<P> Peru has participated in the World Cup during the first World Cup in 1930 and in every tournament since 1958 . Peru has reached the finals five times: in 1930, 1970, 1978, 1982, and 2018 . </P> <P> Peru was invited to the first FIFA World Cup in Uruguay in 1930 . They lost both of their games and finished 10th out of 13 teams . The team either withdrew or did not enter the next four tournaments, in 1934, 1938, 1950, and 1954 . Peru participated but did not qualify in 1958, 1962, or 1966 . </P>

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