The gauntlet that is CONMEBOL qualifying has eased a bit with the expanded, 48-team field for the 2026 World Cup; Six teams will qualify automatically and a seventh will reach the six team ...

Peru’s last golden age was in the 1970s and early 80s, when they qualified for 3 World Cups (1970, 1978, 1982 ... but things have turned around recently with a return to the World Cup in 2018 ...

But he was determined to truly dominate a World Cup. So in 1970, that’s what he did ... over fellow South American opponents, 4-2 against Peru and then 3-1 against Uruguay.