Peru’s Soccer Squad Brings Incan Spirit to Russia

Despite being nicknamed the team of \'dwarves\' due to the small statures of most of its players, the Inca team is determined to defeat the group’s \'giant\', Denmark, in their first match on Saturday (16/6/2018).

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French national team players train at Glebovets Stadium in Moscow, Russia, on Monday (11/6/2018). The stadium will be their headquarters during the 2018 World Cup. In the group stage, they will play Peru, Denmark and Australia.

KHIMKI, KOMPAS – Peru’s national soccer team has arrived in Russia with a blazing spirit to win the 2018 World Cup competition ahead of Group C matches. Despite being nicknamed the team of “dwarves” due to the small statures of most of its players, the Inca team is determined to defeat the group’s “giant”, Denmark, in their first match at Mordovia Arena in Saransk, Russia, on Saturday (16/6/2018).

The Peruvian euphoric spirit was evident in its team’s first practice session at the Khimki Arena in Ulitsa Kirova, Russia, on Monday (11/6/2018). At the sports stadium on the northwest side of the Russian capital of Moscow, hundreds of journalists and supporters of Peru’s national team gathered.