Argentina's Di Maria, Higuain and Messi sink Paraguay 3-1 in South American - CONMEBOL World cup 2014 qualifies
Angel Di Maria score the opener with well taken kick just outside penalty box after good combination with Messi and Higuain. Paraguay’s consolation goal came through after penalty kick by midfielder Jonathan Fabbro after hand ball by Rodrigo Bran. Di Maria goal was followed by another Real Madrid players goals, Higuain who displayed fantastic finishing ability. Lionel Messi score the third goal with a well taken free-kick, the goal which adds to his recent good performance for the Argentina national team. Messi has rose his goals tallies to 28 for national team, 10 in the last 6 matches.
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| Lionel Messi celebrate after scoring third goal for Argentina against Paraguay. Photo by REUTERS |
Argentina vs Paraguay goals summary
Ángel Di María - Argentina (2') 1-0
Jonathan Fabbro - Paraguay (penalty 17') 1-1
Gonzalo Higuaín - Argentina (30') 2-1
Lionel Messi - Argentina (63') 3-1
South American world cup 2014 qualifies: Argentina vs Paraguay video highlight of all goals
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| CONMEBOL | ||||
| No | National | P | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Argentina | 6 | 9 | 13 |
| 2 | Chile | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Colombia | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Venezuela | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 7 | Peru | 6 | -4 | 6 |
| 8 | Bolivia | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 9 | Paraguay | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 1st , 2nd , 3rd , 4th - Qualifies for World Cup | |
| 5th - Play-off with a nation from Asia |