the match.
Paraguay beat Peru back in 2014, and it happened in a friendly match. After that, the Incas won six times in a row. And the last two head-to-head matches ended in battling draws. Now bookmakers consider Peru to be the clear favorite. The Incas are motivated, so you can bet on their confident victory.
Prediction for the match: Peru to win with -1.0 handicap
