Peru beat New Zealand 2-0 on Wednesday night to win a two-leg playoff and earn the 32nd and last spot in the World Cup field in Russia. New Zealand’s attempt to react and qualify for its third World Cup in history never got even close to the Peruvian goalkeeper. Peru’s qualification put the South American team in a World Cup pot with Spain, Switzerland, England, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay and Croatia. Peru finished fifth in South American World Cup qualifying. “It is a wait of 35 years, we didn’t deserve to be away from the World Cup for so long,” Cueva said.

Source: National Post November 16, 2017 04:18 UTC