| team PERU | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 18 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 5 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | 2: + 0; = 0; - 2: 1 - 4 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 1 - 2 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 2: + 0; = 1; - 1: 1 - 2 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 8 - 6 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 7 - 4 5 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | 4: + 2; = 0; - 2: 9 - 9 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 3 - 4 2 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 6: + 3; = 2; - 1: 13 - 3 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | 6: + 2; = 1; - 3: 7 - 12 5 | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 4: + 2; = 2; - 0: 5 - 2 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | 3: + 0; = 2; - 1: 2 - 6 2 | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 3; = 2; - 3: 10 - 9 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 4: + 0; = 0; - 4: 2 - 8 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 6: + 0; = 1; - 5: 4 - 12 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 16: + 7; = 4; - 5: 19 - 20 25 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 18: + 4; = 4; - 10: 14 - 25 16 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 18: + 4; = 6; - 8: 20 - 28 18 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 18: + 3; = 4; - 11: 11 - 34 13 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 16: + 4; = 3; - 9: 17 - 26 15 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 19: + 7; = 6; - 6: 26 - 26 27 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 2 - 2 3 | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 19: + 7; = 4; - 8: 19 - 22 25 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | Quarter-finals round 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina™ | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 167: +49: =41; -77; 180 ‒ 233 188 | |
| Percentage indicators | +29,34%; =24,55%; -46,11%; 1,08 ‒ 1,40 37,52% | |
| FIFA world cup | 18: +5: =3; -10; 21 ‒ 33 18 | |
| Percentage indicators | +27,78%; =16,67%; -55,56%; 1,17 ‒ 1,83 33,33% | |
| Total: | 185: +54: =44; -87; 201 ‒ 266 206 | |
| Percentage indicators | +29,19%; =23,78%; -47,03%; 1,09 ‒ 1,44 37,12% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 185 (20) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 201 | |
| - home: | 107 (53,23%) | |
| - away: | 67 (33,33%) | |
| - neutral field: | 27 (13,43%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 266 | |
| - home: | 79 (29,7%) | |
| - away: | 158 (59,4%) | |
| - neutral field: | 29 (10,90%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,09 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,44 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 132/246 (53,66%) | |
| - away: | 52/249 (20,88%) | |
| - neutral field: | 22/60 (36,67%) | |
| Biggest win: | 5:0 - Bolivia | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:6 - Argentina, Uruguay | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 45 (24,32%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 67 (36,22%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 13 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 16 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 6 / 3 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 322 (1,74) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 21 (0,11) | |
| - second yellow cards | 16 | |
| - straight red cards | 5 | |
| Players acted | 301 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 6 512 446 (35 202) | |
| Top scorer: | Jefferson FARFAN (06 10 14 18 22) - 16 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Roberto PALACIOS (94 98 02 06 10) - 57 games | |