The best memes of Peru’s penalty shootout that left it without a World Cup: from Australia’s dancing goalkeeper to the comparison with Dibu Martínez

Peru was left on the doorstep of the World Cup: after equalizing 0-0 against Australia in the 120 minutes of the playoff, fell 5-4 on penalties in Doha. Thus, he could not get his ticket to the World Cup in Qatar, unlike what had happened in Russia 2018, when he beat New Zealand. In the context of a very close duel, the Incas had the best chances to convert, especially in overtime, like Edison Flores’s header that he hit the post.

Already in the shootout from 12 steps, the Socceroos’ play paid off: the coach brought out Ryan, starting goalkeeper, captain and emblem, to make way for Andrew Redmayne, which came to the comparison with the label of “penalty specialist”. And, with an eccentric style, dancing in front of his opponents before each execution, he ended up becoming a figure, blocking Valera’s decisive shot.

Social networks exploded before the result: in Latin America, mostly with support for Peru, although there were also some jokes about the stumble, when it appeared as a favorite to make up group D along with France, Denmark and Tunisia. And the peculiar forms of Redmayne took the bulk of the memes, with two main axes.

First, his dance to deconcentrate opponents, with analogies to movie scenes or viral characters; including Argentine midfielder Ricardo Centurión. Second, by comparison with Dibu Martinez, the goalkeeper of the Argentine team who was able to successfully apply psychological games in the shootout against Colombia to win the semifinals of the Copa América 2021. And he celebrated with provocative gestures, something he repeated with the Aston Villa diver against Cristiano’s Manchester United Ronaldo. Did the former Arsenal goalkeeper have a rival in terms of histrionics? There may even be a crossover in the round of 16 in Qatar…

THE BEST MEMES OF THE ELIMINATION OF PERU AND THE FIGURE OF THE GOALKEEPER OF AUSTRALIA

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