Argentina Qualify For World Cup After Chile Lose To Ecuador
Zeeshan Mehtab Published November 17, 2021 | 08:30 AM
Montevideo, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Nov, 2021 ) :Argentina joined Brazil in qualifying for next year's World Cup in Qatar despite the arch-rivals playing out a dour 0-0 draw in San Juan on Tuesday.
Defeats for Uruguay (3-0 to Bolivia) and Chile (2-0 to Ecuador) ensured Argentina, unbeaten in 27 matches, booked their ticket, leaving just two more automatic spots available in South American qualifying with four matches left.
It caps a fine year for Argentina and Lionel Messi, who won their 15th Copa America in July with a 1-0 final victory over Brazil at Rio de Janeiro's iconic Maracana stadium.
It is also the 13th time in a row that Argentina have qualified for the World Cup having failed to qualify only once, for the 1970 finals in Mexico.
Brazil secured their qualification on Thursday with a 1-0 win over Colombia.
Ecuador look set to join the two continental giants, sitting in third with a six-point gap to the next team and only four matches left to play.
But the fourth automatic qualification spot will go down to the wire with five teams separated by just two points.
Only Venezuela, rock bottom of the 10 team single South American qualifying group, appear out of the running.
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