Peru secured a historic qualification for the semifinals

• Claimed their third victory in Group A and became the third team to reach the semifinals.
• Rojas and Obando scored for La Bicolor.

In a true do-or-die clash for a place in the semifinals of the CONMEBOL Copa América Futsal 2026™, Peru defeated Uruguay 2–1 and secured their spot in the title race.

The first half ended scoreless, with both sides creating chances but lacking accuracy in the final touch.

Peru broke the deadlock with an excellent free kick from Rojas, setting the tone for Facundo Ruscica’s side. Minutes later, Obando capitalized on a mistake by the Uruguayan goalkeeper to make it 2–0.

With three minutes remaining, Nicolás Martínez pulled one back for Uruguay, giving them hope, but despite pushing forward until the end, they were unable to find an equalizer.

Line-ups

Uruguay (1): 1-Christian Gaitán, 2-Alejandro Aunchayna, 11-Camilo García, 13-Franco Duque, 14-Nicolás Martínez.

Substitutes: 12-Mathías Fernández, 3-Maximiliano Navarro, 4-Bruno Natalgiovanni, 6-Nicolás Lachaga, 7-Diego Defiore, 8-Ignacio Salgues (C), 9-Nicolás Lamas, 10-Brandon Díaz.

Head coach: Gabriel De Simone.

Peru (2): 1-Jesús Herrera, 7-Alex Juárez, 8-Sebastián Obando (C), 11-Pedro Mallaupoma, 13-Johnny Solano.

Substitutes: 12-Martín Vega, 2-Ronald Bocanegra, 3-Carlos Usquiano, 4-Giacomo Rojas, 5-Renzo Ramírez, 6-Jorge Aguilar, 9-Jordi Rivera, 10-Junior Ulloa, 14-Xavier Tavera.

Head coach: Facundo Ruscica.

Goals

1st half: No goals. Halftime: Uruguay 0-0 Peru

2nd half: 7’ Rojas (PER), 11’ Obando (PER), 17’ Martínez (URU). Full time: Uruguay 1-2 Peru

Bookings

Yellow card: Rivera (PER)

Referee: Ricardo Maral (Brazil)