Peru overtook Uruguay after a 2-1 win at Venezuela, moving Ricardo Gareca’s team to 17 points along with Colombia, which had a 0-0 draw with Paraguay. “I don’t know who can ask me to do that (resign) after this time at work.”ĭuring his second spell with Uruguay, Tabárez took the team to the past three World Cups, including a memorable campaign to the semifinals in South Africa in 2010. “I am a professional, I signed a contract and it says everything I need to do,” the veteran coach said. Uruguay coach Óscar Tabárez told a post-match news conference he’s not “throwing in the towel.” It could have been worse for Uruguay had Bolivia not missed a penalty in the second half. Marcelo Martins got the second in the altitude of La Paz with a header in the 45th.Īrce finished off in the 79th with another header. They have four matches remaining to push for qualification.īolivia opened the scoring on the half-hour when goalkeeper Fernando Muslera failed to hold Juan Carlos Arce’s cross. Uruguay will finish the year in seventh place in the 10-team round-robin competition. “To qualify so early, in such tough qualifiers, it is something to be proud of.” We won Copa America, qualified for the World Cup, and we are in an unbeaten streak,” he said, in a reference to his team’s 17 wins and 10 draws since the 2019 Copa America semifinal against Brazil. It was a great match, but there is an element (missing) that should be equal for both teams.”Īrgentina’s Scaloni agreed both teams had few opportunities, but focused on his team’s direct entry to Qatar. “Was that going to decide the match? I don’t know. “It is simply impossible not to see Otamendi’s elbow on Raphinha,” he said. The Brazilian needed five stitches during the break.īrazil coach Tite sounded unusually upset with Uruguayan referee Andres Cunha and his video assistant referees about the incident. The most controversial moment of the match in San Juan, in Argentina’s Northwest, was in the 35th minute when Raphinha was hit by Nicolas Otemendi’s elbow on his mouth and started bleeding.
“We hope to arrive well at the World Cup.” “Today we didn’t score, we missed some opportunities, but once again we have a clean sheet,” he said. He had only one opportunity from the edge of the box near the final whistle, but it was easily saved by Brazil goalkeeper Alisson.īrazil player Fred, who hit the bar with a shot in the 60th minute, said his team’s defense was once more tested and once more succeeded in qualifiers. “It is not easy to play with the pace that this match demanded,” Messi said after the match. He played for only 15 minutes in Argentina’s 1-0 win over Uruguay last week so he could recover to face Brazil. Lionel Messi, who played the entire match after recovering from a knee injury, said he felt well on the pitch.
Goalkeepers Emiliano Martinez and Alisson were just about spectators most of the match. Paraguay can’t be ruled out with 13 points.įew opportunities were available for Argentina and Brazil in a tense match marked by Lionel Messi’s low key performance and Neymar’s absence due to injury. Bolivia are surprisingly competitive with 15 points in eighth position. From the Magazine Roses Among Thorns: The Many Solidarities Of Diverse Protests Farm Law Repeal Has Given New Life To Idea Of Protest In India An ‘Untouchable’ Story: My Life As A Protest Wonder Women Leading Indians’ Battle How JP Movement Shaped Bihar And India’s PoliticsĬolombia and Peru have 17 points and Chile is sixth with 16 points, narrowly ahead of Uruguay on goal difference.
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