Peru World Cup 2018 squad: Paolo Guerrero captains Ricardo Gareca’s team after having ban overturned

PERU have named their provisional squad for their first World Cup in 36 years.

The South American nation suffered a dramatic setback in the days in the build up to the announcement as captain Paolo Guerrero was controversially banned for doping.

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Guerrero had had his ban reduced for 12 months to six months by Fifa before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) held up an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and extended it to 14 months.

Following Guerrero's ban, boss Ricardo Gareca has named a provisional squad without the captain.

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Peru World Cup 2018 provisional squad

Carlos Caceda, Jose Carvallo, Pedro Gallese, Luis Abram, Luis Advincula, Pedro Aquino, Miguel Araujo, Andre Carrillo, Wilder Cartagena, Aldo Corzo, Christian Cueva, Jefferson Farfan, Edison Flores, Paolo Hurtado, Nilson Loyola, Sergio Pena, Andy Polo, Christian Ramos, Alberto Rodriguez, Raul Ruidiaz, Anderson Santamaria, Renato Tapia, Miguel Trauco, Yoshimar Yotun