Peruvian fans watch World Cup qualifying win... at a funeral

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A mourning ceremony in Peru was overshadowed by the national team's crucial clash with Ecuador

Is football more important than life and death? A group of Peru fans seem to agree with legendary Liverpool manager Bill Shankly's mantra.

With an open coffin of a deceased person in the same room as a giant wall-mounted LED TV, the small group inside this undertaker's room couldn't peel their eyes away from Peru's qualifier against Ecuador.

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James Kilpatrick