All hail the resilience of Argentina’s side here. They spent the pregame warmup interceding in the stands where their fans were battling Brazilian fans and security personnel. Then they endured 26 fouls. And Brazil strung together some attacks that posed problems for the Argentine defense.
But that defense held, and they put away the only serious chance they had.
Must feel nice to walk away with this result. The standings, again, hardly matter – Argentina will walk into the next World Cup – but this will be remembered as a brave performance under pressure.
That’s all for now. See you next time, when I’ll hopefully be covering something less violent. Maybe a UFC card.
You can read the full report from tonight’s game here:
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Updated live table
Peru and Venezuela are still playing, but the other four games in South America tonight have concluded, including a 1-0 win for Ecuador over Chile.
So with Peru leading 1-0, the table looks like this:
15 pts: Argentina
13: Uruguay (beat Bolivia 3-0)
12: Colombia (beat Paraguay 1-0)
8: Venezuela
8: Ecuador
7: Brazil
5: Paraguay
5: Chile
4: Peru
3: Bolivia
The top six teams qualify. The seventh-place team goes to playoffs.
Brazil will be fine. Just not tonight.
