Di Maria and Paredes' Argentina held by Paraguay

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Argentina, featuring Paris Saint-Germain midfielders Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes, drew 1-1 with Paraguay on Thursday November 12 at the Bombonera in Buenos Aires, in qualification for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar 2022.

ARGENTINA - PARAGUAY : 1-1 (1-1)
World Cup FIFA Qatar 2022 - Qualifiers - South America - Round 3
La Bombonera - Estadio Alberto J. Armando (Buenos Aires)
Goals : Gonzalez (40') for Argentina, Romero (21') for Paraguay.
ARGENTINA : Armani - Montiel, Martinez, Otamendi, Gonzalez - De Paul (Alario, 82'), Paredes, Palacios - Messi (c), Ocampos (Di Maria, 59') - Martinez (Dominguez, 82e). Coach : Lionel Scaloni.
PARAGUAY : Silva - Rob. Rojas, Balbuena, Gomez (c), Alonso - Giménez (Rod. Rojas, 80'), Cardozo, Villasanti (Morel, 73') - Romero (Sanabria, 85'), Almiron (Alderete, 90+1') - Lezcano (Pérez, 73'). Coach : Eduardo Berizzo.

Standings in the qualifying for the World Cup FIFA Qatar 2022 (South American zone) :

1. Argentina / 7 points, +2 (3 matches)
2. Brazil / 6 points, +7 (2 matches)
3. Ecuador / 6 points, +2 (3 matches)
4. Paraguay / 5 points, +1 (3 matches)
5. Colombia / 4 points, +3 (2 matches)
6. Uruguay / 3 points, -1 (2 matches)
7. Chile / 1 point, -1 (2 matches)
8. Peru / 1 point, -2 (2 matches)
9. Venezuela / 0 points, -4 (2 matches)
10. Bolivia / 0 points, -7 (3 matches)