Last Thursday, the Peruvian U20 team started their journey to the South American category of this category, which will be played in Colombia. La Blanquirroja have already played two matches against Brazil and Colombia, which ended in defeats. Although the players led by Jaime Serna showed a regular level in the first half, making one dream that they could fight the game, the lack of concentration took its toll in the second half and they lost the games.
With zero points in Group A and two games to go, fans are wondering if it’s still possible to qualify for the final hexagon, a stage where the top three of each group will go and compete for 4 tickets Mundial Sub-20 Indonesia 2023. How many points do you need and what results do you need in order to qualify?
La Blanquirroja made his South American U-20 debut against Canarinha. Photo: Twitter/Peruvian Team
How many points does Peru need to advance?
to Peru’s U20 team He still has two games to play as he needs to rest on the last date. That means the Bicolor can only add a maximum of six points if they beat Paraguay and Argentina.
If we go by the South America U-20’s last five editions, for the most part, finishing third in each group added six points. However, in two editions (2011 and 2017), the third in one of the groups collected only four and managed to advance.
Considering these stats, Peru still has a chance to qualify. To do this, they need to get two wins in a row or, in the worst case, add a win and a draw.
Look at the Group A position table
Table of Group A positions
What results does Peru need to move forward?
Add 6 points and advance
- First, Peru must win their two games against Paraguay and Argentina.
- Brazil must beat Colombia and Paraguay yes or yes, and a draw is possible with Argentina.
- The game Argentina vs. Colombia must end with an Albiceleste triumph.
- Peru would be second on these results.
The Peru team shares a group with Argentina, Colombia, Brazil and Paraguay. Photo: Twitter/Peruvian Team
To add four points and move forward
- Peru must beat Paraguay Ja or Ja for greatest goal difference and draw level with Argentina.
- Brazil must beat Colombia, Paraguay and Argentina.
- In the Argentina vs. Colombia game, any result would serve as only one of the two would be the companion of Brazil and Peru.
- In this situation, goal difference would play a big part in defining qualification and order of play as Peru, Argentina, Colombia and Paraguay add points if those results happen.