Messi powers Argentina past hapless Paraguay
By Reuters in Asuncion, Paraguay | China Daily | Updated: 2013-09-12 07:55
Lionel Messi converted two penalties as Argentina booked its ticket to the 2014 World Cup finals with a crushing 5-2 away win over Paraguay on Tuesday.
Argentina leads the South American group with 29 points and has two qualifiers remaining next month.
The top four qualify automatically and the group leader can now only be overtaken by Colombia and Chile.
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