Football Soccer - World Cup 2018 Qualifier - Argentina v Paraguay - Mario Kempes Stadium, Cordoba, Argentina - 11/10/16 - Argentina's Martin Demichelis and Paraguay's Angel Romero fight for the ball. REUTERS/ REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci
CORDOBA, Argentina (Reuters) - Argentina, lacking the inspiration of injured captain Lionel Messi, suffered a humiliating setback in their World Cup qualifying campaign when they lost 1-0 at home to Paraguay on Tuesday.
Paraguay stunned the twice world champions with a fast break from deep in their own half, Angel Romero playing the ball into the path of Derlis Gonzalez who beat Sergio Romero with a shot inside the near post in the 18th minute.
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