Diaz saves Colombia, frustrates Peru in 2026 World Cup qualifiers

Peru stumbled against Colombia in achieving their first victory in the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, after achieving a 1-1 draw with Colombia in the seventh round of the qualifiers. Although Peru took the lead with Alexander Callens scoring the goal in the 67th minute amidst overwhelming joy from the fans, the Liverpool star managed to score the equalizer for Colombia in the 83rd minute.

Peru vs Colombia With this, the Colombian team has maintained its clean record of defeats in the qualifiers, and raised its score to 13 points in third place, while the Peruvian team remained in last place with only 3 points. The Peruvian team is scheduled to meet Ecuador, while Colombia hosts its counterpart Argentina at the "Metropolitano Roberto Melendez" stadium.

Peru remained at the bottom of the qualifying standings after drawing with Colombia, which continued its positive run thanks to the equaliser scored by star player Luis Diaz.

Match result In the match held at the National Stadium in Lima, Alexandre Callens scored the first goal for Peru in the 67th minute, which ignited the enthusiasm of the fans who were anticipating their first win in the qualifiers, but Liverpool's Diaz spoiled the joy of the home team by scoring the equalizer for Colombia.

Despite Colombia's dominance under coach Nestor Lorenzo, Peru's defense, led by goalkeeper Pedro Gallese, held firm against the Colombian attacks.

Peru's goal came after a pass from Sergio Pena, and VAR confirmed the goal, but Diaz equalized the score with a header after a corner kick by James Rodriguez, so the Colombian team got a valuable point, raising its score to 13 points in third place.