The hosts suffered a second consecutive group-stage exit at the World Cup in Qatar last year, while Peru failed to qualify for the finals having lost the playoff semifinal against Australia.
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Germany will be in action for the first time since their World Cup debacle when they host Peru in an international friendly at MEWA ARENA on Saturday night. The hosts suffered a second consecutive group-stage exit at the World Cup in Qatar last year. Peru, meanwhile, failed to qualify for the finals having lost the inter-continental playoff against Australia. The South American outfit’s last outing was a friendly against Bolivia in November, which ended in a 1-0 win. Meanwhile, the previous clash between these two nations ended in a 2-1 friendly-win for Germany way back in 2018.
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Germany started their World Cup campaign with a shock 2-1 defeat to Japan, before playing out a 1-1 draw against Spain, and then got the better of Costa Rica 4-2 in their final group-match. Die Mannschaft collected four points from three games, level with second-placed Spain in Group E, but fell short because of inferior goal-difference. Since lifting the world title in 2014, Germany have suffered two consecutive group-stage exits. As host of the upcoming European Championships, they don’t have to go through the qualifying process and they will wait for the remaining 23 teams to join them for the continental tournament. Hansi Flick’s side have recorded just three wins from their last 11 outings in all competitions, which is very unlike Germany, the four-time world champions.
After narrowly missing the flight to Qatar, courtesy of losing 1-0 to Australia in the qualifying playoff, Peru participated in four friendlies, wining three of them, under the Stewardship of new boss Juan Reyonso, who replaced Ricardo Gareca in the dugout. The White and Red defeated Bolivia 1-0 in their last outing courtesy of Luis Ibercio’s second-half effort. Prior to that, La Rojiblanca secured an identical win over Paraguay thanks to Alex Valera’s goal.
Germany Probable Starting Lineup: Ter Stegen, Wolf, Ginter, Schlotterbeck, Raum, Kimmich, Goretzka, Gnabry, Havertz, Werner, Fulkrug
Peru Probable Starting Lineup: Gallese, Advincula, Zambrano, Abram, Trauco, Yotun, Tapia, Aquino, Lapadula, Flores
Germany
| Opponents | Score |
| Costa Rica | 2-4 (W) |
| Spain | 1-1 (D) |
| Japan | 2-1 (L) |
| Oman | 0-1 (W) |
| England | 3-3 (D) |
Peru
| Opponents | Score |
| Bolivia | 1-0 (W) |
| Paraguay | 1-0 (W) |
| El Salvador | 1-4 (W) |
| Mexico | 0-1 (L) |
| Australia | 1-0 (L) |
| Last 2 match-results | Score |
| Germany beat Peru | 2-1 |
| Germany beat Peru | 3-1 |
The international friendly between Germany and Peru will take place at MEWA ARENA on Sunday at 1:15 am IST.
| Germany vs Peru | Key Details |
| Date | March 25 (Germany) |
| Venue | MEWA ARENA |
| Kickoff time in Germany | 8:45 pm (Saturday) |
| Kickoff time in Peru | 2:45 pm (Saturday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:15 am (Sunday) |
The live telecast of the international friendly match between Germany and Peru will be available on Sony Sports network in India. Besides fans in India can live stream through Jio TV and Sony LIV. Football fans in Germany can catch the live action via ZDF, while those in Peru can watch the match on Star +.
