Salvador Cabanas scored a penalty in first-half injury time, lifting Paraguay to a 1-0 victory over Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday. The victory improved Paraguay to 27 points, putting it among the favourites from South America to make next year’s 32-team tournament in South Africa. Bolivia has only 12 points. Paraguay dominated [...]
Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz will miss Paraguay’s World Cup qualifiers against Bolivia and Argentina next month because he has not yet recovered from the knee surgery he had in April. Santa Cruz was not included in a 25-man squad named by coach Gerardo Martino on Tuesday for the home matches in Asuncion against [...]
Robinho and Nilmar scored in an eight-minute period either side of halftime as Brazil rallied for a 2-1 win over Paraguay on Wednesday and move a step closer to a place at the 2010 World Cup. The five-time World Cup champion leads the 10-team South American qualifying group with four matches remaining. But it had [...]
