Peru in Russia 2018: New York Times and a look at the match against Denmark: "The blame is on the damn wind" [VIDEO]

The Peruvian National Team loses to Denmark in their debut in the 2018 World Cup

Peru lost to Denmark in their debut in the World Cup Russia 2018, and despite the defeat, the world's main media outlets highlighted the football offered by the team in Saransk. The prestigious New York Times also dedicated space to the match with the pen of our director and special envoy from Depor to the World Cup, Daniel Titinger.

"There were Danes, and I don't just mean the starters and substitutes who took the field. There were more. Maybe two or three thousand, because there was indeed a certain outcry when Poulsen broke a seemingly impenetrable wall in the 59th minute and shot into the net. Although the silence made even more noise. The same silence that was heard after the penalty missed by Christian Cueva, after Gambian referee Bakari Gassama called a controversial play as a foul thanks to the VAR," says part of the column.

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"We have to blame the wind to avoid blaming anyone. Guerrero, for example, is not to blame for not getting started. It was the wind - I repeat - that made Cueva's non-goal fly over the goal and sent Guerrero's non-goal to the side. The non-victory due to the wind," reads further below.

Daniel Titinger describes in the column for the New York Times that white fluff, similar to cotton, that falls from the poplar trees and covers the city. And he finishes with these words:

"There are still France and Australia. That could be good news. But we have to give the bad news, which is obvious and happened - in Russian time - last night: Peru lost. We lost. Damn that wind in Saransk and its white dust because we didn't deserve to lose."

At the end of the match, in his analysis after the defeat, he wrote: "The fan leaves the stadium singing, how can I not love you! Losing hurts, but we have returned to the World Cup. No one is happy, we only know, as Peruvians, that there are things in this life that are worth more than three points: having reached Russia, for example. Courage, team!"

Peru vs. Denmark: Read Daniel Titinger's full column for the New York Times ► Peru in Saransk: the blame is on the damn wind