World Cup

Jose Paolo Guerrero suspended after testing positive for cocaine- to miss 2018 World Cup after 1 year ban

Peru will be without top scorer and captain Jose Paolo Guerrero at next summer’s World Cup after the Flamengo striker was given a one year ban by world football’s governing body FIFA. According to the official release, Guerrero has been banned for twelve months after testing positive for cocaine (cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine).

Guerrero scored five goals in CONMEBOL qualifying for Peru, who will be returning to the World Cup after a gap of 36 years following their intercontinental playoff triumph against New Zealand. Guerrero had missed the playoffs after originally being provisionally suspended for a month following his positive test (after the Argentina game)

Peru are in Group C for the World Cup alongside France, Australia and Denmark, and Guerrero’s absence will be a huge blow to their prospects of reaching the Round of 16

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World Cup 2018 Draw Result- List of WC 2018 Groups 8 (32 Teams)

Here is the list of eight groups drawn for the 2018 World Cup in Russia later this year. The World Cup 2018 group stage draw was officially conducted on 1 December, 2017.

Nigeria have again been drawn with Argentina and Group D, consisting of the two teams plus Iceland and Croatia, seems like a potential Group of Death. The other potential Group of Death is F, which has Mexico, Germany, South Korea and Sweden.

England are in Group G along with Belgium, Panama and Tunisia.

Hosts Russia will fancy their chances of getting out of Group A, with Uruguay, Egypt and Saudi Arabia the other teams in their group

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