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New Zealand vs Peru Prediction & Betting tips
Saturday 11 November at 3:15 am New Zealand and Peru meet in the World Cup play-off first leg. First, play at the Westpac Stadium in Wellington before the final decision on November 16 at the Estadio National in Lima.
New Zealand :
While New Zealand started the World Cup qualification in Oceania at first, they are now getting serious against the fifth South American qualification. Twice, the current 122nd Fifa World Ranking has made it to a World Cup finals. For the last time, the Kiwis managed the final round in 2010 in South Africa. In both finals New Zealand, however, had to travel home after the preliminary round. Burnley FC captain Chris Woods and Winston Reid of West Ham United Premier League club have two strong players in their ranks. Also bring international experience Ryan Thomas and Marco Rojas, who earn their money in the Dutch division of honor. The rest of the New Zealanders play in underclass leagues. The only 36-year-old coach Anthony Hudson faces a difficult task against the favored South Americans, which now has to be solved.
The kiwis favor a 5-3-2 system. Coach Anthony Hudson could therefore let his team play as follows:
Marinovic – Colvey, Reid, Durante, Boxall, Ingham – Rojas, Thomas, McGlinchey – Wood, Barbarouses
Peru:
The Peruvians want to be back after 36 years at a World Cup finals. In order to finally make it past the 5th FIFA World Cup, Peru has secured the services of Argentinian coach Ricardo Gareca, who has made a real comeback with Peru in the second leg of the South American qualifiers. Peru almost got a direct ticket, but in the end there was only a single point missing. With several internationally experienced players, some of them earning their money in Europe, and a captain Paolo Guerrero, Peru is in particular better position than their play-off opponent New Zealand. However, this advantage is limited more to the offensive, where the South Americans have good potential. But players like Jefferson Farfan, Andre Carillo, Christian Cueva and Renato Tapia should ultimately have enough power to subsequently solve the World Cup ticket to Russia.
The last matches were always in Peru with a 4-2-3-1 formation. The line-up of coach Ricardo Gareca often looks like this:
Gallese – Trauco, Rodriguez, Araujo / Ramos, Corzo – Yotun, Tapia – Flores, Cueva, Farfan / Carillo – Guerero