That the Australian national Soccer team is still alive in the tournament has a lot to do with
the throws from the penalty spot. In the first game, Jedinak put the 1-1
against France, although the goal of Pogba in the last minutes forced the
aussies to score against Denmark, something they got after another penalty
scored by Jedinak himself. With a goalaverage of -1, Australia needs to win by
a wide gap while waiting for what happens between France and Denmark if they
want to surprise and access a round of 16 that seemed destined for the European
teams of Group C.
For its part, Peru has not had the dream comeback to a final
World Cup. 36 years after the World Cup in Spain 82, the selection directed by
Ricardo Gareca has offered good play and has shown why he managed to pass to
the 2018 World Cup, but the fact of not having scored a single goal so far is
the reason why They have said goodbye earlier than expected. While France was
able to contain the Peruvian attacks, it will be sadly remembered the opening
game against Denmark, with the penalty missed by Christian Cueva and the
innumerable stops of Kasper Schmeichel, one of the most outstanding goalkeepers
of the tournament so far.
This game will help Australians and Peruvians meet for the
first time in their history, so let's take a look at the statistics of both
teams in their recent games. For Australia we can count two wins, two draws and
one loss in their last five games, with eight goals in favor and four against,
although it should be noted that these two victories came in friendlies before
the 2018 World Cup. For its part, Peru came to Russia after beating Scotland
and Saudi Arabia and draw against Sweden without conceding a single goal, but
defeats against Denmark and France, both 1-0, have left the South Americans without
options in the absence of the third and final day of the group stage.
