At the first moment he got appointed, the decision had sparked a number of criticism among Peruvian football platforms due to the fact he was the man behind the current Peru’s football crisis, blaming him for the goal that killed Peru’s dream to qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. This was the repeat of the 2011 Copa América and thus he got some good credits, messi argentina jersey 2024 although skepticism remained high due to previous experience with Sergio Markarián in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers. On 15 November 2017, Gareca led Peru to a 2-0 on aggregate victory against New Zealand, confirming their place in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, its first ever FIFA World Cup after 36 years absence.