体坛英语资讯：Peru hopeful of ending 36-year World Cup drought
<p><span word="LIMA">LIMA</span>, <span word="Oct">Oct</span>. 11-- <span word="Peru">Peru</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Ricardo">Ricardo</span> <span word="Gareca">Gareca</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="faith">faith</span>" <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Blanquirroja">Blanquirroja</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="alive">alive</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1982.</p><p><span word="Peru">Peru</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="fifth">fifth</span> <span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10-<span word="team">team</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="zone">zone</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="standings">standings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1-1 <span word="home">home</span> <span word="draw">draw</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="guaranteeing">guaranteeing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intercontinental">intercontinental</span> <span word="playoff">playoff</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Zealand">Zealand</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="legged">legged</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="tie">tie</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="November">November</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="berth">berth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="football">football</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="premier">premier</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="shouldn">shouldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="believing">believing</span>. <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="us">us</span>," <span word="Gareca">Gareca</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span>.</p><p>"<span word="To">To</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="targets">targets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span>. <span word="There">There</span>'<span word="s">s</span> 180 <span word="minutes">minutes</span> <span word="left">left</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>."</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="Peru">Peru</span> <span word="qualify">qualify</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="twist">twist</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fate">fate</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Gareca">Gareca</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Argentine">Argentine</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Peru">Peru</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hopes">hopes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="earning">earning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1986 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="goal">goal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decisive">decisive</span> <span word="qualifier">qualifier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Buenos">Buenos</span> <span word="Aires">Aires</span>.</p><p><span word="Peru">Peru</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="forgiven">forgiven</span> <span word="the">the</span> 59-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="overseen">overseen</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stark">stark</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fortunes">fortunes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p><span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="destined">destined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="miss">miss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2-1 <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chile">Chile</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Santiago">Santiago</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="Peru">Peru</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="in">in</span>-<span word="form">form</span> <span word="sides">sides</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="unbeaten">unbeaten</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="matches">matches</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="luck">luck</span>. <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="aided">aided</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="strip">strip</span> <span word="Bolivia">Bolivia</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> 2-0 <span word="victory">victory</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Blanquirroja">Blanquirroja</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="La">La</span> <span word="Paz">Paz</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fielding">fielding</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ineligible">ineligible</span> <span word="player">player</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="awarded">awarded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Peru">Peru</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="pivotal">pivotal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="standings">standings</span>.</p>
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