All Whites vs Peru | First leg | Sat 11 Nov | 4:15pm | RoF

On field match chat in here. Keep ticketing info in this thread. https://www.yellowfever.co.nz/categories/all-white...

First topic I guess is the squad. Who you got? Assume they are taking 23. 

Any fever swag abound?

Peru are suspending their national league from October 20th until November 15th, and their coach will arrive in NZ 10 days before the 11th to prepare for the game.

Players going to arrive midweek before the 11th.

Spanish Language Report: Peru Suspends League For National Side Preparation

Plenty of time for a bout of food poisoning.....

people in wellington need to let off fireworks all night outside their hotel

you probably won’t though cause yellow fever are a bunch of pussies

Wow, coming in hot...

Keep your racist ass in Christchurch

Calling out others for something you are not willing to do yourself.  Got to love an armchair warrior...

britt1488's been banned for spreading hate speech. 

Back on topic. This thread needs more Peru puns.

Chim chiminy chim chiminy

chim chim Peru

who needs Guerrero 

when we've got Chris Wood

They came from Lima

We gave them their beans

Starting XI thoughts?

Marinovic

Roux Boxall Reid Dura Wynne

Mcglinchey Thomas

Barbarouses Wood Rojas

No, just no

I thin our strongest back 3 is Wood, Dura and Reid

I would like to PERUse the list of players selected by the coach before hazarding a guess...

I'm assuming typo and Normo meant Smith.

I'm going to Pichhu to get more good ones in before 11/11

Final call is Hudson's, Andes probably gonna pick Dyer

Same name as me too, make no mistake. #notallsamsmiths

Marinovic

Roux Dura Reid Smith Wynne
Thomas Themi

McG

Wood Rojas

I think that's our strongest starting 11.

Smith!  Wood on the brain.  I am a little dubious about Boxall's positioning and also temperament, he's been lucky in the past few games not to be sent off once or twice

how many of our squad would make their starting 11?

Reid, Wood and Thomas?

Probably not Thomas, their midfield's solid. Wood would have competition with their striker Ruidiaz who is also very good. Weak defense though so I could see Smith or Doyle coming in as well as Reid. Rojas could go right wing, he'd flourish in a South American team imo

In Myan opinion, this will be a dirty game. Expect to see lits of diving as if shot by a 50 Caliber sniper. Instead of Kazoos,  might I suggest pan flutes? El Condor Pasa.

New FIFA Rankings released today - Peru up two places to tenth in world.

Yay, we're playing a top ten side now !!!

All Whites down nine places to 122.

We are now below Luxembourg, Curacao, India, Faroes, Cape Verde, Palestine, St Kitts & Nevis, Philippines etc.

Is it a bad idea to start feeling like we have a chance here?

yes

We have a chance - we have a quality striker and a decent back three. With a little luck, we can win. 

ah, but do we have the ref?

Fixed. But yes we are a chance. 

Going to both games myself. Flight to Peru booked - as part of an extended South American trip. Great fun no matter what the result.

Never really understand how the rankings work. They have not qualified for the World Cup in 36 years. They did come 3rd in the 2011 and 2015 Copa America and lost in the quarter final in 2015. They came 5th in South American qualifying. Why are they considered the 10th best team in the world?

ajc check PMs.

Thanks mate but still only single seats left for silver and can't go for 2 at the higher price levels sadly.