Peru need a win now
World Cup Qualifiers | October 2017 | Play off draw on Tuesday
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Messi wants another chance at the immortal World Cup glory
Messi stepping up again. How Argentina have scored so few goals is tricky to understand with the players they got.
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1-2 Messi brace
Same here
I need Messi to bring this same energy to the World Cup and just rip shit
He's some player.
any live streams for the match
They struggle against deep defenses. Ecuador are being stupid, they were winning and started upping the intensity of the game instead of slowing it down
Little magician.
Is south american football always like this? The pitches look twice as big and they look like they play with 8 men each, so much bloody space to run about in!
Became dull these last few minutes. Ecuador seems to have given up.
Bolivia leading in Uruguay? Eh?
Match has gone to shit, Argentina aren't bothering anymore.
Their defence is shite, so you are right, but the logic would be at high altitude and a goal up they are knackered in the second half. Far more effective than time-wasting for 90 mins.
You're unlikely to see high intensity football for an extended period of time at this high altitude.
Unlucky Di Maria
Messi is ridiculous
Messi is everything to this team.
Both defenses are fecking shit
We've been all over them but scored the most ridiculous own goal. Under no pressure, Godín basically twatted a clearance into a teammates knee.
Interesting stat - Messi’s now the leading scorer in South American qualifying (all time) with 20.
But surely the Argentinians would be used to high altitude too? Maybe not to such an extreme, but does it make that much of a difference in these games?
It's an aspect of the game I have no experience in.
Edit: Realised you're talking about Argentina's tactics...sorry.
C'mon Ecuador... you can do it!
The defending from both teams 
There's no way this finishes 2-1
There's no way this finishes 2-1
Argentine defense is crap. If they qualify they need to sort it out before the tournament.
The 5 biggest names are in the top 5 atm, expected more suprises.
Benedetto is completely useless.
Means little. Qualifiers have far more games since 98 so you'd expect that. Suárez was on 19, needs a couple tonight I guess.
Boring set of results so far.
Crazy own goal for Trinidad
Should be a pen for Trinidad. Lucky USA.
Good point, I forgot. But Argentina aren't safe if they din't get another. Their defence has been so bad
All I want is one goal for Peru. Please make that happen.
All the US needs is a draw and yet here they go putting in yet another dire, careless performance.
I hope they remain the same.
Yeah, very lucky.
Not sure what Arena was thinking, not making any changes. Team looks jaded.
Argentina always struggle with altitude. Haven't won in Quito since 91, Messi has failed to win in 5. Bolivia notoriously put 6 past them...
It's terrible: ball travels faster (a bigger problem for keepers), sprint and you feel like you have asthma and your lungs collapsed, soon enough the lack of oxygen gives you a splitting headache... Your whole body goes into overdrive trying to compensate, the very skinny Francescoli once shed more than one stone in a single game. And that was without vomiting, I once saw three different players puke on the side of the pitch.
Great fun.