On the morning of January 29, Beijing time, the 15th round of the World Cup qualifiers in the South American region ended a match, colombia men's football team against Peru men's football team. In the end, Peru relied on Flores to score the only goal in the 84th minute of the second half, and finished 1-0, beating Colombia in the World Cup after 21 years.
At present, Brazil and Argentina have locked up the World Cup place in advance, and Ecuador has a 7-point lead, basically locking the quota, and there are only 1.5 seats left in the South American region, which will be produced between Uruguay, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Bolivia, and the competition is very fierce.
At present, Colombia has accumulated 17 points in 14 rounds, temporarily ranking 5th in the standings, and Peru has accumulated 17 points in 14 rounds, and the goal difference is temporarily 6th behind Colombia. In the latest EDITION OF FIFA World Rankings, Colombia ranks 16th and Peru 22nd.
Judging from the world rankings and standings rankings, the difference in strength between the two teams is very small. This time at the home of Colombia, the two teams initially played against each other, attacking and defending each other, creating a few threatening attacks, until the 84th minute of the second half, Peru through a quick counterattack, Flores scored a goal, and finally helped Peru to complete the 1-0 kill, scoring this crucial 3 points.
After the victory, Peru scored 20 points, surpassing Colombia with 17 points and Uruguay with 19 points to rise to 4th place in the table and return to the World Cup area.
The top four teams in the South American World Preliminary Rounds table, straight to the World Cup, the fifth-ranked team participates in the Intercontinental Play-offs, based on the fact that the opponent is the top 12 teams in the Asian Zone, so the fifth-ranked team is firmly advancing to the World Cup.
With Peru scoring 20 points, it ranks fourth, 3 points ahead of Colombia in sixth place, taking the initiative in promotion. In addition, the World Cup two-time champion Uruguay rose from seventh to fifth, and the situation also improved.