Football is the most popular sport in Peru, and the Peru national football team have competed in the FIFA World Cup five times. The national team has also won two Copa Amrica trophies: 1939 and 1975.

The most sought out sports in Peru are soccer and volleyball while traditionally, they played cockfighting, bull-fighting, and racing. The Peruvian National Football team has played in the FIFA World Cup five times, and has won two Copa America trophies. The country also won in Women's Volleyball.