Comments on: Peru may play in High Altitude during World Cup Qualifications

By: Lucio

Lucio — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:11:29 +0000

FIFA has already recommended against playing games above 2500m. COMNEBOL can not approve this change to Peru’s FIFA-approved alternate home venue, which is Cusco at 3400m. One of these days, a player from a country like Brazil will die because of this nonsense of playing games at dangerous altitudes.

Heck, India and Nepal could qualify for the World Cup if their home games were played by Sherpas, up in the Himalayas.

By: Jorge

Jorge — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:01:59 +0000

OK, my mistake, that was against Ecuador in Quito.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 16:38:19 +0000

I’ve seen that the average altitude in the Lima area is 184 metres above sea level and goes up to 2200 metres or so. In any case, a move into the mountains will be an elevation gain for sure.

By: Jorge

Jorge — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:28:40 +0000

LIma is already at high altitude (2,600mts).
After Argentina played the qualifying there in 1996/7, Daniel Passarella had a memorable quote saying that “the ball doesn’t spin” at that stadium.

By: fab

fab — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:42:30 +0000

weak