Was reading yesterday that it has been almost a year since a player other than Messi scored a goal in a qualifier match for Argentina (I think it was against Colombia).
I still believe they'll qualify since Ecuador have nothing to play for and agree with Diego about Peru, can't believe they're are about to qualify for the WC (and 12 in the ranking, although that raking means nothing), if I remember correctly they were bottom 3-4 not so long ago, but good for them it's been almost 35 years since their last WC and their is a huge change that they can qualify and Chile will be out of it which will be even sweeter for them.
Yes, they've gone on a good run lately and all of a sudden find themselves in one of the qualifying spots. One of my best friends in the UK was a Peruvian and I remember laughing at how seriously he took the qualifiers last year, for I thought at the time they had absolutely no chance of making it to the WC. Seems he was right to believe in his team then. Still, they're a VERY limited side, an Argentinian team that played well together should have demolished them at the Bombonera.
Final round of the qualifiers will be CRAZY, I don't even know which match I want to watch. I made very good Colombian and Peruvian friends last year so I'm hoping they'll both qualify, but given they play each other, it might be difficult. I just hope Ecuador will do the whole of South America a huge favour
Also, Paraguay may look a bit far behind but they play Venezuela at home and should beat them comfortably, so they're a huge threat to the likes of Peru and Colombia as well.
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