World Cup 2018 South American Qualifiers: Samba Out of Rhythm, Tango Speaks Up

(Baonghean.vn) - Round 16, at home but Messi and his colleaguesstill can not win against the bottom teamVenezuela, meanwhile, William scored first but Brazil still failed to get their 10th consecutive win against Colombia. Football is surprising, South American football is even more surprising.

Messi and his teammates do not want to have to win tickets to Russia by a risky play-off, and Alexis and the Chilean players, especially Diaz, will forever remember the unfortunate penalty when the ball touched his hand, leading to a penalty if they miss the 2018 World Cup.

South American champions Chile andArgentina in danger

The most surprising thing is that the two teams at the bottom of the table, Venezuela and Bolivia, both got points, and Bolivia even got 3 points against the visiting team, Chile. While all the efforts of Alexis and his teammates did not result in a goal, in the 59th minute, Chilean midfielder Diaz let the ball touch his hand in the penalty area. The referee awarded the home team Bolivia a penalty kick, and Arce successfully converted it from a high angle.

After the goal, the away team's players continuously attacked, but the 3,650 meters of Hernando Siles Stadium made Chile's physical strength decrease too quickly. Bolivia's players stood firm despite playing with one less player (Chumacero was red-carded in the final minutes of the match). The South American champion Chile fell to 6th place, the position of watching the World Cup at home, Chile will have a hard time because in the 18th round they will clash with Brazil.

More than ever, now is the time for Messi to show his class. Photo: Internet

Right from the start of the match, Messi and his teammates continuously besieged the visitors' goal but could not score first, just like the match against Uruguay. Pressing the field throughout the first half but not scoring, Argentina had to pay the price at the beginning of the second half when Jhon Murillo lifted the ball over goalkeeper Romero to open the score.

Just 4 minutes later, Argentina equalized thanks to an own goal by Villanueva of Venezuela. That was the final result that made the World Cup chances of Messi and Dybala still quite uncertain even though in the last 2 matches they only had to face weak teams Peru and Ecuador.

Uruguay and Peru win away

The most impressive was the 2-1 victory of the visiting team Uruguay. The host Paraguay was very excited after the recent 3-0 victory over Chile. If they win, they will have hopes of going to Russia next summer.

Luis Suarez and his teammates continued to play tit for tat with the home team but it was not until the 76th minute that Federico Valverde opened the scoring for the match. Just 4 minutes later, Uruguay doubled the gap when Gustavo Gomez scored an own goal.

Paraguay's efforts brought Angel Romero's goal in the 88th minute, but it was not enough to get a point against Uruguay. After this match, Paraguay ranked 7th while Uruguay firmly established second place in the 2018 World Cup qualifying round in South America.

While both Argentina and Chile are showing signs of slowing down, especially Chile losing two consecutive matches, Peru earned 3 points and climbed to 4th place in the rankings thanks to two goals from Edison Flores and Paolo Hurtado. Peru beat Ecuador 2-1 despite losing a man in the middle of the match.

Having secured a ticket to the World Cup early, the yellow-green team with the leading spirit of the attack, super striker Neymar, confidently attacked. It seemed like they were dominating and creating many scoring opportunities but failed until right in the last minute of the match, Neymar had a favorable pass back for Willian to run up and shoot a tricky shot that left goalkeeper David Ospina helpless.

While engrossed in attacking, the home players were hit by Falcao's powerful header that hit the ground, causing Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson to lean forward but still be unable to block it.

In the 48 years of hosting Selecao in the qualifying matches, Colombia has only scored exactly… 1 goal and that goal was also 14 years ago and now Falcao's goal is only the 2nd goal. The important thing is that with 1 valuable point, the 31-year-old striker and his teammates have 3rd place, while there are only 2 more matches to finish the qualifying round.

The Samba may be out of tune because they have already booked their tickets to Russia, but if the 2018 World Cup lacks the Tango, the biggest football festival on the planet will be less fun. But that's football, one person's sadness is sometimes another person's joy, now more than ever is the time for Messi to show his class!

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