The qualifying match for the 2022 World Cup will take place on January 29th. The Colombian National team will play at their field against the team of Peru.
The Colombian national team takes the fourth place in the South American selection (14 matches, 17 goals). But the last official matches of the team do not please the fans: they lost in favor to the Brazilians (0:1) and made four goalless draws. It is obvious that the Colombians have big problems in their formation.
As a result, on January 14, the “coffee guys” got a new head coach – 64 years old local specialist Reinaldo Rueda. Under his leadership and in the absence of a number of players from the core team players, on January 16, Colombia won a friendly match against Honduras (2: 1). But, of course, it is too early to talk about changes.
The national team of Peru is one of the most organized teams in South America. Since 2015, they have been led by an experienced Argentine specialist, Ricardo Gareca. Under his leadership, the Peruvians, in particular, made it to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Now, the Peru National team is behind Colombia in additional indicators only. They started the qualifying round extremely unsuccessfully by losing, among others, to the Colombians at her arena (0:3). But then returned to the race for getting into the Qatari World Cup. The team won the last two official matches, and on January 21, Gareka’s wards defeated Jamaica in a friendly match (3:0).
Bookmakers consider Columbia to be the clear favorite for the upcoming game, but I would not discount the guests who caught the courage. The Peru National team loves and knows how to play number two. I think the outcome of the game can be decided by one goal scored. Therefore, we will consider betting on a total outcome of less than 2.5 goals.