 The Peruvian sports press dubbed the current squad ""Los Hijos de Burga"" (the "Sons of Burga"), in reference to the FPF's president, who was widely blamed for Peru's terrible qualifying campaign.The press went on to name the squad the worst in the national team's 82-year history, amidst calls for Burga's resignation.Following the end of the qualifiers, Juan Manuel Vargas and Nolberto Solano, who officially retired from the team at this time, expressed their hopes to change the way things were going for the national squad.