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Qualifying Stage
Paraguay
7-4-5
, 25 PTS
1
Winner Icon Paraguay
Argentina
9-4-3
, 31 PTS
0
Roque Santa Cruz
(14')
Gabriel Heinze
(54')
Summary
Statistics
Line-Ups
Match Formations
PAR
ARG
No.
Name
1
Justo Villar
18
Julio Cáceres
3
Denis Ramón Caniza
4
Carlos Alberto Gamarra
Jorge Núñez
Roberto Acuña
8
Édgar Barreto
Julio Daniel Dos Santos
13
Carlos Paredes
19
Nelson Haedo Valdez
9
Roque Santa Cruz
Substitutes
Derlis Gómez
3
Paulo da Silva
Julio César Manzur
6
Cristian Riveros
César Ramírez
Game Information
Estadio ueno Defensores del Chaco
5:00 PM, September 3, 2005
Asunción, Paraguay
Referees:
Simón, Carlos
Match Timeline
Paraguay
Argentina
KO
14
45
HT
71
80
87
FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL Standings
Team
GP
W
D
L
GD
P
Argentina
6
5
0
1
+6
15
Uruguay
6
4
1
1
+8
13
Colombia
6
3
3
0
+3
12
Venezuela
6
2
3
1
+3
9
Ecuador
6
3
2
1
+2
8
Brazil
6
2
1
3
+1
7
Paraguay
6
1
2
3
-2
5
Chile
6
1
2
3
-4
5
Bolivia
6
1
0
5
-10
3
Peru
6
0
2
4
-7
2
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