Peruvian team goes to the playoffs: this is how the Australian press reacted

The peruvian national team (2-0) defeated Paraguay at the National Stadium for the last day of the playoffs from CONMEBOL. However, there is still one step left to qualify for the Qatar World Cup and it is the playoff in which they could face the United Arab Emirates or Australia.

Both countries finished third in their respective Asian qualifying groups and will meet on June 7 in Doha. The ‘Blanquirroja’ will be attentive to that day, as their rival will be decided in the play-off with whom they will play on the 13th or 14th of that month and the venue would be the host country of the World Cup event.

In this sense, the Australian press is already mentalizing that if their team beats the squad led by Rodolfo Arruabarrena, they will have to face the ‘Bicolor’. Therefore, The Age headlines an article: “United Arab Emirates, then Peru: Socceroos’ World Cup path clear while Arnold’s future hangs in the balance.”

In said note, the editor Vince Rugari mentions that Graham Arnold’s position in the technical direction is on the tightrope because he did not secure a direct quota to Qatar 2022.

On the other hand, The West Australian, one of the most important newspapers, highlighted the triumph of the Peruvian team. Likewise, he highlighted that, for the second time in a row, the team led by Ricardo Gareca will play the playoffs.

On the other hand, a sector of the press is upset with the Australian team, since in the most recent match they lost 1-0 to Saudi Arabia. Likewise, it was also highlighted that the DT of the ‘Socceroos’ is going through a bad streak.

It is important to mention that Peru faced Australia on the last date of the group stage of the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The “Bicolor” was already eliminated, but said goodbye with a victory thanks to goals from André Carillo and Paolo Guerrero.

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