Colombia had no mercy against Peru at the Estadio Nacional in Lima and clinched an outstanding 3-0 victory to climb positions in the South American World Cup 2022 Qualifiers standings.Check out the highlights and goals from this entertaining duel.
Yerri Mina, Mateus Uribe and Luis Díaz scored for the visitors, who will next face Argentina in an exciting game to be played in Barranquilla. Both Colombia and Peru finished the game with 10 men, as Miguel Muñoz (Col) and Miguel Trauco (Peru) were sent off.
Peru vs Colombia: Match Preview
Peru host Colombiatoday at the Estadio Nacional in Lima for the Matchday 7 of the South American World Cup 2022 Qualifiers. Both teams need the three points after a rocky start if they want to keep their hopes of the World Cup alive. Here you will find everything there is to know about this exciting game, such as the preview, information, storylines, predictions, odds and how to watch it in the US.
Peru hasn’t win in the tournament so far. Ricardo Gareca’s team didn’t have an easy start with clashes against hard rivals such as Paraguay, Brazil, Chile and Argentina. They only managed to geat a point after a tie with the Paraguayans in the first match of the qualifiers.
It hasn’t been easy for Colombia, either. Los Cafeteros arrive in Lima with the hope of improving the poor image they left after they were trashed 6-1 by Ecuador. Now, with Reinaldo Rueda as their new coach after the exit of Carlos Queiroz, they want to close the gap with the top five with their second victory of their tournament.
Peru vs Colombia: Match Information
Date: Thursday, June 3, 2021.
Time: 10:00 PM (ET)
Location: Estadio Nacional, Lima.
Peru vs Colombia: Time by State in the US
ET:10:00 PM
CT: 9:00 PM
MT: 8:00 PM
PT: 7:00 PM
Peru vs Colombia: Storylines
Though it would be a hard game, La Tricolor have a good record against Peru in Lima. Of ten games played, Peru has only been able to win one, tied five and was defeated four times. The onlytime they beat Colombia in Lima for the Qualifiers was in 1981.
The last time they played was in an International Friendly in 2019. In that game, Colombia got the victory thanks to the only goal of Alfredo Morelos, who won’t be in this fixture due to a Covid-19 positive.
But he is not the only casualty for the visitors. They alsowon’t count with Juan Fernando Quintero y James Rodríguez. Quintero couldn’t join the team due to the travel restrictions in China and Rodríguez wasn’t called due to his doubtful physical state.
How to watch or live stream Peru vs Colombia in the US
The match between Peru and Colombia, to be played on Thursday, June 23, 2021 at the Estadio Nacional for the 2022 World Cup Qualification will be broadcasted in the US by Fubo TV, as the only channel that has the exclusive streaming rights.
Peru vs Colombia: Predictions and Odds
For this game, the odds are with Colombia. DraftKings see the visitorsas favorites to win the game with odds of +125, while Peruhave +245. In case of a tie, it would result in a +220payout.
| DraftKings | |
| Peru | +245 |
| Tie | +220 |
| Colombia | +125 |
*Odds by DraftKings