Peru captain Paolo Guerrero's hopes of winning an amnesty from a doping ban that will keep him out of the World Cup appeared to end on Tuesday after a meeting with FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

Roadblock: Paolo Guerrero remains banned from the World Cup. Credit:AP

Infantino expressed "deep understanding" of the 34-year-old's plight, FIFA said in a statement, but stressed that the sanction was imposed by sport's highest tribunal following standard disciplinary procedure.

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Guerrero will be barred from the World Cup, where Peru will be making their first appearance for 36 years, after testing positive for cocaine -- contained in a tea -- following the World Cup qualifier away to Argentina in October.