In the last hours, one of the news that surprised the fans was related to the outfit that the Peruvian National Team will wear for their playoff match against Australia. Everything indicates that Ricardo Gareca's team will finally use the alternate red jersey, something that many have considered as a good luck charm.
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The closest memory that fans have related to this uniform is the Peru vs Australia match in Russia 2018. On that occasion, the national team wore red and achieved their only victory in that group stage with a score of 2-0.
In line with Ricardo Gareca's style, superstitions play a key role in the "Tigre's" mentality, as there are always novelties in his surroundings for each important match.
However, everything indicates that this decision regarding the uniform is strictly due to FIFA's orders, as they believe that the contrast between Australia's yellow and Peru's red will be better for the visibility of the referees, fans, and television broadcasters.
As reported by Gustavo Peralta from Líbero, the idea of the red jersey is purely a FIFA decision, which is still being evaluated these days with each respective delegation.
"High chances that Peru will play the playoff against Australia with the alternate uniform, in red, but be aware that it is not yet defined. And note that the decision will not be based on superstition by the coaching staff as many think, as the final decision will be made by FIFA," wrote Gustavo Peralta.
It is worth mentioning that this decision by FIFA was taken into account for the same match in Russia 2018, where they instructed Ricardo Gareca's team to wear red in their last game of the mentioned World Cup.
What time does Peru play the playoff?
The playoff match between Peru vs Australia will take place on Monday, June 13th starting at 1:00 pm Peru time (6:00 pm GMT) in Doha, Qatar.