{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2011}}

{{Infobox National football team |

| Name = Peru |

| Badge=Federación Peruana de Fútbol (2011).png|

| Badge_size = 130px|

| FIFA Trigramme = PER |

| Nickname = ''La Blanquirroja''<br />(The White and Red)|

| Association = [[Peruvian Football Federation]] |

| Confederation = [[CONMEBOL]]<br />(South America) |

| Coach = [[Sergio Markarián]]|

| Captain = [[Claudio Pizarro]]|

| Most caps = [[Roberto Palacios]] (128) |

| Top scorer = [[Teófilo Cubillas]] (26)<ref>{{cite web | title=Goalscoring for Peru National Team| publisher=José Luis Pierrend | url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/peru-recintlp.html#goals| accessdate=2009-03-17}}</ref> |

| Home Stadium = [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]] |

| FIFA Rank = 46 |

| 1st ranking date = August 1993 |

| FIFA max = 25 |

| FIFA max date = July 2011|

| FIFA min = 91 |

| FIFA min date = September 2009|

| Elo Rank = 34 |

| Elo max = 12|

| Elo max date = June 1978|

| Elo min = 75|

| Elo min date = May 1994|

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| First game = {{flagicon|Peru|1825}} '''Peru''' 0–4 {{fb-rt|Uruguay}}<br />([[Lima, Peru|Lima]], Peru; November 1, 1927) |

| Largest win = {{flagicon|Peru|1825}} '''Peru''' 9–1 {{fb-rt|Ecuador}}<br />([[Bogotá, Colombia]]; August 11, 1938)|

| Largest loss = {{fb|Brazil}} 7–0 '''Peru''' {{Flagicon|Peru}}<br />([[Santa Cruz, Bolivia]]; June 26, 1997)|

| World cup apps = 4 |

| World cup first = 1930 |

| World cup best = Quarter Finals, [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]] and [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]

| Regional name = [[Copa América]] |

| Regional cup apps = 34 |

| Regional cup first = [[1927 South American Championship|1927]] |

| Regional cup best = Winners, [[1939 South American Championship|1939]] and [[1975 Copa América|1975]]

|2ndRegional name = [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]

|2ndRegional cup apps = 1

|2ndRegional cup first = [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2000]]

|2ndRegional cup best = Third (shared), [[2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup|2000]]

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | [[Football at the Bolivarian Games|Bolivarian Games]]}}

{{MedalGold | '''1938 Bogotá''' | NA}}

{{MedalGold | '''1947–48 Lima''' | NA}}

{{MedalBronze | '''1951 Caracas''' | NA}}

{{MedalGold | '''1961 Barranquilla''' | NA}}

{{MedalGold | '''1973 Panama City''' | NA}}

{{MedalBronze | '''1977 La Paz''' | NA}}

{{MedalGold | '''1981 Barquisimeto''' | NA}}

{{MedalSport | [[Copa Centenario de Armenia]]}}

{{MedalBronze | '''1989 Armenia''' | NA}}

{{MedalSport | [[Kirin Cup]]}}

{{MedalGold | '''1999 Japan''' | NA}}

{{MedalGold | '''2005 Japan''' | NA}}

{{MedalGold | '''2011 Japan''' | NA}}

{{MedalSport | [[Marlboro Cup (soccer)|Marlboro Cup]]}}

{{MedalSilver | '''1989 New York''' | NA}}

{{MedalSport | Men's [[CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament|Pre-Olympic Football]]}}

{{MedalSilver | '''1960 Peru''' | NA}}

{{MedalBronze | '''1964 Peru''' | NA}}

{{MedalBronze | '''1980 Colombia''' | NA}}

{{MedalSport | [[U.S. Cup|Nike United States Cup]]}}

{{MedalBronze | '''[[1997 U.S. Cup]]''' | NA}}

}}

The '''Peru national football team''' represents [[Peru]] in [[FIFA|international]] [[Association Football|football]] competition and is managed by the [[Peruvian Football Federation]] (FPF). The team competes against the other nine members of [[FIFA]]'s [[CONMEBOL]] conference, which encompasses the countries of [[South America]]. The Peruvian team's performance has been inconsistent, although it is considered to have enjoyed two successful periods in the 1930s and 1970s.<ref name="Witzig">Witzig, p. 349</ref>

Founded in 1927, the Peru national football team plays its home matches primarily at the [[Estadio Nacional (Lima)|Estadio Nacional]] in [[Lima, Peru|Lima]]. Peru has won the [[Copa América]] [[Peru at the Copa América|twice]], qualified for [[Peru at the FIFA World Cup|four FIFA World Cup]] tournaments, and participated in [[Peru at the Olympics|two Olympic]] tournaments. Peru's traditional footballing [[Chile and Peru football rivalry|rival]] is [[Chile national football team|Chile]],<ref name="The Star">{{cite web | title=High Alert for Chile-Peru Qualifier| publisher=thestar.com.my | url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2007/10/17/sports/19188779&sec=sports| accessdate=2008-08-09}}</ref> but the team also has a prominent rivalry with [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]]. The classic colors of the team are white and red, the colors of the [[Flag of Peru|Peruvian flag]], and the team is commonly known as ''la Blanquirroja'' ([[Castellano|Spanish]] for "the white-and-red").<ref name="Arkivperu.com, ''La Blanquiroja''"/>

Early in its history, Peru participated in [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] tournaments and enjoyed victories in the [[1938 Bolivarian Games]] and the [[1939 South American Championship|1939 Copa América]], when it was led by [[Teodoro Fernández]], [[Juan Valdivieso]], and [[Alejandro Villanueva]].<ref name="Witzig"/> Peruvian football's successful period in the 1970s brought Peru back to world recognition, with players such as [[Héctor Chumpitaz]], [[Hugo Sotil]], and [[Teófilo Cubillas]].<ref name="FIFA Peru">{{cite web|title=Peru|publisher=FIFA.com | url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/southamerica/teams/team=43929/index.html | accessdate=2007-10-20}}</ref><ref name="BBC Sport">{{cite web | title=The slide of Peruvian football|publisher=BBC |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/timvickery/2008/11/the_slide_of_peruvian_football.html| accessdate=2009-02-14}}</ref> This team qualified for three FIFA World Cups and won the [[1975 Copa América|Copa América in 1975]].

Peru's [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982 World Cup]] participation was its last to date: the national team has not since won a major tournament or participated in a World Cup tournament. The team was temporarily suspended from international participation by FIFA in late 2008 due to allegations of corruption involving government sport authorities and the FPF. Peru has currently appointed Uruguayan [[Sergio Markarián]] as its head coach and, after achieving third place at the [[2011 Copa América]], seeks to qualify for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].

==History==

{{main|History of the Peru national football team}}

[[Association Football|Football]] was introduced in Peru by British immigrants and by Peruvians returning from [[England]] in the nineteenth century.<ref name=sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe>{{cite web|url=http://sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe/BibVirtual/Tesis/Human/Alvarez_E_T/Cap2.htm|lang=es|title=La difusión del fútbol en Lima.|accessdate=2008-08-12 |publisher=sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe}}</ref> In 1859, the British community of the Peruvian capital founded the [[Lima Cricket Club]], a [[sports club]] dedicated to the practice of cricket, hockey, tennis, and football.{{efn-ua|The Lima Cricket and Football Club also claims the title of being oldest football club in [[the Americas]].}}{{sfn|Higgins|2005|pp=130}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mailservicepro2.com/clublimacricket/tempo/quienes-somos/|lang=es|title=El Club: Datos y Anécdotas|accessdate=2013-19-01 |publisher=Clublimacricket.com}}</ref> In nearby [[Callao]], then an important [[Pacific Ocean]] port,<ref>Roel, p. 124</ref> English sailors used their free time to play football with the local ''Chalacos'' (people from Callao).{{efn-ua|During these games, the locals possibly invented the move known as the ''chalaca'' (short for "Chalacan Strike"), or [[bicycle kick]].}}<ref name="El Periodico de Mexico">{{es icon}}{{cite web |url=http://www.elperiodicodemexico.com/nota.php?sec=Deportes&id=55799|title=¿Chilena o chalaca?... esa es la cuestión|accessdate=2008-01-16 |work=Elperiodicodemexico.com}}</ref> A growing [[sports rivalry]] soon developed between foreigners and ''Chalacos'', and overtime this transformed into a football rivalry between Callao and Lima.<ref name="sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe" />{{sfn|Goldblatt|2006|pp=135}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/peruhist.html|title=Peru-List of Final Tables|accessdate=2008-08-12|publisher=rsssf.com }}</ref> However, the lack of a centralized organization caused constant conflicts among the clubs, and one such conflict resulted in the creation of the [[Peruvian Football Federation]] (FPF) in 1922 and a [[Peruvian Primera División|Peruvian Football League]] tournament, regulated by the FPF, in 1926.<ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web|url=http://fpf.org.pe/|title=Historia|accessdate=2008-08-12|publisher=fpf.org.pe}}</ref>

Thanks to the significant British population in Peru, the acceptance of the game by the local elite, and the sport's rapid development among the urban poor of the [[La Victoria District, Lima|La Victoria]] district in Lima (due to the 1901 foundation of [[Alianza Lima]]), Peru formed the strongest footballing culture in the Andean region.{{sfn|Goldblatt|2006|pp=135}} However, even though the FPF joined the [[South American Football Confederation]] (CONMEBOL) in 1925, financial problems prevented the formation of a national football team until 1927.<ref name="Pulgar Vidal, ''La Seleccion...''">{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=La Seleccion Peruana de 1924| publisher=Jaimepulgarvidal.blogspot.com| url=http://jaimepulgarvidal.blogspot.com/2007/10/la-seleccin-peruana-de-1924.html | accessdate=2009-02-14}}</ref> The ensuing decade saw the first golden era of Peruvian football.{{sfn|Witzig|2006|pp=349}} Various Peruvian clubs toured [[Latin America]], and Peruvian football players gained international recognition for their talent.<ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web|url=http://www.clubalianzalima.com/pages/hist1921.asp|title=Historia Blanquiazul: 1921–1960|accessdate=2008-08-12|publisher=clubalianzalima.com}}<br />{{es icon}}{{cite web|url=http://peru.com/futbol/seleccion/historia/futbolistas/tfernandez.asp|title=Teodoro 'Lolo' Fernandez|accessdate=2009-06-30|publisher=Peru.com}}<br />{{es icon}} {{cite web|url=http://www.futbolvenezolanoaldia.5u.com/paginas/histo.htm|title=Un Poco de Historia|accessdate=2008-08-20|publisher=Futbolvenezolanoaldia.5u.com}}<br />{{es icon}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mipunto.com/deportes/futbol/venezuela/historia.jsp|title=L historia del futbol venezolano|accessdate=2008-08-20|publisher=Mipunto.com}}<br />{{es icon}}{{cite web|url=http://www.arcotriunfal.com/888/58_anos_de_futbol_profesional.html|title=58 años de fútbol profesional|accessdate=2008-03-17|publisher=Arcotriunfal.com}}</ref> Peru further awed audiences at the inaugural FIFA World Cup and the [[1936 Berlin Summer Olympics]],<ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=Minuto a minuto | publisher=Elcomercio.com | url=http://www.elcomercio.com.pe/edicionimpresa/Html/2007-08-05/imecnacional0765460.html| accessdate=2009-02-17}}</ref> and finished the decade as winners of the inaugural [[Bolivarian Games]] (1938) and [[1939 South American Championship|South American champions]].{{efn-ua|Peru became the fourth nation to win the South American championship (later renamed Copa América), after Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil.}}<ref name="Rsssf.com, ''Bolivarian Games''">{{cite web | title=Bolivarian Games: Soccer Tournament| publisher=Rsssf.com| url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesb/bolivarianos.html| accessdate=2009-02-15}}</ref><ref name="Rsssf.com, ''Southamerican Championship 1939''">{{cite web | title=Southamerican Championship 1939 | publisher=RSSSF.com | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/39safull.html| accessdate=2009-02-17}}</ref>

After nearly four decades of sparse achievements and narrow eliminations in World Cup qualifiers ([[1958 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL – Group 1)|1958]], [[1962 FIFA World Cup qualification|1962]], and [[1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|1966]]), Peru entered another golden era in late 1969, qualifying for the [[1970 FIFA World Cup|Mexico 1970 World Cup]] at the expense of Bolivia and Argentina.<ref>{{cite web | title=The silence of the Bombonera| publisher=FIFA.com| url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=735839.html| accessdate=2009-02-18}}</ref> In the tournament, Peru reached the quarterfinals and earned the first [[FIFA Fair Play Trophy]].<ref name="BBC Sport" /><ref name="RSSSF, ''International Results''" /> Afterwards, Peru won its second [[1975 Copa América|Copa América in 1975]] and qualified for the [[1978 FIFA World Cup|Argentina 1978 World Cup]], eliminating traditional rivals Chile and Ecuador.<ref>{{cite web | title=Southamerican Championship 1975| publisher=Rsssf.com| url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/75safull.html| accessdate=2009-02-18}}</ref> In this World Cup, Peru ended as group leaders, but were eliminated in the second round.<ref name="RSSSF, ''World Cup 1978''" /> The team next qualified for the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|Spain 1982 World Cup]], eliminating Uruguay (the [[1980 Mundialito]] winners) and Colombia.<ref>{{cite web | title=Mundialito 1980 (Montevideo, Uruguay)| publisher=Rsssf.com| url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/mund80.html| accessdate=2009-02-18}}</ref> The team then prepared by touring Europe and Africa, defeating Hungary (2–1) and France (1–0), and tying [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] (1–1); upon returing home, Peru defeated Romania (2–0).<ref name="RSSSF, ''International Results''" /> However, Peru was eliminated in the World Cup's Group Stage, ending a period when the team's "flowing football was admired across the globe."<ref name="RSSSF, ''World Cup 1982 Finals''" /><ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=BOwQ82EArigC&pg=PA120&dq=1983+Copa+America&hl=en&ei=ikYwTqC-Lcjh0QHbq7SGAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Peru&f=false Soccer: The Ultimate Guide] Page 75</ref>

Subsequent years proved unfavorable to Peru. The national side missed the Mexico 1986 World Cup after losing a play-off match against Chile. Tragedy struck on December 8, 1987, when the aircraft carrying [[Alianza Lima]]'s team and coaching staff [[1987 Alianza Lima air disaster|crashed into the Pacific Ocean]], with several young national team members and coach [[Marcos Calderón]] perishing as a result.<ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=Trágicos accidentes se han llevado dos planteles de fútbol en el Perú: el de Alianza Lima y el de Juan Aurich de Chiclayo | publisher=Jaimepulgarvidal.blogspot.com| url=http://jaimepulgarvidal.blogspot.com/2007/09/trgicos-accidentes-se-han-llevado-dos.html| accessdate=2009-02-18}}</ref> Despite earning third place at the [[1997 U.S. Cup]],<ref>{{cite web | title=USA Cup 1997| publisher=Rsssf.com| url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesu/uscup97.html| accessdate=2009-03-17}}</ref> Peru did not get close to qualifying for a World Cup again until 1998, when it was eliminated due to a goal difference with Chile.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Cup 1998 qualifications|publisher=Rsssf.com|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/98qual.html#sam|accessdate=2009-02-18}}</ref> Nonetheless, Peru managed to win two [[Kirin Cup]] competitions (1999 and 2005), as well as attaining second place at the 1989 [[Marlboro Cup (soccer)|Marlboro Cup]],<ref name="Rsssf.com, ''Marlboro...''">{{cite web | title=Marlboro Cups (USA) 1987–1990 | publisher=Rsssf.com | url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesm/marlboro.html| accessdate=2009-02-17}}</ref> and third place at the 2000 [[Peru at the CONCACAF Gold Cup|CONCACAF Gold Cup]].<ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup|publisher=Terra.com|url=http://www.terra.com/deportes/articulo/html/fox388189.htm| accessdate=2009-02-18}}</ref>

At present, Peru remains unable to qualify for a World Cup and has struggled with various [[Peru national football team indiscipline scandals|player indiscipline scandals]]. Much of the blame for Peru's performance is placed on FPF President [[Manuel Burga]].<ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=Perú cae ante Chile en Lima y confirma por qué es último en Sudamérica| publisher=Peru.com | url=http://www.peru.com/futbol/sgc/portada/2009/03/29/detalle28262.aspx| accessdate=2008-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=José "Chemo" del Solar bate un récord con Perú| publisher=Peru.com | url=http://www.peru.com/futbol/eliminatorias201020090610/38758/Jose-Chemo-del-Solar-bate-un-record-con-Peru| accessdate=2009-06-11}}</ref><ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=Prensa concuerda que Perú es el peor equipo de la historia| publisher=Peru.com | url=http://www.peru.com/futbol/portada20090611/38820/Prensa-concuerda-que-Peru-es-el-peor-equipo-de-la-historia| accessdate=2009-06-11}}</ref> In 2008, the Peruvian government charged Burga with corruption and made his re-election illegal. In response, FIFA suspended several Peruvian Football League officials and referees, the national football team, and prevented Peru from hosting the [[2009 South American Youth Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Suspension of the Peruvian FA| publisher=FIFA.com | url=http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/news/newsid=959151/index.html| accessdate=2008-08-09}}</ref> After [[Peruvian Institute of Sport]] (IPD) president [[Arturo Woodman]] agreed to discuss matters and reach an agreement with the FPF, FIFA President [[Sepp Blatter]] lifted the bans and restrictions.<ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=La FIFA Levanta La Sancion al Futbol Peruano| publisher=Peru.com | url=http://www.peru.com/futbol/sgc/portada/2008/12/20/detalle16993.aspx| accessdate=2008-12-20}}</ref> With FIFA's approval, the FPF later reappointed Burga.<ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=Woodman: "La FPF es la única responsable de la pérdida del Sudamericano"|publisher=Elcomercio.com | url=http://www.elcomercio.com.pe/ediciononline/HTML/2008-11-07/woodman-la-fpf-unica-responsable-perdida-sudamericano.html| accessdate=2009-03-15}}</ref>

On July 2, 2010, Uruguayan [[Sergio Markarián]] took charge of the national team tasked with leading Peru in the [[2011 Copa América]] and the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=Markarian, nuevo técnico de Perú| publisher=Espndeportes.espn.go.com | url=http://espndeportes.espn.go.com/news/story?id=1053656&s=futbol/mundial&type=story| accessdate=2010-08-09}}</ref> His work with the squad received positive comments from [[Pelé]],<ref>{{cite web | title=Pelé: "Perú tiene chances de ir al Mundial"| publisher=Peru.com| url=http://peru.com/futbol/4059/noticia-pele-peru-tiene-chances-ir-al-mundial| accessdate=2011-07-28}}</ref> and Peru won the [[Kirin Cup]] for a third time.<ref>{{cite web|title=Perú campeón de la Copa Kirin|publisher=Peru.com|url=http://peru.com/futbol/6760/noticia-peru-campeon-copa-kirin|accessdate=2011-07-28}}</ref> Markarián's first challenge was another indiscipline scandal; Markarián temporarily banned Reimond Manco and John Galliquio.<ref>{{cite web | title=Perú: Markarián indultó a Farfán, Manco y Galliquio| publisher=Goal.com| url=http://www.goal.com/es-us/news/3444/per%C3%BA/2011/04/21/2451847/per%C3%BA-markari%C3%A1n-indult%C3%B3-a-farf%C3%A1n-manco-y-galliquio| accessdate=2011-07-28}}</ref> Peru achieved third place at the 2011 Copa América, even though several of the team's key players were unavailable because of injuries.<ref>{{cite web | title=Perú Se Reinventa Por Las Lesiones| work=El Universal| url=http://www.eluniversal.com/2011/07/01/peru-se-reinventa-por-las-lesiones.shtml| accessdate=2011-07-28}}</ref>

==FIFA World Cup record==

{{main|Peru at the FIFA World Cup}}

[[File:1982-paraguay-wm-spain-1-peru.JPG|right|thumb|230px|Peruvian team featured in a Paraguayan stamp of the 1982 FIFA World Cup held in Spain.]]

Peru has played at four [[FIFA World Cup]] finals, the first in 1930 and the last in 1982.<ref>{{cite web | title=Peru (PER) | publisher=FIFA.com| url=http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=per/countryInfo.html| accessdate=2009-02-18}}</ref> [[Luis de Souza Ferreira]] scored Peru's first World Cup goal in the 1930 match against Romania.<ref>{{cite web|author=Escrito por José Augusto Giuffra |url=http://dechalaca.com/hemeroteca/lo-justo-tio/luis-de-souza-ferreira-primero-el-ingeniero |title=Luis de Souza Ferreira: Primero, el ingeniero - De Chalaca &#124; Fútbol para el que la conoce |publisher=De Chalaca |date= |accessdate=2011-09-28}}</ref> [[Teófilo Cubillas]] is the team's top World Cup scorer with 10 goals in two competitions. Four managers have led Peru in the competition: Spaniard [[Francisco Bru]] (1930),<ref name="1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay">{{cite web | title=1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay | publisher=FIFA.com| url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1/teams/team=43929.html| accessdate=2010-08-09}}</ref> Brazilians [[Valdir Pereira]] (1970) and [[Elba de Pádua Lima]] (1982),<ref name="1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico">{{cite web | title=1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico | publisher=FIFA.com| url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=32/teams/team=43929.html| accessdate=2010-08-09}}</ref><ref name="1982 FIFA World Cup Spain">{{cite web | title=1982 FIFA World Cup Spain | publisher=FIFA.com| url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=59/teams/team=43929.html| accessdate=2010-08-09}}</ref> and Peruvian [[Marcos Calderón]] (1978).<ref name="1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina">{{cite web | title=1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina | publisher=FIFA.com| url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=50/teams/team=43929.html| accessdate=2010-08-09}}</ref> Pereira's 1970 squad reached the quarter-finals; the team's furthest progression in the World Cup.

In 1930, Peru were eliminated in the group stage after losing to [[Romania national football team|Romania]] (1–3) and Uruguay (0–1). During the match against Romania, Peru's [[Plácido Galindo]] became the first player to be [[Ejection (sports)|sent off]] during a World Cup.<ref>{{cite web | title=101 Facts| publisher=FIFA.com| url=http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fanfest/magazine/magazine06-06p.4en_3358.pdf| accessdate=2009-06-15}}</ref> In 1969, Peru lost 1–2 to Bolivia in the [[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification|1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]], after which the referee, Sergio Chechelev, admitted Argentina paid him to [[Match fixing|fix the game]] in Bolivia's favor.<ref name="Arkiv Peru, ''Grandes Broncas''">{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=Grandes Broncas del Futbol Peruano| publisher=Arkivperu.com| url=http://www.arkivperu.com/broncas.htm| accessdate=2009-02-17}}</ref> Peru qualified for the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]], drawing 2–2 against [[Argentina National Football Team|Argentina]], preventing Argentina's World Cup qualification for the first time.<ref name="FIFA.com, ''El dia que...''">{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=El día que Perú enmudeció a la Bombonera | publisher=Fifa.com | url=http://es.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=735385.html#| accessdate=2009-02-17}}</ref> The 1970 team led by [[Waldir Pereira|"Didi" Pereira]] beat Bulgaria 3–2 after trailing 0–2 at half-time,<ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=Mundial de Fútbol 1970 México – Primera Ronda| publisher=Infofutbolonline.com|accessdate=2009-06-30| url=http://www.infofutbolonline.com/torneos/mundial_1970_grupos.htm#groupd}}</ref> beat Morocco (3–0), lost to Germany (1–3) and were eliminated by Brazil (2–4) in the quarterfinals.<ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=Teófilo Cubillas y Héctor Chumpitaz en el equipo ideal de Sudamérica según revista deportiva| publisher=Perucampeon.com|accessdate=2009-06-30| url=http://www.perucampeon.com/seleccion-peruana/teofilo-cubillas-y-hector-chumpitaz-en-el-equipo-ideal-de-sudamerica-segun-revista-deportiva.html}}</ref><ref>{{es icon}}{{cite news | title=Cubillas: "Un trampolín para jugadores" | publisher=News.bbc.com|accessdate=2009-06-30| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/spanish/deportes/newsid_6765000/6765663.stm | date=2007-06-18 | first=BBC | last=Deportes}}</ref>

Peru qualified for the 1978 cup [[1978 FIFA World Cup|held in Argentina]], and was [[1978 FIFA World Cup Group 4|placed in Group 4]], becoming group leader after defeating [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] (3–1) and [[Iran national football team|Iran]] (4–1),<ref>{{cite web | title=Peru – Scotland| publisher=FIFA.com|accessdate=2009-06-30| url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=50/results/matches/match=2451/report.html}}</ref><ref name="Arkiv Peru, ''Peru-Escocia (1978)''">{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=Perú-Escocia (1978)| publisher=Arkivperu.com| url=http://www.arkivperu.com/escocia.htm| accessdate=2009-02-17}}</ref> and drawing with [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]] (0–0).<ref>{{cite web | title=Peru – Iran| publisher=FIFA.com|accessdate=2009-06-30| url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=50/results/matches/match=2405/report.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Netherlands – Peru| publisher=FIFA.com|accessdate=2009-06-30| url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=50/results/matches/match=2394/report.html}}</ref> In the second round, rumors circulated that Peru had been paid by the [[National Reorganization Process|Argentine military government]] to play poorly and concede the goals Argentina needed to reach the final; it was further rumored that the Peruvian goalkeeper, [[Ramón Quiroga]], who was born in Argentina. None of the allegations could be proven, and Argentina won the tournament.<ref name="Perucampeon.com, ''El Argentina...''">{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=El Argentina – Perú del Mundial del 78. La otra historia | publisher=Perucampeon.com | url=http://www.perucampeon.com/seleccion-peruana/el-argentina-%E2%80%93-peru-del-mundial-del-78-la-otra-historia.html| accessdate=2009-02-17}}</ref> Before the [[1982 FIFA World Cup|Spain 1982 World Cup]] came, the Peruvian squad embarked upon a successful practice tour in Europe and Africa,<ref name="RSSSF, ''International Results''" /> but were eliminated after drawing against Cameroon (0–0) and Italy (1–1) and defeated by Poland (5–1).<ref>{{cite web | title=Poland – Peru| publisher=FIFA.com|accessdate=2009-06-30| url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=59/results/matches/match=1055/report.html}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|-

!colspan=9|[[FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup record]]

|-

!Year

!Round

!Position

!GP

!W

!D*

!L

!GS

!GA

|-

|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]

|Group Stage

|10th

|2

|0

|0

|2

|1

|4

|-

|{{flagicon|Italy|1861}} [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]

|colspan=8|Withdrew

|-

|{{flagicon|France}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]

|colspan=8|Did Not Enter

|-

|{{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]

|rowspan=2 colspan=8|Withdrew

|-

|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]

|-

|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]

|rowspan=3 colspan=8|Did Not Qualify

|-

|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]

|-

|{{flagicon|England}} [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]

|-

|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]

|Quarter-Final

|6th

|4

|2

|0

|2

|9

|9

|-

|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]

|colspan=8|Did Not Qualify

|-

|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]

|Second Group Stage

|8th

|6

|2

|1

|3

|7

|12

|-

|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]

|Group Stage

|20th

|3

|0

|2

|1

|2

|6

|-

|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]

|rowspan=7 colspan=8|Did Not Qualify

|-

|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]

|-

|{{flagicon|United States}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]

|-

|{{flagicon|France}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]

|-

|{{flagicon|South Korea}} {{flagicon|Japan}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]

|-

|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]

|-

|{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]

|-

|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]

|rowspan=3 colspan=8|To Be Determined

|-

|{{flagicon|Russia}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]

|-

|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]

|-

|'''Total'''

|'''Quarter-Final'''

|'''4/19'''

|'''15'''

|'''4'''

|'''3'''

|'''8'''

|'''19'''

|'''31'''

|}

:''*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on [[penalty shootout (football)|penalty kicks]].''

{{Peru FIFA World Cup Squads}}

==Copa América record==

{{main|Peru at the Copa América}}

[[File:Copa America-2004-02.jpg|right|thumb|Celebrations in the ''Estadio Nacional'' prior to the [[2004 Copa América]] final held in Peru.]]

After joining [[CONMEBOL]] in 1925, Peru hosted the [[Copa América]] in 1927, 1935, 1939, 1953, 1957, 2004; and won it in 1939 and 1975. [[Demetrio Neyra]] scored the national team's first goal in the 1927 edition held in [[Lima]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cronicaviva.com.pe/index.php/component/content/article/62-roberto-salinas-comenta/21405-en-1928-empiezan-los-campeonatos-de-la-federacion-y-en-la-final-nacen-los-clasicos-alianza-u- |title=En 1928 empiezan los Campeonatos de la Federación y en la final nacen los Clásicos Alianza-"U"... |publisher=Cronicaviva.com.pe |date= |accessdate=2011-09-28}}</ref> Peru's team boasts three tournament top scorers: [[Teodoro Fernández]] (7 goals, 1939), [[Eduardo Malásquez]] (3 goals, 1983), and [[Paolo Guerrero]] (5 goals, 2011).<ref>{{es icon}}{{cite news | title=FUTBOL-DATOS-Lista de goleadores históricos de la Copa América| agency=Reuters Mexico|accessdate=2011-07-26|url=http://mx.reuters.com/article/topNews/idMXN1E76N09R20110724|date=July 24, 2011}}</ref> Teodoro Fernández in 1939 and 1941, [[Miguel Loayza]] in 1959 and [[Paolo Guerrero]] in 2011 scored [[hat-trick]]s in the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.libero.pe/copa-america-2011/paolo-guerrero-esta-junto-lolo-fernandez-y-al-mago-loayza-en-la-historia-de-la-cop |title=Paolo Guerrero está junto a "Lolo" Fernández y al "Mago" Loayza en la historia de la Copa América &#124; Copa América 2011 |publisher=Libero.pe |date=2011-07-23 |accessdate=2011-09-28}}</ref> Two managers have led Peru to tournament victories, Englishman [[Jack Greenwell]] (1939) and Peruvian [[Marcos Calderón]] (1975).

In 1939 Peru achieved its first Copa América title, defeating Ecuador 5–2, Chile 3–1, and Paraguay 3–0 to reach the final. With players Teodoro Fernández and [[Jorge Alcalde]], Peru defeated Uruguay in the final by 2–1.<ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=Perú y su primera Copa América| publisher=Peru.com|accessdate=2009-06-30| url=http://www.peru.com/futbol/reportajes/2001/09/18/02.asp}}</ref> Peru became the fourth nation, after Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil, to win the [[Copa América]].

In 1975, Peru won the first Copa América held without a fixed venue, defeating Chile and Bolivia in the group stages, Brazil at the [[Mineirão]] by 3–1 with the goals of [[Enrique Casaretto]] and [[Teófilo Cubillas]] in the semifinals. After being randomly chosen in a CONMEBOL-sponsored lottery, ordered after Brazil defeated Peru in Lima by 0–2, thus equalizing in the amount of points between it and Brazil,<ref name="Arkivperu.com, ''La Copa América de 1975''" >{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=Copa América 1975: Peru campeon!| publisher=Arkivperu.com| url=http://www.arkivperu.com/copamerica75.htm| accessdate=2009-06-15}}</ref> Peru defeated Colombia in two of three games played for the final. The squad lost the first leg of the final played in Colombia, but won the second match in [[Lima]] and a final match at [[Caracas]]. Peru's goals were scored by [[Juan Carlos Oblitas]], [[Oswaldo Ramírez]], and [[Hugo Sotil]].<ref name="Arkivperu.com, ''La Copa América de 1975''" />

Peru's highest non-winning place in the tournament is third place, which it achieved five times; two at home (1927 and 1935), one in Brazil (1949), one in Chile (1955), and in Argentina (2011). In 2011, Peru also obtained five '''[[LG Corp.]] Player of the Game''' awards, twice for [[Paolo Guerrero]] and [[Juan Manuel Vargas]], and once for [[William Chiroque]], the most awarded to a national team in the tournament.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|-

!colspan=8|[[Copa América|Copa América/South American Championship]]

|-

!colspan=8|Total: 2 Titles

|-

!Year

!Position

! style="width:2%;" rowspan="12"|

!Year

!Position

! style="width:2%;" rowspan="12"|

!Year

!Position

|-

|<small>[[1916 South American Championship|1916]]–[[1926 South American Championship|1926]]</small>||Absent|| style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|BRA}} [[1949 South American Championship|1949]]|| style="background:#c96;"|Third Place||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[1987 Copa América|1987]]||Round 1

|-

| style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|PER}} [[1927 South American Championship|1927]]|| style="background:#c96;"|Third Place||{{flagicon|PER}} [[1953 South American Championship|1953]]||Fifth Place||{{flagicon|BRA}} [[1989 Copa América|1989]]||Round 1

|-

| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[1929 South American Championship|1929]]|| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|Fourth Place|| style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[1955 South American Championship|1955]]|| style="background:#c96;"|Third Place||{{flagicon|CHI}} [[1991 Copa América|1991]]||Round 1

|-

| style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|PER}} [[1935 South American Championship|1935]]|| style="background:#c96;"|Third Place||{{flagicon|URU}} [[1956 South American Championship|1956]]||Sixth Place||{{flagicon|ECU}} [[1993 Copa América|1993]]||Quarterfinals

|-

|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[1937 South American Championship|1937]]||Sixth place|| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|{{flagicon|PER}} [[1957 South American Championship|1957]]|| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|Fourth Place||{{flagicon|URU}} [[1995 Copa América|1995]]||Round 1

|-

|bgcolor=gold|{{flagicon|PER}} [[1939 South American Championship|1939]]||bgcolor=gold|'''Winners'''|| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[South American Championship 1959 (Argentina)|1959]]|| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|Fourth Place|| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|{{flagicon|BOL}} [[1997 Copa América|1997]]|| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|Fourth Place

|-

| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[1941 South American Championship|1941]]|| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|Fourth Place||{{flagicon|BOL}} [[1963 South American Championship|1963]]||Fifth place||{{flagicon|PAR}} [[1999 Copa América|1999]]||Quarterfinals

|-

|{{flagicon|URU}} [[1942 South American Championship|1942]]||Fifth place||{{flagicon|URU}} [[1967 South American Championship|1967]]||'''Withdrew'''||{{flagicon|COL}} [[2001 Copa América|2001]]||Quarterfinals

|-

|{{flagicon|CHI}} [[1945 South American Championship|1945]]||'''Withdrew'''||bgcolor=gold|[[1975 Copa América|1975]]||bgcolor=gold|'''Winners'''||{{flagicon|PER}} [[2004 Copa América|2004]]||Quarterfinals

|-

|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[1946 South American Championship|1946]]||'''Withdrew'''|| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|[[1979 Copa América|1979]]|| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|Semifinals||{{flagicon|VEN}} [[2007 Copa América|2007]]||Quarterfinals

|-

|{{flagicon|ECU}} [[1947 South American Championship|1947]]||Fifth Place|| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|[[1983 Copa América|1983]]|| style="background:LemonChiffon;"|Semifinals|| style="background:#c96;"|{{flagicon|ARG}} [[2011 Copa América|2011]]|| style="background:#c96;"|Third Place

|}

{{Peru Copa América Champion Squads}}

==Olympic record==

{{see also|Peru at the Olympics|Peru v Austria (1936)}}

[[File:PeruOlympics1936.png|230px|thumb|right|1936 Berlin Summer Olympics team. Front: Adelfo Magallanes, [[Jorge Alcalde]], [[Teodoro Fernández]], [[José Morales (footballer)|José Morales]], and Alejandro Villanueva. Back: [[Carlos Tovar]], [[Víctor Guarderas Lavalle]], Juan Valdivieso, [[Arturo Fernández (footballer)|Arturo Fernández]], [[Segundo Castillo]], and [[Orestes Jordán]].]]

Peru was the only South American football team to compete in the [[1936 Berlin Olympics]].<ref name="Witzig"/> The team began the tournament well, defeating [[Finland national football team|Finland]] 7–3. Players for Peru included Teodoro Fernández, [[Alejandro Villanueva]], [[Juan Valdivieso]], and [[Adelfo Magallanes]].<ref name="La Republica, ''Controversia''">{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=Controversia &#124; Berlín 36. Un mito derrumbado | publisher=LaRepublica.pe| url=http://www.larepublica.pe/17-08-2008/controversia-berlin-36-un-mito-derrumbado| accessdate=2011-07-27}}</ref> The [[IFFHS]] considers this Peruvian side to have been "a technically excellent and strong attacking side" that had "everything to be a finalist."<ref>Witzig, p. 350</ref> The Peruvians next eliminated the [[Wunderteam|Austrian ''Wunderteam'']], favorites to win the tournament, [[Peru v Austria (1936)|defeating them 4–2]] in [[extra time]]. However, after the game, the Austrian team alleged that the Peruvian players had manhandled them and that Peruvian spectators, one brandishing a [[revolver]], had invaded the pitch during overtime.<ref name="Peru.com, ''Olimpiadas de Berlin''">{{es icon}}{{cite web |url=http://www.peru.com/futbol/reportajes/2001/09/18/01.asp |title=Las Olimpiadas de Berlín |accessdate=2007-08-21 |publisher=Peru.com}}</ref> However, Peru - the away team - had few supporters, and the nationalities or identities of the spectators who entered the field during the regular time were never discovered.<ref>Witzig, pp. 352–358</ref> Despite the lack of concrete evidence, the [[International Olympic Committee]], presided by [[Jules Rimet]],<ref name="Witzig358">Witzig, p. 358</ref> nullified the result and ordered a re-match behind closed doors, and the Peruvian and Colombian delegations forfeited the games in protest.<ref name="Peru.com, ''Olimpiadas de Berlin''" /> The story was told differently by European and South American media; the exact details of the incident remain unknown.<ref name="La Republica, ''Controversia''" /> Nowadays, the IFFHS is the only international football organization to condemn the actions taken against Peru in the tournament.<ref name="Witzig358"/>

During the 1960s, Peru won the Bolivarian Games in [[Barranquilla]] and qualified for the [[1960 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rome, Italy|Rome]].<ref name="Rsssf.com, ''Bolivarian Games''" />

==Stadium==

{{main|Estadio Nacional (Lima)}}

[[Image:EstadioNacion-Peru.jpg|right|thumb|''Estadio Nacional'', renovated in July 24, 2011, meets FIFA's highest requirements.<ref name="libero.pe">http://www.libero.pe/de-otro-mundo-mira-en-360-grados-el-estadio-nacional-2011-07-26</ref>]]

The ''Estadio Nacional'' (National Stadium), also known as the ''Coloso de José Díaz'', is a 45,000-spectator stadium located in [[Lima]] that acts as the traditional home of the Peruvian team and the National Stadium of Peru.<ref name="EstadioNacional2011">{{cite web | url=http://www.conmebol.com/eliminatoriamundialfifa/El-renacer-de-un-gigante-del-futbol-20110726-0002.html| title=Estadio Nacional de Lima: el renacer de un gigante del fútbol| publisher=Conmebol.com| accessdate=2011-08-02}}</ref> The stadium, a gift from [[England]], opened on July 18, 1897, as the ''Estadio Guadalupe''.<ref>http://www.conmebol.com/eliminatoriamundialfifa/El-renacer-de-un-gigante-del-futbol-20110726-0002.html</ref><ref name="ReferenceA">Goldblatt</ref> The Peruvian Football League (which later became the [[Peruvian Football Federation]]) used it for the first official football tournaments, which were held in Lima. In 1921, as part of President [[Augusto B. Leguía]]'s ''embellecimiento'' (beautification) program, the stadium was renovated and renamed the ''[[Estadio Nacional de Peru (1897)|Estadio Nacional de Peru]]''.<ref name="ReferenceA"/> During the regime of General [[Manuel Odría]], the stadium was reconstructed and officially re-inaugurated on October 27, 1952.<ref name="IPD">{{es icon}}{{cite web | url=http://www.ipd.gob.pe/1059/estadio-nacional-cumple-54-a%C3%91os-de-vida| title=Estadio Nacional Cumple 54 Años de Vida| publisher=ipd.gov.pe| accessdate=2008-08-08 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080604142719/http://www.ipd.gob.pe/1059/estadio-nacional-cumple-54-a%C3%91os-de-vida |archivedate = 2008-06-04}}</ref> Under the government of [[Alan García]], the stadium was renovated and re-inaugurated on July 24, 2011.<ref name="EstadioNacional2011"/>

In preparation for the [[2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship]], [[artificial turf]] was installed as a means of improving the stadium's aesthetic appeal; the surface was left in place after the tournament. In 2005, the stadium was one of Peru's four "Star II" (the highest certification granted to artificial [[Association football pitch|pitches]]) stadiums.<ref name="El Regional de Piura">{{es icon}}{{cite web | url=http://www.elregionalpiura.com.pe/archivosnoticias/2005_11/noviembre_17/deportivas_17.htm| title=Cuatro Estadios Peruanos con Certificacion FIFA| publisher=elregionalpiura.com.pe| accessdate=2008-08-08 }}</ref> Nonetheless, the surface received heavy criticisms from Peruvian First Division clubs, due to player injuries for which it was allegedly responsible.<ref name="Quejas del Nacional">{{es icon}}{{cite web |url=http://www.peru.com/futbol/AutoNoticias/FutbolPortada/2007/11/01/DetalleNoticia96488.asp| title=Vuelven las quejas por el sintético del Nacional | publisher=Peru.com |accessdate=2007-11-01}}</ref> In 2011, the artificial ground was removed as part of stadium's the renovation process. Additional improvements include a modern exterior and interior multi-colored illumination system which complies with FIFA's norms for [[High-definition television|high-definition]] transmissions, two giant [[LED]] screens, individual spectator seats, and 375 private suites.<ref name="libero.pe"/><ref name="EstadioNacional2011"/>

The national team occasionally selects other stadiums as its home venue. The thin atmosphere at the high-altitude ''[[Estadio Garcilaso de la Vega]]'' in [[Cusco]] and the balmy Amazonic climate of the ''[[Estadio Max Augustín]]'' in [[Iquitos]] provide strategic advantages against certain rivals.<ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=Sporting Cristal inicia el torneo en el horno de Iquitos | publisher=Peru.com| url=http://www.peru.com/futbol/sgc/portada/2009/02/13/detalle23085.aspx| accessdate=2009-02-18}}</ref> Other stadiums in Lima are sometimes used to bring the team closer to certain communities in the city, such as [[Alianza Lima]]'s ''[[Estadio Alejandro Villanueva]]''.<ref name="El Comercio">{{es icon}}{{cite web | url=http://www.elcomercio.com.pe/ediciononline/HTML/2008-08-07/Conmebol-confirma-estadio-nacional-como-escenario-partidos-eliminatorias.html | title=Conmebol confirma Estadio Nacional | publisher=elcomercio.com.pe | accessdate=2008-08-08 }}</ref> During the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, [[Universitario de Deportes|Universitario's]] ''[[Estadio Monumental "U"]]'' was often selected for home matches due to controversy over the National Stadium's playing surface.<ref name="Quejas del Nacional"/>

==Uniform==

{{Imageframe|width=140|content=[[File:Tapa El Grafico Segundo Castillo.jpg|149px]]|caption=[[Segundo Castillo Varela]], former midfielder wearing the original design of 1936.|align=right}}

Peru's national colors are red and white.<ref name="RSSSF.com, ''National Teams...''">{{cite web | title=National Teams – Team Colors| publisher=Rsssf.com| url=http://www.rsssf.com/colours/natteams.html | accessdate=2009-02-14}}</ref> The team's first uniform was made for the 1927 South American Championship; it consisted of white shorts and a shirt with vertical stripes. For the 1930 FIFA World Cup, an all-white [[Kit (association football)|kit]] with a red collar was chosen. A third uniform was made for the 1935 South American Championship; a horizontal red stripe was added. Peru's current uniform was designed for the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics; a red stripe crosses the chest diagonally from the left shoulder to the hip's right.<ref name="Arkivperu.com, ''La Blanquiroja''">{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=La Blanquiroja | publisher=Arkivperu.com | url=http://www.arkivperu.com/blanquiroja.htm | accessdate=2009-02-14}}</ref> In 2010, the [[ESPN]] television network named Peru's [[1978 FIFA World Cup]] jersey as the best ever World Cup jersey, praising its simple design.<ref>{{cite web | title=Best World Cup jerseys of all time |publisher=ESPN | url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/page/worldcup101-03082010/ce/us/best-world-cup-jerseys-all-time?cc=5901&utm_source=bleacherreport.com&ver=us| accessdate=2010-08-09}}</ref>

Peru's uniform has been manufactured by eight separate companies. In 1978, [[Adidas]] became the first official manufacturer. During the 1980s, Peru had contracts with Brazilian company [[Penalty (Brazilian sports manufacturer)|Penalty]] (1981–1982), Adidas (1983–1985), two deals with Calvo Sportwear (1987) and Power (1989–1991). In the 1990s, Peru contracted with [[Diadora]] (1991–1992), local manufacturer Polmer (1993–1995) and [[Umbro]] (1996–1997). It also had a long-term contract with local company [[Walon Sport]] (1998–2010). Among other designs, Walon produced the 1998 version with folkloric designs and the 2003 version that was similar to the Adidas kits.<ref name="Arkivperu.com, ''La Blanquiroja''"/> From July 2010, Umbro has produced the kits for Peru. The new uniform was presented on September 4, 2010, in the friendly against Canada.<ref>{{cite web | title=Selección estrenará camiseta en amistoso | publisher=Peru.com | url=http://www.peru.com/cyberperiodista/cyberperiodista/sgi/portada/2010/07/22/detalle8594.aspx| accessdate=2010-08-11}}</ref>

<gallery>

Image:PeruFootballKit1936.png|<center>Peru's 1927 uniform</center>

Image:Perufootballkit1930.png|<center>Peru's 1930 uniform</center>

Image:PeruKit1935.png|<center>Peru's 1935 uniform</center>

Image:Peru HistoricKit 1970.png|<center>Peru's current uniform (1936 – present)</center>

Image:Peru Kit 2.png|<center>Alternate uniform</center>

</gallery>

==Rivalries==

{{see also|Chile and Peru football rivalry}}

The Peruvian team has regional rivalries with [[Chile national football team|Chile]] and [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]]. Territorial, maritime, and cultural disputes have led to a large football rivalry between Chile and Peru since the ending of the [[War of the Pacific]]. Both nations dispute the origin of the football move known as the [[bicycle kick]].<ref name="El Periodico de Mexico" /><ref name=Edition.cnn.com>{{cite news | title=Top 10 international rivalries|publisher=CNN |accessdate=2009-06-30| url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SPORT/football/11/06/first11.rivalries/index.html | date=2008-11-06}}</ref> Matches between Chile and Peru, considered by [[CNN]] (Cable News Network) to be among the top ten rivalries in the world,<ref name=Edition.cnn.com/> are nicknamed the ''Clásico del Pacífico'' (Derby of the Pacific). A trophy named the [[Copa del Pacífico]] (Cup of the Pacific) is awarded whenever Chile and Peru play against each other.<ref name="The Star"/><ref name="RSSSF, ''International Results''" /> Peru's rivalry with Ecuador, derived from historical [[History of the Ecuadorian–Peruvian territorial dispute|border conflicts]], is not as large as that with Chile, but is of competitive importance to both nations.<ref name="PERÚ RUMBO AL MUNDIAL">{{cite web | title=La "U" un Campeon con Altura, y Peru Rumbo al Mundial...| publisher=Peru.com|accessdate=2009-09-26| url=http://www.peru.com/FUTBOL/columnistas/percy_rojas/pasados/20000628.asp}}</ref>

Between 1933 and 1935, Peru united with the [[Chile national football team|Chilean squad]] to form the ''Combinado del Pacifico'',{{efn-ua|The ''Combinado del Pacifico'' was known by the European media as the "Peru-Chile XI" and "All-Pacific".<ref name="Combinado"/>}} touring England, Germany, France, and Spain. Peru's [[Teodoro Fernández]] was the top goal scorer with 48 goals in 39 games.<ref name="Combinado">{{cite web| url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/1933chile-perutour.html |title=European Tour of the "Combinado del Pacífico" 1933–34 |accessdate=2009-07-28}}</ref><ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=La Municipalidad de Lima y la difusión del fútbol| publisher=Munlima.gob.pe| url=http://www.munlima.gob.pe/biblioteca/archivo_municipal/Exposiciones%20virtuales/futbol_de_lima_muni/exposiciones_virtuales_futbol_de_lima.htm| accessdate=2009-02-14| archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20090203195237/http://munlima.gob.pe/biblioteca/archivo_municipal/Exposiciones%20virtuales/futbol_de_lima_muni/exposiciones_virtuales_futbol_de_lima.htm <!--Added by H3llBot-->| archivedate=February 3, 2009}}</ref>

==Players==

{{main|List of Peru international footballers}}

===Current squad===

The following players were named for the [[Exhibition game|Friendly Match]] game against [[Honduras national football team|Honduras]] on November 14, 2012.

Caps and goals updated as November 14, 2012.

{{nat fs g start}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Raúl Fernández Valverde|Raúl Fernández]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|10|6}}|caps=21|goals=0|club=[[FC Dallas]]|clubnat=USA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Carlos Cáceda]]|age={{birth date and age|1991|9|27}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Universitario de Deportes]]|clubnat=PER}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Christian Ramos]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|11|4}}|caps=24|goals=0|club=[[Juan Aurich]]|clubnat=PER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Yoshimar Yotún]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|4|7}}|caps=23|goals=0|club=[[Vasco da Gama]]|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Néstor Duarte]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|9|8}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Universitario de Deportes]]|clubnat=PER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Werner Schuler]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|7|27}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Universitario de Deportes]]|clubnat=PER}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Rinaldo Cruzado]] |age={{birth date and age|1984|9|21}}|caps=33|goals=1|club=[[A.C. ChievoVerona|Chievo]]|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Carlos Lobatón]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|2|6}}|caps=26|goals=1|club=[[Sporting Cristal]]|clubnat=PER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Luis Advíncula]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|3|2}}|caps=23|goals=0|club=[[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|Hoffenheim]]|clubnat=GER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Christian Cueva]] |age={{birth date and age|1991|11|23}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[Ponte Preta]]|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Álvaro Ampuero]]|age={{birth date and age|1992|9|25}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Parma F.C.|Parma]]|clubnat=ITA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Juan Morales Coronado|Juan Morales]]|age={{birth date and age|1989|3|6}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[CD Universidad César Vallejo|Universidad César Vallejo]]|clubnat=PER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Osnar Noronha]]|age={{birth date and age|1991|12|17}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Juan Aurich]]|clubnat=PER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Alfredo Rojas (Peruvian footballer)|Alfredo Rojas]]|age={{birth date and age|1991|5|1}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Juan Aurich]]|clubnat=PER}}

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{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Daniel Chávez]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|1|8}}|caps=12|goals=0|club=[[CD Universidad César Vallejo|Universidad César Vallejo]]|clubnat=PER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Irven Avila]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|7|2}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[Sporting Cristal]]|clubnat=PER}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Raúl Ruidíaz]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|7|25}}|caps=7|goals=0|club=[[Coritiba Foot Ball Club| Coritiba]]|clubnat=BRA}}

{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Jhonny Vidales]]|age={{birth date and age|1992|4|22}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Alianza Lima]]|clubnat=PER}}

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===Recent call-ups===

*^INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.

*^WD Player withdrew from the squad due to personal reason.

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{{nat fs r start}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[José Carvallo]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|3|1}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Universitario de Deportes]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Diego Penny]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|4|22}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Sporting Cristal]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Joel Pinto]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|6|5}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Sport Huancayo]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|BOL}}, October 12, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Leao Butrón]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|3|6}}|caps=39|goals=0|club=[[CD Universidad San Martín|Universidad San Martín]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|URU}}, June 10, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=[[Salomón Libman]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|2|25}}|caps=6|goals=0|club=[[CD Universidad César Vallejo|Universidad César Vallejo]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|CHI}}, March 21, 2012}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Jhoel Herrera]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|7|9}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Real Garcilaso]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Santiago Acasiete]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|10|22}}|caps=43|goals=2|club=[[Cienciano]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Alberto Junior Rodríguez|Alberto Rodríguez]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|3|31}}|caps=42|goals=0|club=[[Rio Ave]]|clubnat=POR|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Carlos Augusto Zambrano|Carlos Zambrano]] |age={{birth date and age|1989|7|10}}|caps=21|goals=2|club=[[Eintracht Frankfurt]]|clubnat=GER|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Rafael Farfán]]|age={{birth date and age|1975|12|28}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Sport Huancayo]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|BOL}}, October 12, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Jesús Álvarez (footballer)|Jesús Álvarez]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|8|26}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[Sporting Cristal]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|BOL}}, October 12, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Renzo Revoredo]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|5|11}}|caps=19|goals=0|club=|club=[[Sporting Cristal]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|BOL}}, October 12, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Jean Pierre Cáncar]]|age={{birth date and age|1987|7|8}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Cienciano]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|BOL}}, October 12, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Aurelio Saco Vértiz]] |age={{birth date and age|1989|5|30}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Universitario de Deportes]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|ARG}}, September 11, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[John Galliquio]]|age={{birth date and age|1979|12|1}}|caps=41|goals=1|club=[[Universitario de Deportes]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|ARG}}, September 11, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Roberto Guizasola]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|8|21}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Juan Aurich]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|ARG}}, September 11, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[José Canova]]|age={{birth date and age|1992|9|30}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Alianza Lima]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|CRC}}, August 15, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Giancarlo Carmona]]|age={{birth date and age|1985|10|08}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[San Lorenzo de Almagro|San Lorenzo]]|clubnat=ARG|latest= vs {{fb|URU}}, June 10, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Walter Vílchez]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|2|20}}|caps=64|goals=1|club=[[Sporting Cristal]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|CHI}}, April 11, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Orlando Contreras]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|6|11}}|caps=6|goals=1|club=[[Juan Aurich]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|CHI}}, April 11, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Jair Céspedes]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|5|22}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[CD Universidad San Martín|Universidad San Martín]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|CHI}}, April 11, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Jaime Vásquez]]|age={{birth date and age|1991|2|21}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[Unión Comercio]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|CHI}}, April 11, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Aldo Corzo]]|age={{birth date and age|1989|5|20}}|caps=9|goals=0|club=[[CD Universidad San Martín|Universidad San Martín]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|CHI}}, March 21, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=[[Gianfranco Espinoza]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|8|28}}|caps=1|goals=0|club=[[CD Universidad San Martín|Universidad San Martín]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|CHI}}, March 21, 2012}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Joel Sánchez (Peruvian footballer)|Joel Sánchez]]|age={{birth date and age|1989|6|11}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[CD Universidad San Martín|Universidad San Martín]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Juan Manuel Vargas]] |age={{birth date and age|1983|10|5}}||caps=42|goals=4|club=[[Genoa C.F.C.|Genoa]]|clubnat=ITA|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Paolo Hurtado]]|age={{birth date and age|1990|7|27}}|caps=4|goals=0|club=[[F.C. Paços de Ferreira|Paços de Ferreira]]|clubnat=POR|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Jefferson Farfán]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|10|26}}|caps=50|goals=15|club=[[FC Schalke 04|Schalke 04]]|clubnat=GER|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Luis Alberto Ramírez|Luis Ramírez]] |age={{birth date and age|1984|11|10}}|caps=23|goals=2|club=[[Associação Atlética Ponte Preta|Ponte Preta]]|clubnat=BRA|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Josepmir Ballón]]|age={{birth date and age|1988|3|21}}|caps=21|goals=0|club=[[CD Universidad San Martín|Universidad San Martín]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Michael Guevara]] |age={{birth date and age|1984|6|10}}|caps=13|goals=0|club=[[Juan Aurich]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Juan Carlos Mariño]] |age={{birth date and age|1982|8|19}}|caps=20|goals=3|club=[[Querétaro F.C.|Querétaro]]|clubnat=MEX|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Edwin Retamoso]] |age={{birth date and age|1982|2|23}}|caps=5|goals=0|club=[[Cienciano]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Juan Cominges]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|10|1}}|caps=14|goals=0|club=[[Cienciano]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|BOL}}, October 12, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Paulo Albarracín]]|age={{birth date and age|1989|11|30}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Alianza Lima]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|BOL}}, October 12, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Édson Uribe|Julio Edson Uribe]]|age={{birth date and age|1982|5|9}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Real Garcilaso]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|BOL}}, October 12, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Cristian García (Peruvian footballer)|Cristian García]]|age={{birth date and age|1981|3|2}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[Cienciano]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|BOL}}, October 12, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Carlos Zegarra]]|age={{birth date and age|1977|3|2}}|caps=24|goals=1|club=[[León de Huánuco]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|URU}}, June 10, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Rainer Torres]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|1|12}}|caps=23|goals=0|club=[[Universitario de Deportes]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|URU}}, June 10, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Antonio Gonzales]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|05|16}}|caps=10|goals=0|club=[[Universitario de Deportes]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|URU}}, June 10, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Renzo Sheput]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|11|8}}|caps=2|goals=0|club=[[Sporting Cristal]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|NGA}}, May 23, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Paolo de la Haza]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|11|30}}|caps=24|goals=0|club=[[CD Universidad César Vallejo|Universidad César Vallejo]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|CHI}}, April 11, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=[[Carlos Fernández (footballer)|Carlos Fernández]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|11|1}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[CD Universidad San Martín|Universidad San Martín]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|CHI}}, March 21, 2012}}

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{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Claudio Pizarro]]|age={{birth date and age|1978|10|3}}|caps=66|goals=16|club=[[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]|clubnat=GER|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Paolo Guerrero]]|age={{birth date and age|1984|1|1}}|caps=45|goals=19|club=[[Sport Club Corinthians Paulista|Corinthians]]|clubnat=BRA|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[André Carrillo]]|age={{birth date and age|1991|6|14}}|caps=9|goals=1|club=[[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting]]|clubnat=POR|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[William Chiroque]]|age={{birth date and age|1980|3|10}}|caps=18|goals=1|club=[[Juan Aurich]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|PAR}}, October 16, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Wilmer Aguirre]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|5|10}}|caps=8|goals=0|club=[[San Luis F.C.|San Luis]]|clubnat=MEX|latest= vs {{fb|BOL}}, October 12, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Andy Pando]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|7|28}}|caps=0|goals=0|club=[[UD Las Palmas|Las Palmas]]|clubnat=ESP|latest= vs {{fb|BOL}}, October 12, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Junior Ross]]|age={{birth date and age|1986|2|19}}|caps=11|goals=0|club=[[Sporting Cristal]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|CRC}}, August 15, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[José Carlos Fernández (Peruvian footballer)|José Carlos Fernández]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|5|14}}|caps=6|goals=2|club=[[Asociación Atlética Argentinos Juniors|Argentinos Juniors]]|clubnat=ARG|latest= vs {{fb|URU}}, June 10, 2012}}

{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=[[Hernán Rengifo]]|age={{birth date and age|1983|4|18}}|caps=22|goals=6|club=[[Sporting Cristal]]|clubnat=PER|latest= vs {{fb|CHI}}, April 11, 2012}}

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==Youth squads==

==Managers==

{{main|List of managers of the Peru national football team}}

Peru's first manager, Uruguayan [[Pedro Olivieri]], was appointed for the [[1927 South American Championship]] held in Peru. Its first victory in the continental tournament was attained in 1939 under the management of Englishman [[Jack Greenwell]], who also led the national squad to their first international title during the [[Bolivarian Games]] of 1938. When the South American Championship was renamed [[Copa América]] in 1975, Peruvian [[Marcos Calderón]] managed ''la Blanquirroja'' to its last, to date, continental title.

During its first World Cup appearance (1930), Peru was managed by Spaniard [[Francisco Bru]].<ref name="1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay"/> Other World Cup managers include Brazilian [[Valdir Pereira]] (1970),<ref name="1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico"/> [[Marcos Calderón]] (1978),<ref name="1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina"/> and Brazilian [[Elba de Pádua Lima]] (1982).<ref name="1982 FIFA World Cup Spain"/> Both Pereira and Calderón progressed past the first round of the competition but, to date, Pereira's quarterfinal finish is Peru's best World Cup participation.

In the [[Kirin Cup]] invitational tournament, Peru has obtained three titles under separate management. The first was obtained in 1999 under Colombian manager [[Francisco Maturana]], the second in 2005 under Peruvian [[Freddy Ternero]], and the third in 2011 under Uruguayan [[Sergio Markarián]].

{{Peru national football team managers}}

==Records and Fixtures==

{{main|Peru national football team records|Peru national football team results}}

[[File:PeruTeam1970.png|right|thumb|230px|1970 World Cup squad. Top: Pedro Gonzales, Ramon Mifflin, Héctor Chumpitaz, Luis Rubiños, Nicolás Fuentes, Orlando de la Torre. Bottom: Julio Baylon, Roberto Challe, Pedro Pablo León, Teófilo Cubillas, Alberto Gallardo.]]

Peru has played 525 official matches, including friendlies, since 1927. Among the notable matches were a [[Peru v Austria (1936)|4–2 victory over Austria]] at the 1936 Summer Olympics before being disqualified from this tournament, a surprising [[Peru v England (1959)|4–1 victory over England]] in a friendly game in 1959, the [[1964 Lima football riot]] at a qualification match for the 1964 Olympics and the [[Argentine_v_Peru_(1978)|0-6 defeat against Argentine]] in the second round of the 1978 World Cup after outstanding results in the first round, a match that still feeds speculations.<ref>http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/fifa-investigara-argentina-peru-1978/20120219dasdaiftb_37/Tes</ref><ref name="RSSSF, ''International Results''" /> According to [[CONMEBOL]], Peruvian teams play with much technique and elegance, generally making them one of the finest exponents of South American football.<ref name="CONMEBOL">{{cite web | title=Peruvian football federation| publisher=conmebol.com | url=http://www.conmebol.com/federaciones_pais_index.jsp?pais=per&slangab=E | accessdate=2008-08-09 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080801161211/http://www.conmebol.com/federaciones_pais_index.jsp?pais=per&slangab=E |archivedate = 2008-08-01}}</ref> Peru has a good performance record against Asian, African, Caribbean, and Central American teams.

<ref>{{cite web | title=Peru v Caribbean teams| publisher=RSSSF.com| url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/perucarres.html| accessdate=2010-08-09}}<br /> {{cite web | title=Peru v Asian teams 1967–2005| publisher=RSSSF.com| url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/peruasres.html| accessdate=2010-08-09}}<br /> {{cite web | title=Peru v African teams 1970–1982| publisher=RSSSF.com| url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/peruafrres.html| accessdate=2010-08-09}}<br /> {{cite web | title=Peru v Central American teams| publisher=RSSSF.com| url=http://www.rsssf.com/tablesp/perucamres.html| accessdate=2010-08-09}}</ref> The highest scoring victory achieved by the Peruvian squad is a 9–1 score against Ecuador in the inaugural [[Bolivarian Games]]. The team's biggest defeat occurred in the [[1997 Copa América]], when Brazil defeated Peru by 7–0.<ref name="RSSSF, ''International Results''" /> Peru was the first team to receive a [[FIFA Fair Play Trophy]], awarded in the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]], Peru being the only team that received no [[Yellow card (sports)|yellow]] or [[Red card (sports)|red cards]] in their games.<ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=La Lista No.&nbsp;5 (Especial del Mundial), México 1970| publisher=Arkivperu.com | url=http://www.arkivperu.com/| accessdate=2009-03-13}}</ref>

[[Roberto Palacios]] has the most appearances with the national team, having played 122&nbsp;times between 1992 and 2007. [[Héctor Chumpitaz]], with 105&nbsp;appearances is second and [[Jorge Soto (footballer)|Jorge Soto]], with 101&nbsp;appearances is third. For goalkeepers, [[Oscar Ibañez]] holds the most appearances with 50&nbsp;[[Cap (sport)|caps]], followed by [[Miguel Miranda]] (47&nbsp;caps) and [[Ramón Quiroga]] (40&nbsp;caps).<ref name="Peru Records">{{cite web | title=Peru – Record International Players| publisher=Rsssf.com | url=http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/peru-recintlp.html| accessdate=2009-03-09}}</ref> [[Teófilo Cubillas]] is the team's top goalscorer with 26&nbsp;goals in 81&nbsp;appearances. [[Teodoro Fernández]] is second, but holds a higher goal per appearance average with 24&nbsp;goals in 32&nbsp;appearances. In third place is [[Nolberto Solano]], who has 20&nbsp;goals in 89&nbsp;appearances.<ref name="Peru Records"/> [[Claudio Pizarro]] scored Peru's fastest goal during a match against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] on August 20, 2003; Pizarro also scored the second fastest goal and [[Luis Alberto Ramírez|Luis Ramírez]] the third.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.libero.pe/content/gol-de-%E2%80%9Ccachito%E2%80%9D-es-el-tercer-tanto-m%C3%A1s-r%C3%A1pido-de-la-blanquirroja |title=Gol de "Cachito" es el tercer tanto más rápido de la blanquirroja &#124; LÍBERO WEB |publisher=Libero.pe |date= |accessdate=2011-09-28}}</ref>

[[Alejandro Villanueva]], [[Teodoro Fernández]], and [[Juan Valdivieso]] were part of the [[Combinado del Pacífico]] that toured Europe from 1933 to 1934 and ended with 13 games won, 13 tied, and 13 lost; Fernández was top scorer with 48 goals.<ref name="Combinado"/> [[Hugo Sotil]], [[Héctor Chumpitaz]], and [[Teófilo Cubillas]] were selected from the Peruvian football team to join the starting line-up of the [[South America XI]] that played against the [[Europe XI]] in 1973 at the [[Nou Camp]] of [[FC Barcelona]]. Sotil scored South America's second goal, and Chumpitaz's goal evened the score (4–4); South America beat Europe 7–6 in the penalty rounds.<ref>{{es icon}}{{cite web | title=El Numéro Diez, Peruanos en Resto del Mundo| publisher=Arkivperu.com | url=http://arkivperu.com/cubillas.htm| accessdate=2009-03-14}}</ref>

== Endnotes ==

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==Bibliography==

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*{{cite book| author=Goldblatt, David | title=The Ball is Round| location=London, London, England | publisher=Penguin Group | year=2008 | isbn=1-59448-296-9 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=i1158WHUTvwC&source=gbs_navlinks_s| accessdate=2010-08-10}}

*{{cite book| author=Goldblatt, David | title=World Soccer Yearbook | location=London, London, England | publisher=DK Pub | year=2002 | isbn=0-7894-8943-0 | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=ojaYcJEkD18C&q=bibliogroup:%22Soccer+Yearbook%22&dq=bibliogroup:%22Soccer+Yearbook%22&hl=en&ei=kepgTMXJN8L98AbclcHsCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAQ| accessdate=2010-08-10}}

*{{cite book| author=Higgins, James| title=Lima: A Cultural and Literary History| location=Oxford, England | publisher=Signal Books Limited | year=2005 | isbn= | url= | accessdate=2013-01-19}}

*{{cite book| author=Roel, Virgilio | title=Historia social y económica del Perú en el siglo XIX | location=Lima, Lima, Peru | publisher=Librería y Distribuidora "El Alba" | year=1997 | isbn= | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=osUTAQAAIAAJ&source=gbs_navlinks_s| accessdate=2010-07-21}}

*{{cite book| author=Thorndike, Guillermo | title=El Revés de Morir| location=Barranco, Lima, Peru | publisher=Mosca Azul Editores | year=1978 | isbn= | url=http://books.google.com/books?ei=A8pITIa3NIT78Aats-yvDg&ct=result&id=BJItAAAAIAAJ&dq=Guillermo+Thorndike+El+Reves+de+morir&q=mestizos| accessdate=2010-07-22}}

*{{cite book| author=Witzig, Richard | title=The Global Art of Soccer | location=Harahan, Louisiana, USA | publisher=CusiBoy Publishing | year=2006 | isbn=0-9776688-0-0| url=http://books.google.com/books?id=H2T0ZD5S86QC&source=gbs_navlinks_s| accessdate=2010-07-22}}

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==External links==

*[http://www.fpf.com.pe/ Peru FA]

*[http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=per/index.html FIFA team profile]

* [http://www.peruenlosmundiales.8m.net/ All about Peru in FIFA World Cup] (Spanish)

* [http://www.peruenlasolimpiadas.8m.net/ All about Peru in Olimpic Games] (Spanish)

* [http://www.peruenlacopadeoro.8m.net/ All about Peru in the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2000] (Spanish)

* [http://www.mundialsub17peru2005.8m.net/ All about the FIFA U-17 World Cup Peru 2005] (Spanish)

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| years = [[1938 Bolivarian Games|1938]] (First title)<br />[[1947-48 Bolivarian Games|1947–48]] (Second title)

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| before = [[1937 South American Championship|1937]] {{fb-rt|ARG|alt}}

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| before = [[1951 Bolivarian Games|1951]] {{fb-rt|Colombia}}

| title = [[Football at the Bolivarian Games|Bolivarian Champions]]

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| before = [[1970 Bolivarian Games|1970]] {{fb-rt|Bolivia}}

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| before = [[1967 Copa América|1967]] {{fb-rt|URU}}

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| before = [[1977 Bolivarian Games|1977]] {{fb-rt|Bolivia}}

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| title = [[Kirin Cup|Kirin Cup Champions]]

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