The chances of two-time World Cup champions Argentina failing to make the World Cup finals for the first time since 1970 shortened as they were beaten 1-0 by Paraguay in Asuncion which saw the victors reach their eighth finals.
The defeat will inevitably raise further questions over the stewardship of coach Diego Maradona - an Argentinian playing icon for his inspiring them to the 1986 trophy and to the 1990 final - as the Argentinians slipped to fifth in the table with just two matches remaining to seal one of the two remaining automatic qualifying places.
However, despite having individual talents on the pitch such as Lionel Messi, Maradona also either left out of the squad entirely or deigned not to put on the bench Lisandro Lopez, Esteban Cambiasso and Walter Samuel to name but three of several. Click to read more...
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