As a player, Diego Maradona was a magician on the field and undoubtedly one of the best soccer player’s ever. His prowess on the field has not translated itself to the bench, however. The doubts over his hiring as Argentina’s head coach have grown after several embarrassing losses including a 6-1 drubbing in Bolivia.
Saturday’s match against bitter regional rivals Brazil should have served as a shot in the arm for Argentina and Maradona. Instead it was Brazil who emerged on top as they became the first country in the Americas to directly qualify for next year’s World Cup:
In other scores:
- Paraguay 1- Bolivia 0 (Paraguay inched closer to joining Brazil in South Africa)
- Chile 2- Venezuela 2 (Both teams shared the spoils in Santiago)
- Colombia 2- Ecuador 0 (Colombia’s victory was marred by violence after the game)
- Peru 1- Uruguay 0 (A last minute goal by last place Peru shocked Uruguay)
In other scores:
- U.S.2- El Salvador 1 (Two goals in five minutes helped the U.S. avoid being upset)
- Honduras 4- Trinidad and Tobago 1 (Honduras is one of four teams vying for three direct qualifying places after their easy win)
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