Overview
The most recent defeat against Venezuela has caused Peru to have many difficulties in competing for a place in the intercontinental play-off round to keep the hope of winning a ticket to the 2026 World Cup alive.
They are currently 5 to 7 points behind Venezuela and need to make a lot of effort in the remaining 4 matches to turn the situation around.
However, Peru's schedule for the remaining 4 matches is not easy. They will open the FIFA Days series in June 2025 with a visit to Colombia, the team also needs points to solidify a position in the top 6 on the rankings.
Even though Peru unexpectedly won 1-0 in their last visit to Colombia in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, it is undeniable that they are being underrated against their opponents.
As for Colombia, they are going through a series of 4 consecutive matches without knowing the taste of victory in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and have only earned 1 point. Although still 5 points ahead of Venezuela in the rankings, the worst case scenario could happen if Colombia continues to play poorly.
Therefore, they need a victory to regain their spirit, as well as have the best preparation for the upcoming away trip to Argentina.
In general, Colombia is rated much higher than Peru when possessing many prominent names such as Daniel Munoz, Jefferson Lerma, Luis Diaz or Jhon Duran. Therefore, they are likely to win all 3 points in this match.
Colombia and Peru have faced each other 25 times in official matches. Colombia won 12 of those encounters, Peru won 4 and 9 of the closing matches with a draw.
Colombia has scored 37 goals in that time, an average of 1.48 goals per match, while Peru has scored 17 goals, an average of 0.68.
Personnel situation
Colombia will not have the service of Luis Diaz due to suspension, while Luis Sinisterra is also absent due to injury.
On the other side of the front line, Peru is expected to have few changes to the squad.
Expected lineup:
Colombia: Vargas, Munoz, Mina, Lucumi, Machado, Rios, Lerma, Asprilla, J. Arias, Duran, James.
Peru: Gallesse, Advincula, Zambrano, Garces, Lopez, Aquino, Tapia, Carrillo, Polo, Guerrero, Reyna.
The match between Colombia and Peru takes place at 3:30 am on June 7 (Vietnam time).
