Peru

Wesley Sneijder Wesley Sneijder, 34, was in a reflective mood after making his 134th and final appearance for Netherlands on Thursday.

Bert van Marwijk Speaking ahead of Tuesday's Group C clash in Sochi, Australia's Mathew Ryan revealed he flew 27 of his family over for the World Cup.

Gustavo Quinteros Desabato Ecuador matched the might of Brazil on Saturday and head coach Gustavo Quinteros will not alter their gameplan when they face Peru.

José Guerrero Gonzales Peru's Paolo Guerrero will be allowed to play at the World Cup after a Swiss court suspended his ban from football to consider his appeal.

Jorge Sampaoli Moya After seeing off a defensive-minded Uruguay in the Copa America quarter-finals, Chile are expecting an attacking Peru in the last four.

Venezuela Venezuela have kept alive their slim hopes of progressing to the World Cup finals in Brazil, with a 3-2 win over Peru.

Ricardo Gareca Nardi Peru will not be resting on their laurels under coach Ricardo Gareca, despite finishing third at the Copa America.

Christian Cueva Bravo Miller Bolanos scored early in the second half as Ecuador overturned a two-goal deficit to earn a share of the spoils with Peru.

FIFA has punished five nations in Central and South America following homophobic chants in recent World Cup qualifiers.

Joachim Löw Germany had to come from behind to beat Peru and head coach Joachim Low admitted "the balance is not yet 100 per cent".