Peru players celebrate after scoring a goal against Australia. AFPSochi: A stunning Andre Carrillo volley gave Peru their first World Cup goal in 36 years before captain Paolo Guerrero grabbed a second as the Andean nation condemned Australia to a 2-0 defeat in Sochi on Tuesday and an early exit from Russia.
Guerrero set up Carrillo's 18th-minute wonder goal from the edge of the box with a delightful cross, then scored from a deflection five minutes after the interval to send Peru's red-and-white army of fans into ecstasy at the Fisht Stadium.
Although already eliminated, the Peruvians head home on a high note, having grabbed their first World Cup win since their 4-1 defeat of Iran at the 1978 finals in Argentina.
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Argentina
Argentine striker Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring against Nigeria. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Argentina
Argentina's Marcos Rojo (lower) celebrates his goal with Lionel Messi. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Argentina
Argentina's Marcos Rojo celebrates scoring their second goal with Lionel Messi. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Argentina
Argentina's Marcos Rojo, Lionel Messi and Gabriel Mercado celebrate after the match. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Argentina
Argentina's Marcos Rojo celebrates scoring their second goal with Lionel Messi and teammates. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Argentina
Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates their second goal with Cristian Pavon. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Argentina
Argentina's Marcos Rojo scores their second goal as Nigeria's Francis Uzoho looks on. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Argentina
Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates their second goal with coach Jorge Sampaoli. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Argentina
Argentina's Marcos Rojo celebrates his goal against Nigeria at the Saint Petersburg Stadium on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Argentina
Nigeria's Victor Moses celebrates scoring a penalty to equalise during the World Cup Group D match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Saint Petersburg Stadium on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Argentina
Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates his goal against Nigeria at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Argentina
Argentina's Lionel Messi (left) celebrates his goal against Nigeria and Argentina at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Argentina
Argentina's Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring against Nigeria at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Argentina
Argentina's Lionel Messi controls the ball during the World Cup Group D match at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Argentina
Former Argentina forward Diego Maradona (centre) celebrates the opening goal against Nigeria at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Argentina
Former Argentina player Diego Maradona celebrates Messi's goal against Nigeria at the Saint Petersburg Stadium in Saint Petersburg on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Nigeria vs Argentina
Argentina's Lionel Messi (left) and Nigeria's Brian Idowu vie for the ball during the World Cup Group D match between Nigeria and Argentina at the Saint Petersburg Stadium. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Croatia vs Iceland
Croatia's Ivan Perisic celebrates scoring their second goal with Josip Pivaric. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Croatia vs Iceland
Croatia's Tin Jedvaj, Dejan Lovren and Filip Bradaric applaud fans after the match. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Croatia vs Iceland
Croatia's Ivan Perisic celebrates scoring their second goal with Josip Pivaric and Milan Badelj. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Croatia vs Iceland
Iceland's Johann Berg Gudmundsson reacts after the match. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Croatia vs Iceland
Iceland's Gylfi Sigurdsson (right) celebrates with Johann Gudmundsson after scoring a goal against Croatia at the Rostov Arena in Rostov-On-Don on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Croatia vs Iceland
Croatia's Milan Badelj (2nd left) celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Iceland at the Rostov Arena in Rostov-On-Don on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Croatia vs Iceland
Croatia's Ivan Perisic celebrates after scoring his team's second against Iceland and Croatia at the Rostov Arena in Rostov-On-Don on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Croatia vs Iceland
Iceland's Alfred Finnbogason (left) vies with Croatia's Vedran Corluka during the World Cup Group D match at the Rostov Arena in Rostov-On-Don on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Croatia vs Iceland
Couple kiss ahead of the World Cup Group D match between Iceland and Croatia at the Rostov Arena in Rostov-On-Don on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Denmark vs France
France's Kylian Mbappe in action. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Denmark vs France
France coach Didier Deschamps during the match. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Denmark vs France
France's Kylian Mbappe in action with Denmark's Andreas Christensen and Kasper Dolberg. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Denmark vs France
France's Olivier Giroud and Denmark's Simon Kjaer. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Denmark vs France
France's Kylian Mbappe in action with Denmark's Simon Kjaer and Mathias Jorgensen. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Denmark vs France
France's Nabil Fekir (left) replaces France's Antoine Griezmann during the World Cup Group C match between Denmark and France at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Denmark vs France
France's Antoine Griezmann fouled by Denmark's Mathias Jorgensen (left) during the World Cup Group C match between Denmark and France at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Denmark vs France
Denmark's Simon Kjaer in action. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Denmark vs France
Denmark's Thomas Delaney speaking to referee Sandro Ricci after sustaining an injury. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Denmark vs France
Denmark's Andreas Cornelius vies for the header with France's Presnel Kimpembe (right) during the World Cup Group C match at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Denmark vs France
France's Paul Pogba's mother Weo (right) and Bolivian girlfriend Maria Saues (left) await the World Cup Group C match between Denmark and France at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Denmark vs France
A football fan looks on before the World Cup Group C match between Denmark and France at the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Denmark vs France
France and Denmark players at half time. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Denmark vs France
France's Olivier Giroud shoots at goal. Reuters
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Denmark's Mathias Jorgensen is shown a yellow card by referee Sandro Ricci. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Denmark vs France
Denmark's Mathias Jorgensen is shown a yellow card by referee Sandro Ricci. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Australia vs Peru
Australia's Tim Cahill looks dejected after the match. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Australia vs Peru
Australia's Mathew Leckie in action with Peru's Miguel Trauco. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Australia vs Peru
Peru's Christian Cueva in action with Australia's Tomi Juric. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Australia vs Peru
Australia's Mathew Ryan reacts after the match. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Australia vs Peru
Peru's Paolo Guerrero celebrates after scoring his team's second goal against Australia at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi on June 26, 2018. / AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Australia vs Peru
Peru's Andre Carrillo (right) celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal against Australia at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi on June 26, 2018. AFP
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FIFA World Cup: Australia vs Peru
Australia's Mathew Leckie in action with Peru's Edison Flores. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Australia vs Peru
Peru's Christian Cueva in action with Australia's Trent Sainsbury. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Australia vs Peru
Australia fans at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi, Russia. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Australia vs Peru
Peru's Miguel Trauco in action with Australia's Mathew Leckie. Reuters
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FIFA World Cup: Australia vs Peru
Australia's Tomas Rogic (left) vies for the ball with Peru's Christian Cueva during the World Cup Group C match at the Fisht Stadium in Sochi on June 26, 2018. AFP
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Denied a place at the global showpiece for 36 years, the result left Peru third in Group C with three points, while the Socceroos head home with just one, but more than a few regrets.
France topped the group with seven points, with Denmark runners-up on five after the teams played out a 0-0 draw.
Australia had needed to beat Peru and for France to defeat Denmark so the result was largely academic for the Socceroos.
But Bert van Marwijk's side would have felt it was deja vu, as they surged forward in numbers but lacked the polish to conjure a score.
Captain Mile Jedinak blazed over the bar in the fifth minute while winger Mathew Leckie was denied in the goalmouth by a scrambling defence in the 36th.
Not even an early second half injection of talisman Tim Cahill could spark the Socceroos, their 38-year-old striker denied a goal in his World Cup swansong when he fired a volley straight into a Peru defender.
Australia have long yearned for a cutting edge up front but it was a defensive error that allowed Guerrero to swoop and set up Carrillo's winner.
Full back Josh Risdon failed to deal with a long ball, allowing Guerrero possession at the left of the area, and the captain wheeled a cross into the path of winger Carrillo who hammered the ball into the left corner of the net.
It was the Andean nation's first World Cup goal since Guillermo La Rosa scored in a 5-1 defeat by Poland at the 1982 finals in Spain.
Australia tried to rally through midfielder Tom Rogic who barged through a nest of defenders into the box in the 27th minute only to have his shot blocked.
Guerrero, whose tournament was in doubt due to a doping suspension, doubled the score in the 50th minute, a deflection off Jedinak dropping the ball in his path obligingly before his shot rebounded off Mark Milligan into the net.
From there, Peru rode their luck to the finish as the Socceroos peppered the goal in desperation but to no avail.
