La Blanquirroja fell against Australia on penalties in the playoff and failed to qualify for the Qatar World Cup. For his part, the Tiger ended his contract.
The Peruvian team did not achieve the great objective: they fell against Australia in the playoff on penalties, after equalizing 0-0 in 120 minutes, in Doha, and did not qualify for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. And, in the midst of elimination , andhe future of Ricardo Gareca is unknown.
El Tigre ended its contract with La Blanquirroja with this match. The bond was going to be extended automatically if they got the ticket to the World Cupsomething that the Peruvian national team did not achieve.
Ricardo Gareca took charge of Peru in March 2015. Since then, Blanquirroja came third in the Copa América Chile 2015, was a finalist in the Copa América Brasil 2019 (they fell to the local team). At the same time, made history in the 2018 Russia World Cup Qualifiers, where the Peruvian team qualified for a World Cup after 36 years.
Peru vs. Australia, for the playoff of the Qatar 2022 World Cup: statements by Ricardo Gareca after elimination
What did Gareca say about his future in charge of Peru after the defeat in the playoffs
“Too bad we were eliminated on penalties. We wanted to win it in the match,” said the coach. On the other hand, they asked him if this duel marks the end of his stage with Peru: el Tigre stated that “this is not the time to talk about it” and promised to do so once he arrives in Lima.
“Once we get to Lima, in time I’ll see, I’ll see what I do,” he said.. And he added: “This is not the time to speak. Simply to express to you the sensations that I have at the moment, of pain, just like the boys, you, the people… This is not the time to talk about that. It has to do with coldness, analyzing, being calm.” In turn, he thanked the fans “Only words of thanks. How they supported us, a crowd came. We couldn’t give them that joy. That hurts us.”
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