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The goals from Wednesday night's World Cup qualifying draw between Peru and Argentina in El
Monumental de Lima are online now - read on to watch them. Peru 1 - 1 Argentina, World Cup 2010
qualifying
Esteban Cambiasso had the goal and, without actually impressing anyone, Argentina were putting to
bed the run of six matches without a win that's seen them slip from first to fourth in the South
American qualification table for South Africa 2010. A poor performance but the result was still as
expected.
It was second versus first in the Estadio Monumental on Saturday afternoon, as Argentina hosted
leaders Paraguay in the South American qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup. The selección didn't
look particularly hot in front of their own fans, falling a goal down early on after dominating the
opening exchanges before going a man down [.
Argentina travelled to Lima on Monday, where they're now preparaing to take on Peru on Wednesday
night. All is not well, however, for Alfio Basile's side. Following Carlos Tevez's second red card
in three matches for the selección, they'll have to get ready for Peru with one forward fewer
of Basile's squad.
Gabriel Heinze's days with the Argentine national team could be numbered after his fallout with
Alfio Basile. His dreadful performance against Paraguay, his horrid own goal and his reaction to be
subbed in favor of Getafe's Daniel Díaz will most likely leave him out of the upcoming call up
that will occur in October.
Starting this month, I'm writing for ESPN's Soccernet on football across South America. These
articles won't always include Argentine football, of course, but when they do I'll let you know
here. This week the subject under the microscope is why the pressure of managing one of the world's
top international sides is being cranked up [.
Don't say it too loudly if you're on holiday in either country, but at the moment the national
football teams of great rivals Brazil and Argentina have a little more in common than they'd like
to admit. The most recent round of qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup featured a few surprises, but
none more so than disappointing draws on Wednesday night for both South American giants.
