Peru
- Qualification:
- Finished top of South America Group 1
- Position:
- Beaten 4-2 by Brazil in the quarter finals
- Scorers:
- 5 Goals: Teófilo Cubillas
2 Goals: Alberto Gallardo1 Goal: Roberto Challe, Héctor Chumpitaz - Fifa Ranking:
- 7th
World Cup Mexico 70: Peru
Julio Baylon
Eloy Campus
Ruben Correa
Luis Cruzado
Teofilo Cubillas
Roberto Challe
Hector Chumpitaz
Orlando De La Torre
Nicolas Fuentes
Alberto Gallardo
Pedro Gonzales
Perico Leon
Ramon Mifflin
Oswaldo Ramirez
Rafael Risco
Luis Rubinos
Cubillas was class…even if Ashley Cole does look like him.
Cubillas was a great striker – 5 goals in this tournament. I personally think he looks like a young Cassius Clay.
Yes Cubillas was a largely unsung hero from the 1970 competition, and in netting five goals in four games he bettered Pele who only managed four goals in six, I would much rather have him playing for England than M.Peters or Francis Lee. Peru’s main weakness was their keeper the hapless pot bellied Rubinos who let in goals that most others could have saved with their eyes closed, he wasn’t of an international standard easily handicapped what might otherwise be a side of reasonable potency.