HOW THEY QUALIFIED
South American group
P W D L F A Pts
1 Brazil 18 9 7 2 33 11 34
2 Chile 18 10 3 5 32 22 33
3 Paraguay 18 10 3 5 24 16 33
4 Argentina 18 8 4 6 23 20 28
5 Uruguay 18 6 6 6 28 20 24
6 Ecuador 18 6 5 7 22 26 23
7 Colombia 18 6 5 7 14 18 23
8 Venezuela 18 6 4 8 23 29 22
9 Bolivia 18 4 3 11 22 36 15
10 Peru 18 3 4 11 11 34 13
1-4 qualified for World Cup finals
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World Cup qualifier (WCQ): 15.06.08
Argentina 1 Ecuador 1
In Buenos Aires
Scorers:
Argentina: Rodrigo Palacio 89
Ecuador: Patricio Urrutia 69
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WCQ: 18.06.08
Brazil 0 Argentina 0
In Belo Horizonte
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WCQ: 06.09.08
Argentina 1 Paraguay 1
In Buenos Aires
Scorers:
Argentina: Sergio Aguero 60
Paraguay: Gabriel Heinze 13og
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WCQ: 10.09.08
Peru 1 Argentina 1
In Lima
Scorers:
Peru: Johan Fano 90+3
Argentina: Esteban Cambiasso 82
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WCQ: 11.10.08
Argentina 2 Uruguay 1
In Buenos Aires
Scorers:
Argentina: Lionel Messi 5, Sergio Aguero 12
Uruguay: Diego Lugano 39
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WCQ: 15.10.08
Chile 1 Argentina 0
In Santiago
Scorer: Fabian Orellana 35
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WCQ: 28.03.09
Argentina 4 Venezuela 0
In Buenos Aires
Scorers: Lionel Messi 25, Carlos Tevez 47, Maxi Rodrigu
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