If Peru wins by any result, the Peruvian national team will be the champion of the tournament in Asunción 2022.
The Peruvian beach soccer team is one victory away from winning the gold medal at the Asunción 2022 South American Games.
The team led by Francisco Castelo will face Paraguay at 5:40 p.m. (Peruvian time) and, if they win by any result, they will be the champions of the tournament.
The Blanquirroja is one step away from winning the gold medal after playing three matches at the Los Pynandi World Stadium located within the Olympic Park: they defeated Uruguay 6-5, lost 6-4 to Argentina, and won 2-1 against Venezuela.
With these results, the national team has 6 points and only needs to defeat Paraguay (leader with 9) by any margin to win the gold medal, considering that the criteria for defining positions in the standings are direct confrontations.
The best performance of the Peruvian beach soccer team had been in the 2000 World Cup held in Brazil. They reached the final and lost 6-2 to the local team, winning the silver medal.
