Paraguay |
1 - 0
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Bolivia |
After slipping onto the third place in the standings due to a string of unconvincing results, the Paraguayans need to bounce back before they endure strange and dramatic moments at the very end of their campaign.
Paraguay have been overtaken by Brazil and Chile at the top of the table. Is that they are losing the plot in the second half of the qualification campaign?
In the final test ahead of their encounter against Bolivia, Paraguay lost 1-0 to South Korea.
It seems like things aren’t getting better with this side. Each of their recent results is just showing more of their weaknesses.
So Paraguay need to erase the misery of picking two defeats on the trot when qualification to the World Cup resumes in South America in September.
Hosting Bolivia should be the ideal fixture for the Paraguayans to be back on track. Bolivia are second from bottom with no realistic chances of reaching the finals of the World Cup in South Africa.
Expectations will be high on Paraguay to profit of Bolivia’s low status as a team in terms of skills and achievments on the pitch.
Bolivia are usually disastrous away from home contrarily to Paraguay who hold have lost only once at the Defensores del Chaco.
Now, despite being able to thrash South American giants Argentina 6-1 earlier this year, Bolivia will not enter this encounter as possible giant killers.
A simple fact: it was especially the high altitude factor which played a major role in Bolivia’s surprising home victory over the Argentines in April.
This time, the Bolivians will be travelling to Paraguay with no hope really of reaching the World Cup finals. What will be high on their minds is the prospect of upsetting the Paraguayans.