The Peru national football team represents Peru in international football competition and is managed by the Peruvian Football Federation (FPF). The traditional colors of the team are white and red, the colors of the Peruvian flag, and the team is commonly known as la Blanquirroja (Spanish for "the white-and-red").

Founded in 1927, the team plays its home matches primarily at the Estadio Nacional in Lima. The team is a reflection of the multicultural society of Peru. Peru has won the Copa América on two occasions, and qualified for four FIFA World Cups and two Olympic tournaments; it has gone as far as the quarterfinal stage in both tournaments.

Peru's 1982 World Cup participation was its last to date: the national team has not seen a major tournament victory or World Cup participation in over 27 years. The team was temporarily suspended from international participation by FIFA in late 2008 due to allegations of corruption between government sport authorities and the FPF. Peru has currently appointed Uruguayan Sergio Markarián as its head coach with looks of a successful participation in the 2011 Copa America and qualification to the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Source: Wikipedia