Peru's Guerrero to miss World Cup after one-year ban for cocaine use confirmed

FIFA's Disciplinary Commission have decided to suspend Peru captain Paolo Guerrero for one year after the player tested positive for cocaine in October. 

World football's governing body confirmed the suspension on Friday, saying the ban started on Nov. 3. 

A statement said the striker "tested positive for cocaine metabolite benzoylecgonine, a substance included in WADA's 2017 Prohibited List."

And it added: "By testing positive for a prohibited substance, the player has violated article 6 of the FIFA Anti-Doping Regulations and, as such, contravened article 63 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code.

"The suspension period starts on Nov. 3 2017, the date on which the player was provisionally suspended by the chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee."

As a result, Guerrero, who will appeal the verdict, is set to miss the World Cup next summer, which Peru qualified for last month after beating New Zealand in a playoff.