2010 WC Qualifier: Argentina @ Paraguay 20090909

[Regs]

After losing to Brazil on the weekend at home, the Argies really can't afford to drop any points here.

This is a battle between #3 (Paraguay) & #4 (Argentina) in the group - Paraguay could go to a share of the top with a win.

Bet window open until 4:00PM Pacific Wednesday

 

[Regs]

Paraguay 1-0 over the Argies.

Argentina drops to 5th in the group, only 1 point up on 6th place Uruguay! When's the last time Argentina didn't make the World Cup finals?

Bet settled.

 

[johnnybluenose]

This will be the first tim ein 40 years Argentina will miss.

I guess the Maradona experiment was a failure after all

 

[freddy]

That's because his middle name is "Prima"

 

[girth]

This will be the first tim ein 40 years Argentina will miss.

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That is pretty amazing! what a soccer country!

 

[johnnybluenose]

It's not amazing considering Diego had (reportedly) 60+ players into the fold with that team over his tenure at the Manager's role.

With a nation like that it shouldn't be hard to nail down the top 16 or so and have a revolving 10 guys for the last spots on the team...

No chemistry, no gelling of the team = missing World Cup and Diego's head on a pike in Buenos Aires.

 

[freddy]

They aren't out yet. Still some BIG deciding matches to be played in October.