Paolo Guerrero

Peru captain to miss World Cup

The suspension imposed by the Fifa disciplinary committee covers "all types of matches" and was backdated to start on November 3, football's governing body said on Friday (Saturday NZ Time).

The 33-year-old Guerrero tested positive for "cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine," a banned stimulant, after a World Cup qualifying game in Argentina on October 5.

He can appeal to Fifa to overturn the ban. If that fails, Guerrero and the Peruvian football federation have a further legal route at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland.

Injury worry for Peru

Their star striker Paolo Guerrero left the field in the 66th minute of Flamengo's 4-1 win over Bahia in the Brazilian Serie A on Friday (NZ time), with apparent discomfort in his left hamstring.

He was pictured earlier in the match grabbing at the back of his left thigh.

A statement from Flamengo said Guerrero was set to undergo scans to determine the extent of his injury.