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With a population of more than 30 million people, it is unsurprising that football has remained popular in Peru over the years.

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History of the Peru National Football Team

The Peruvian Football Federation was founded in 1922 before gaining affiliation with both FIFA and CONMEBOL in the following years.

The first official international fixture involving the Peru national team was contested in 1927, a 4-0 defeat to a dominant Uruguay team. This match was played at the South American Championship (now known as Copa America) as Peru debuted at the tournament and finished third out of four competing nations.

In 2017, Peru achieved its highest FIFA world ranking of 10th. This came following a series of strong performances at Copa America, including back-to-back bronze medals at the 2011 and 2015 events.

Peru at the World Cup

The South American nation took part in the first edition of the FIFA World Cup in 1930, but lost both their group games against Romania and inaugural champions Uruguay.

Peru waited 40 years before returning to the World Cup in 1970. La Blanquirroja scored victories against Bulgaria and Morocco to advance to the quarter-finals, but they were soundly beaten by eventual champions Brazil.

Peru then missed the 1974 event but returned in 1978, again reaching the last-8 with wins over Scotland and Iran but again falling victim to the champions-elect, this time Argentina.

1982 was another forgetful one for Peru, ending winless in three group games with Cameroon, Italy and Poland.

The South Americans went almost four decades without another World Cup appearance until finally returning to the spectacle in 2018. La Blanquirroja crashed out at the group stage following losses to Denmark and eventual winners France.

Peru at Copa America

Peru made its first appearance at a major tournament in 1927, as one of four teams in the South American Championship. The hosts managed victory over Bolivia, but they were no match for the far superior Argentina and Uruguay.

Upon hosting the event again in 1939, the Peruvians were crowned champions of South America for the first time after winning all four of their matches against Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Peru didn't win this title again until 1975, in what was the first edition after the competition was altered from the South American Championship to Copa America as we know it today.

2004 was he last time Peru held the Copa America finals, ending in a quarter-final exit at the hands of Argentina.

La Blanquirroja claimed the bronze medal in 2011 as well as the following event four years later, before ending runners-up to Brazil in 2019.

Best Peru Football Players

Paulo Guerrero has appeared in his national team colour no fewer than 115 times and he is Peru's highest-scoring international of all time. Guerrero has captained his national team La Blanquirroja on more than 50 occasions.

Jefferson Farfan made his international debut in 2003, aged 18, and went on to notch more than 100 caps for Peru. The winger made almost 400 appearances combined for Eredivisie club PSV Eindhoven and German team Schalke.

Claudio Pizarro played 85 times for Peru, scoring 20 goals. The centre-forward enjoyed two spells with Bayern Munich and amassed more than 325 appearances with the Bavarian giants, complemented by six Bundesliga titles and a UEFA Champions League winner's medal in 2013. Pizarro also represented English Premier League side Chelsea.

André Carrillo made more than 150 appearances for Liga Portugal outfit Sporting CP, before controversially transferring to their Lisbon rivals SL Benfica in 2016.