 After a 1-0 loss in a friendly game with Panama in October, Markarian excluded players Reimond Manco, Jefferson Farfán, and John Galliquio from the squad because they reportedly went to a Panama City club despite orders not to go out.He managed Peru in a successful 2011 Copa América campaign with the team finished third after beating Venezuela 4–1, leaving fans to be enthusiastic about a possible football revival for Peru.However, the 2014 World Cup qualification became another disappointing campaign, with the loss 1–2 of Peru over his home ancestral team Uruguay in Lima meant that the Peruvians would miss another World Cup.