Ecuador smash Paraguay
Paraguay nicked a lucky goal early on in Quito, but Ecuador stormed back and won convincingly to solidify their standing in a World Cup qualification place.
Paraguay nicked a lucky goal early on in Quito, but Ecuador stormed back and won convincingly to solidify their standing in a World Cup qualification place.
A madcap finish to the game saw Uruguay appear to snatch a late win and then throw it away as two late goals gave pleasure and then pain to the hosts.
Uruguay have only won twice since the start of last year, and with their qualification for the World Cup still far from secure, Friday night's game against Paraguay in Montevideo is crucial.
Radamel Falcao put in yet another special performance on Friday with two stunning goals against Paraguay.
Paraguay and Venezuela need to get points off each other if either one of them plans on challenging South America's elite for a spot in the World Cup.
Argentina will expect a win at home against Paraguay on Friday.
A disastrous start to World Cup qualifying has cost Chiqui Arce his job. No replacement has been named yet.
Paraguay and Ecuador are playing a CONMEBOL World Cup 2014 qualifier. Lucas Barrios and Antonio Valencia might make it fun. More likely than not, they will fail in this endeavor.
Robert Lewandowski has done a great job for Borussia Dortmund in the absence of Lucas Barrios, but it could be time for the Paraguayan international to take back his place.
Previewing this weekend's important clash between Pumas UNAM and Toluca.
Three years after winning the European Championship, Liverpool's gone and done it again by capturing the Copa America. Wonder if there's a date set for the parade yet... * It was a starring role...
In praise of the penalty shootout: nobody wants to see a game decided like this, except everybody.
| # | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Aldo Bobadilla | - | Goalkeeper |
| Antolin Alcaraz | - | Defender |
| Aureliano Torres | - | Defender |
| Carlos Bonet | - | Midfielder |
| Christian Riveros | - | Midfielder |
| Claudio Marcelo Morel Rodriguez | - | Defender |
| Darío Verón | - | Defender |
| Denis Caniza | - | Defender |
| Diego Barreto | - | Goalkeeper |
| Edgar Barreto | Midfielder | |
| Edgar Benitez | - | Forward |
| Eduardo Ledesma | - | Midfielder |
| Enrique Vera | - | Midfielder |
| Victor Javier Cáceres | - | Midfielder |
| Ivan Piris | Defender | |
| Jonathan Santana | - | Midfielder |
| Sergio Aquino | - | Midfielder |
| Julio Caceres | - | Defender |
| Julio Manzur | - | Defender |
| Justo Villar | - | Goalkeeper |
| Lucas Barrios | - | Forward |
| Marcelo Estigarribia | Midfielder | |
| Marcos Cáceres | - | Defender |
| Nelson Haedo Valdez | - | Forward |
| Néstor Ezequiel Ortigoza | - | Midfielder |
| Óscar Cardozo | - | Forward |
| Osvaldo Martínez Oropeza | - | Forward |
| Paulo Da Silva | - | Defender |
| Rodolfo Gamarra | - | Forward |
| Roque Santa Cruz | - | Forward |
| Jorge Achucarro | - | Forward |
| Hernán Pérez | 23 | Midfielder |