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2 - 0
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Chile vs Paraguay Live Streams and TV Channels
| Country | Channels |
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| United States | Dish Network, DirecTV |
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| Andorra | Esport3 |
| Australia | Setanta Sports Australia |
| Portugal | Sport TV4 |
| Spain | tvG2, Esport3 |
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Chile vs Paraguay Delayed and Repeat Broadcasts
| Country | Date/Time (US/Eastern) | Channel |
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| Australia | Wed, Nov 16 6:00am | Setanta Sports Australia |
| Thu, Nov 17 6:15am | Setanta Sports Australia | |
| Sat, Nov 19 3:55am | Setanta Sports Australia | |
| Portugal | Wed, Nov 16 6:30am | Sport TV1 |
| Wed, Nov 16 22:30pm | Sport TV1 | |
| Thu, Nov 17 14:00pm | Sport TV1 | |
| Thu, Nov 17 15:00pm | Sport TV1 | |
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Chile vs Paraguay Match Preview
Chile will look to rebound from their thrashing at the hands of Uruguay with a tricky test against Paraguay in Santiago.
Paraguay won their first qualifier on Friday
The Chileans came into the qualifiers with a strong reputation for playing swift attacking soccer, however, after three rounds of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers they have shown everything but that. Apart from their 4-2 win over Peru in Santiago, they suffered two heavy defeats, 4-1 against Argentina and 4-0 against Uruguay.
Despite this, they come into their clash with Paraguay with high spirits, as they intend to claim a much-need victory that would go a long way in healing some of the pain suffered.
Chile have experienced heaps of problems, both on and off the field. Prior to the game with Uruguay five players were excluded from their squad, after apparently arriving late to a training session when under the influence of alcohol. However, Borghi is hoping to forget that fiasco and concentrate on their upcoming World Cup qualifier with Paraguay.
The good news for Chile is that they will be able to count with the services of Barcelona winger Alexis Sanchez, who is fully recovered and ready to return to action. Midfielder Matias Fernandez was in doubt for the match after exiting the field against Uruguay due to a sprained ankle, however, he has since recovered and will start the game as well.
Paraguay, who grabbed their first three points of their qualifying campaign against Ecuador on Friday, are highly motivated and confident that they will pick up a positive result in Chile.
"We know that Chile, even if they lost and lost very badly, are a very strong team, with a very defined system, and we have to be at their level to close them down, to give them as little space as possible to play in," said Paraguay coach Francisco Arce, in reference to their rivals.
He added that "in order to find success" in Santiago, Paraguay have to "control them through the sides, block the midfielders as well as possible and to be on the alert for the anchor man who advances into the box a lot, a bit like a third striker."
Arce is likely to field a similar side as to the one that beat Ecuador, however, an injury picked up by Richard Ortiz has obligated him to make a further change, apart from the return of Edgar Barreto and Oscar Cardozo to his starting eleven.
Chile vs Paraguay Match Report
Chile wiped away the memories from their thrashing to Uruguay with a well-deserved victory over Paraguay in Santiago.
Chile rebounded with a victory over Paraguay
It had been a very difficult week for Chile, not only because of their heavy defeat at the hands of Uruguay, but because Borghi had expelled five players from his squad due to acts of indiscipline. However, they didn't allow this to affect them against Paraguay.
Chile started strongly, and looked extremely dangerous each time Alexis Sanchez touched the ball. The Barcelona winger caused havoc for the Paraguayan defense with his pace and trickery on the ball.
In the 9th minute Chile's first goal-scoring opportunity arrived with Sanchez down the left flank. After dazzling the Paraguay defense he unleashed a powerful shot that was pushed out for a corner by goalkeeper Diego Barreto.
After an effort from Matias Fernandez came close, Pablo Contreras came much closer, putting Chile ahead in the 27th minute when he connected to a Fernandez corner-kick with an unstoppable header.
In the second period Paraguay, who edged Ecuador 2-1 in Asuncion on Friday, pushed forward in search of an equaliser, but although they looked dangerous when moving to the attack, they couldn't generate any clear goal-scoring opportunities.
Humberto Suazo tested Barreto with a crossed shot from outside of the area in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper pulled off a good save to keep his side in the game. Moments later Barreto kept out another effort, this time a dangerous free-kick from Fernandez.
It took 71 minutes until Paraguay created a scoring chance, when a header from Nelson Haedo Valdez was brilliantly saved by Claudio Bravo.
When it seemed that Paraguay were going to end the game in Chile's half, Matias Campos put the result beyond their reach, when in the 85th minute his drive from the edge of the area deflected off a Paraguay defender before looping over a stranded Barreto.