Lionel Messi’s involvement in a 1-0 win over Paraguay last week doesn’t necessarily mean he’ll be fit for Argentina’s next game in World Cup qualifying against Peru.
Messi played most of the second half against Paraguay last Thursday despite struggling with muscular pains in the weeks leading up to the game.last week that ended with some fans throwing popcorn at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá. He will have a tough challenge atThe next World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada is expanding to a 48-team format, meaning direct entry to the top-six teams in South America. The seventh-place team will contest an intercontinental playoff for a berth.
The fourth match day in South American qualifying also features Ecuador against Colombia, Paraguay against Bolivia and Venezuela taking on Chile.Argentina's practice on Sunday didn't show whether the 36-year-old Messi will play against Peru.
Peru has lost its latest two qualifying matches in South American qualifying. The squad arrived in silence shortly before dawn so no fans could be at the airport protesting after its 2-0 loss at Chile. Players and coach Juan Reynoso know they will face a much tougher challenge against the World Cup champion.
"May this defeat today suit us for what is coming," Reynoso said in a news conference after the match in Santiago."You don't qualify by playing beautiful soccer, you do it by playing well. For us to do that, we need to be a chameleonic team that adapts to various circumstances."Brazil fans were frustrated with the draw against Venezuela, a team that has never qualified for a World Cup.
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