Watch Peru's first World Cup goal in nearly four decades

Peru World Cup.
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Peru's chances of advancing to the knockout stage of the 2018 World Cup have already been extinguished — but that doesn't mean its fans have nothing to cheer about. In their Tuesday match against Australia, winger Andre Carrillo connected with the back of the net off a cross from teammate Paolo Guerrero to score Peru's first World Cup goal in 36 years.

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Kimberly Alters

Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.