Jorge Fossati is officially named the new coach Peruvian team in the coming days. The former Universitario coach confirmed at the 2023 Liga 1 awards gala that he had reached an agreement with the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF) and only a few details are missing to finalize the connection. Currently, the veteran strategist is traveling to his native Uruguay to spend the end-of-year holidays and stated that he will “return with all the energy to achieve the goals set.”
This Tuesday, December 26, the coach gave an interview to the Uruguayan press “Las Voces del Fútbol” and talked about what this new journey as commander of the Peruvian team will be like. Fossati stressed the importance of leading a country and reiterated that he believes in the project of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup.
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What did Jorge Fossati say about taking over the Peruvian team?
“Uruguayans are born with the mentality that the national team is the greatest there is. There are situations that convinced us that it is possible. When we were in the 'U', players from other teams greeted us with respect in every game.” he defined.
In addition, the 71-year-old strategist explained that the main difference compared to his time in Uruguay is that he now has more time and more games, such as friendlies and the Copa América, before the restart of qualification in 2026, something that did not happen , as he sat on the blue bench.
“The difference with Uruguay is that at the beginning we had very few days, which made things a little more complicated. Now we have the FIFA date in March and then the Copa América. When we played the Copa América with Uruguay in 2004, it was crucial to win every game because it meant more working time,” he said.
What did Jorge Fossati say about the places to attend the 2026 World Cup?
As is known, in the next World Cup, unlike other World Cups, there will be six direct places and one country will go to the playoffs to gain access to the biggest football event, which will take place in Mexico, the United States and Canada.
Above, Fossati He explained that it would be difficult to qualify with the Peruvian team if there were not almost seven places for the World Cup.due to the current situation the national team is in.
“At this point it would be almost impossible as several games have already been played and you are last. Of course it would be little less than a utopia, but under these conditions it is not easy either. “I believe that it is possible, that there are opportunities and we will have to work on the Copa América and that makes me very excited because it will be the time that we have not had before,” he said.