- Peru and Colombia tied 1-1 on Matchday 7 of the South American Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
- Alexander Callens for the Bicolor and Luis Díaz for the ‘cafeteros’ scored the goals that sealed the tie.
Peru and Colombia tied 1-1 in an intense match for the seventh date of the South American Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup – United States, Mexico and Canada 2026, played this Friday at the National Stadium in Lima.
The Peruvian team opened the scoring with a goal by full-back Alexander Callens in the 68th minute, but Colombia tied the score with a goal by forward Luis Díaz in the 82nd minute.
With this result, Peru remains last in the standings with 3 points, while Colombia remained in third place now with 13 points.
On the eighth date, scheduled for this Tuesday, September 10, Peru will visit Ecuador in Quito and Colombia will host Argentina in Barranquilla.
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- Colombia are unbeaten in their last 10 away games against Peru in the South American Qualifiers (W5 D5). It is the best unbeaten streak for the Cafeteros as visitors against an opponent in the history of the tournament.
- Colombia had 69.5% possession in the draw against Peru, its second-highest in an away game in the last four editions of the qualifiers, while it is the fifth-highest overall, whether at home or away.
- Luis Díaz has scored three of Colombia’s last four goals in the South American Qualifiers: one today against Peru and two in the victory over Brazil in November. Each one had a different assist: Jhon Durán today, and Cristían Borja and James Rodríguez against the Brazilians.
- Alexander Callens scored his third goal for Peru in official matches. All of them occurred in the first 10 days of September: the first against Iraq on September 4, 2014, the second against Qatar five days later and the third today against Colombia on September 6, 2024.
- Jhon Lucumí made all 65 passes he attempted in Colombia’s draw with Peru. It is the highest number of passes for a player with 100% effectiveness in a match in the last four editions of the South American Qualifiers. The previous record was held by Bruno Guimarães, with Brazil against Bolivia in September 2023 (50 passes).
CONMEBOL.com / AFP / OPTA
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