This Friday, the Peruvian team’s call-up list for the start of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup will be officially announced; However, as the days went by, some players’ calls to the national team became known.
One of the players whose call-up was announced by his club It’s Jesus Castilloafter Gil Vicente of the Portuguese league took to her social media to congratulate all teams on welcoming the midfielder.
Another international whose presence is guaranteed is Raúl Ruidíaz. The FPF sent the Seattle Sounders the reserve letter for La Pulga, an element Juan Reynoso is well aware of.
Other players nominated for the games against Paraguay and Brazil would be Pedro Gallese, José Carvallo, Carlos Cáceda, Luis Advíncula, Jhilmar Lora, Miguel Trauco, Marcos López, Miguel Araujo, Alexander Callens, Luis Abram, Anderson Santamaría, Yoshimar Yotún, Pedro Aquino, Wilder Cartagena, André Carrillo, Andy Polo, Edison Flores, Bryan Reyna, Christopher Gonzales, Piero Quispe, Sergio Peña, Joao Grimaldo, Christian Cueva, Alex Valera and Paolo Guerrero.
Peru will be battling for one of the six-and-a-half spots in these South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. Photo: Peruvian team
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The Predator would have raised some doubts about his presence at the FIFA date after the LDU president revealed they had not yet received the letter from the LDU FPF.
However, the Ecuadorian club’s sports manager indicated that the document would arrive in the next few days. “We have not yet officially received the letter of reservation, but we assume that we will do so in the next few days.” We had internal communication to know the dates and days,” explained Santiago Jácome in “Fútbol como cancha”.
This Friday, August 25th, Reynoso will announce to the chosen ones that they will go in search of victory Paraguay and Brazil on Thursday 7 September and Tuesday 12 September respectively.
For the duel against the Albirroja, CONMEBOL appointed Uruguayan Andrés Matonte as the main referee, who will be accompanied by his assistants Nicolás Tarán and Martín Soppi. In addition, José Burgos will be the fourth referee and Leodán González will lead the VAR.
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The game against Scratch, on the other hand, will be officiated by the Argentine Fernando RapalliniHis assistants will be Diego Bonfa and Facundo Rodríguez, while the fourth referee will be Pablo Echavarría and Germán Delfino’s VAR will be in place.
Neymar will not play against the Red and Whites
The Peruvian team received good news ahead of the qualifiers. Al-Hilal coach Jorge Jesus announced that Neymar is injured and will not be able to play the first two days of qualifying, one of which was against the Red-Whites. “Neymar is suffering from a muscle injury and I don’t understand why he is called up with his team (Brazil),” said the coach.