Argentina clinched the final automatic place to South Africa with a win in Montevideo last night to a sense of collective relief, rather than jubilation.
Category: World Cup
Joy and Sadness
Joy in Honduras, Switzderland and Slovakia; Sadness in Ecuador and Costa Rica
BuqueBus Uruguay – Argentina
Dramatic Saturday in South Africa qualifiers around the world, none more captivating perhaps than in Quito and Buenos Aires where the fates of three nations dangled and twisted and then re-twisted in a span of four mostly injury time minutes.…
Road to South Africa
The World Cup picture got clearer Saturday on a thrilling day of qualifiers that left winners celebrating in the streets from Copenhagen to Santiago, while the heartbreak of missing out on South Africa will linger for a long time for…
A World Cup Without Argentina?
No longer impossible, but from a sporting point of view still inconceivable. A World Cup without Messi, without Aguero, without the spectacular Argentine supporters, without Diego? Argentina need to win their last two qualifiers to be certain of at least…
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