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Werder Bremen's Claudio Pizarro targets 2018 World Cup with Peru

Peru international Claudio Pizarro has said he wants to take part in one more World Cup, looking ahead to the tournament in two years' time in Russia.

Pizarro, 37, joined Werder Bremen as a free agent in September, signing a contract until 2016.

He had warmed the bench at Bayern Munich in the previous season, while injuries restricted him to playing 17 matches for the Bavarians, with just two starts.

On Tuesday, he converted from the spot, for his seventh goal in his last six matches, as Bremen qualified for the DFB Pokal semifinals with a 3-1 shock defeat of Bayer Leverkusen.