The Peruvian National Team was able to give another joy to the country after defeating New Zealand 1-0 in a friendly match with a view to the playoffs for the 2022 World Cup Qatar. Although the team led by Ricardo Gareca had complications during the game, almost at the end of the match, Gianluca Lapadula stole the ball and ended up making the RCDE Stadium vibrate with his goal.
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For that reason, through its social networks, the national team's account issued a strong message that excites the entire Peruvian people, especially because there are only eight days left until the playoff against the winner between Australia vs. United Arab Emirates.
"A group focused on a single objective!", they wrote on Twitter along with a Peruvian flag emoji. They also shared a photograph showing the entire team in the dressing rooms of the sports coliseum located in Barcelona.
The 'team of all' will stay in Spain until tomorrow, where they will play another friendly match, this time against the under 20 team of the Sabadell club. However, in that match, it is planned to give minutes to the players who did not play in the match against the 'kiwis'.
Finally, it is important to mention that the date of the playoff match for the World Cup is scheduled to take place onJune 13, at 1:00 pm (Peru time) at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in the city of Al-Rayyan, Qatar.