The Peruvian team suffered a hard blow to illusion in the second friendly of their Asian tour ahead of the FIFA date of 2023. Juan Reynoso’s side lost 4-1 to Japan in one of their most discreet performances to date. This provoked a lot of criticism from the fans, some of whom even called for the departure of “Cabezón” as a coach. Amidst the questions the former player Abel Lobaton He didn’t hesitate to show his support to the coach.
“Among all the negatives that came out of it, I take out the positives. He tried, he tried, but you can’t play against a system with two strikers when the teams are fast. “In South America it will be very difficult to find a team with the speed that players outside of Japan have,” explained the “Murciélago” for Ovation.
Lobatón was opposed to voices calling for a leadership change in the Bicolor’s technical bench. “I think (Reynoso) already has his eye on all his players and knows who he’s counting on in the first game. Paraguay is a team that plays very hard. You have to let it sink in. I see on the networks that they say he has no hand, a game that’s losing and they already want to take him out,” he added.
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How did Peru vs. Japan?
The friendly match between the Incas and the Blue Samurai ended in a 4-1 win for the locals. The winning goals were scored by Hiroki Ito, Kaoru Mitoma, Junya Ito and Daizen Maeda. Christofer Gonzáles reduced 83 minutes for Peru.
When do the 2026 World Cup qualifiers start?
The new Conmebol qualification process for the 2026 World Cup will start in September, but the exact dates of the games are not yet set. For this edition of the tournament, six teams qualify directly and one goes to the playoffs.
Schedule of the Peru team in qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup
This is the programming of the Peruvian team for these qualifiers. The debut comes against Paraguay as a guest, as was the case in Qatar 2022.
- Date 1: Paraguay vs. ArgentinaPeru| Sep 2023
- Fecha 2:Peruvs Brazil | Sep 2023
- Fecha 3: Chile vs.Peru| October 2023
- Fecha 4:Peruvs. Argentine | October 2023
- Fecha 5: Bolivia vs.Peru| November 2023
- Fecha 6:Peruvs Venezuela | November 2023
- Fecha 7:Peruvs Colombia | Sep 2024
- Fecha 8: Ecuador vs.Peru| Sep 2024
- Fecha 9:Peruvs Uruguay | October 2024
- Final 10: Brazil vs.Peru| October 2024
- Fecha 11:Peruvs Chile | Nov 2024
- Fecha 12: Argentina vs.Peru| Nov 2024
- Fecha 13:Peruvs. Bolivia | March 2025
- Fecha 14: Venezuela vs.Peru| March 2025
- Fecha 15: Colombia vs.Peru| June 2025
- Fecha 16:Peruvs Ecuador | June 2025
- Date 17: Uruguay vs.Peru| Sep 2025
- Fecha 18:Peruvs. 100% free. Paraguay | September