Peru became the last side to clinch their place at next year's World Cup finals when goals in each half from Jefferson Farfan and Christian Ramos gave them a 2-0 win over New Zealand in the second leg of their inter-confederation playoff on Wednesday. The Peruvians, who last went to the World Cup finals in 1982, celebrated with abandon when the final whistle went and were guaranteed a day to recover after the government promised a national holiday. "Now we have to keep working and prepare for the finals." The result extended Peru's unbeaten run to 10 games, their longest such streak in 75 years. Countries assured of taking part in the 32-team field for the FIFA 2018 World Cup finals in RussiaRussia (Qualified as hosts)EUROPE: France, Portugal, Germany, Serbia, Poland, England, Spain, Belgium, Iceland, Switzerland, Croatia, Sweden, DenmarkSOUTH AMERICA: Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, PeruAFRICA: Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, SenegalCENTRAL, NORTH AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN: Mexico, Costa Rica, PanamaASIA: Iran, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Australia(Inputs from Reuters)

Source: dna November 16, 2017 05:40 UTC