The visitors went into the final match of the campaign in sixth place and outside the qualifying positions, and the prospect of failing to qualify for the biggest stage in football for the first time since 1970 became even more real when Ecuador took the lead inside the first minute
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Even a sell-out home crowd in Buenos Aires’ La Bombonera was not enough to rally Lionel Messi’s side, who slipped further from the qualifying places
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Messi sat out one match under the terms of the suspension, a 2-0 loss to bottom-dwelling Bolivia on March 28
The 29-year-old Barca forward was suspended by world football ruling body FIFA for directing “insulting words” at an assistant referee during Thursday’s 1-0 win over Chile
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the victory was Brazil’s eighth straight win under coach Tite
The defeat in the high altitude of the Andean city, coupled with Colombia’s 2-0 win away in Ecuador and Chile’s 3-1 defeat of Venezuela, means the twice World Cup winners fall from third to fifth in the 10-team South American qualifying group
The first match for which the sanction will apply is the next fixture in the preliminary competition of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia between Bolivia and Argentina, which will be played on March 28 (today)
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the win put them back in the automatic qualifying spots for next year’s finals in Russia
Messi has not won a major international honour apart from a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Lionel Messi picked up a hamstring strain in Barcelona’s 1-0 victory over Villarreal in La Liga on Sunday, the club said.
Germany controlled possession and look to create chances with fluid movement and quick interchanges, though Argentina’s pace on the break was a constant threat
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee said on Thursday that Argentina, which plays in the World Cup final against Germany on Sunday, had breached the competition’s media and marketing regulations
In contrast to the wide open, raucous display that the other semi-final produced, the Argentina against Netherlands Wednesday match was an even contest and a frequently dull one as the game became increasing bogged down in a midfield battle
In another stroke of tactical genius at this year’s World Cup, Netherlands Coach, Louis van Gaal, pulled Jasper Cillessen moments after the Ajax goalkeeper had saved a shot from Marcos Urena in extra time
Argentina’s next opponent will be the winner of the last quarterfinal between the Netherlands and Costa Rica, who were playing later Saturday in Salvador
Switzerland knew before the match they had to win to have a good chance of qualification
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Vincent Enyeama remained in goal while captain Joseph Yobo, Oshaniwa, Efe Ambrose and Kenneth Omeruo are assigned the defence role
If the Super Eagles beat Argentina, Nigeria will go ahead to top group F with seven points and Argentina will finish in second position