Our prediction for this match:
Peru
Match Time & Date:
05/06/2022
10:30 AM
Prediction: 1-0
New Zealand
RCDE Stadium will host Sunday’s friendly between Peru and New Zealand, the two teams who meet for the first time since November 2017. Back then Peru defeated New Zealand in the World Cup playoffs, meaning that the All Whites are hungry for revenge. Danny Hay’s troops will use June friendlies to test as many players as possible for the World Cup decider against Costa Rica, but they surely face a difficult task against La Blanquirroja.
Peru, on the other hand, booked their place in the World Cup playoffs thanks to a 2-0 win over Paraguay. Since the Peruvians will have a big support in Sunday’s clash in Barcelona, we are tempted to put our money on the South American side. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Benevento attacker Gianluca Lapadula, who scored 13 goals in the Serie B last term.
Highlighted Player (Carlos Zambrano):
Carlos Zambrano is a 26-year-old Peruvian footballer who represents Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt. The talented centre back is often credited to be one of the most promising defenders coming from his nation. Zambrano is well known for his strong tackling and excellent defensive organization capabilities.
Starting his youth career with Cantolao, he was quickly snapped up by Bundesliga team Schalke 04. He was a regular starter for their youth team and was soon made the captain. He was a cornerstone of their defence and was soon promoted to the first team of Schalke. In 2012, he signed on to play for Eintracht Frankfurt and has already represented them in more than 80 matches.
Zambrano made his senior debut with Peru in 2008. He was chosen to represent the team in 2011 Copa America only to see an injury clamp his participation. Zambrano has represented Peru in 43 games so far scoring four goals.
Highlighted Team (New Zealand):
New Zealand football national team qualified for the FIFA World Cup finals for the first time in 1982, with the team failing to advance to the knockout stages of the tournament. 28 years later the All Whites did well to make it to the World Cup in South Africa and Ricki Herbert’s men were playing above expectations at the showpiece tournament.
New Zealand did remarkably well to share the spoils with the likes of Slovakia, Italy and Paraguay in Group F, but they eventually failed to book their place in the last 16. The All Whites clinched OFC Nations Cup title on two occasions (1973, 2002), with the team beating Tahiti and Australia respectively in the title games. Speaking of the team’s biggest win, it has to be noted that they outclassed Fiji 13- 0 on August 16, 1981.
Back in 1936 New Zealand suffered a heavy 10-1 loss to Australia in front of home fans and that is considered the biggest defeat in the history of the national team. New Zealand play their home games at Westpac stadium and the capacity of the venue is 34.500.
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