体坛英语资讯：PREVIEW: Pressure builds on Messi and Argentina in World Cup qualifiers
<p><span word="RIO">RIO</span> <span word="DE">DE</span> <span word="JANEIRO">JANEIRO</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 28-- <span word="While">While</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="America">America</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="berths">berths</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="wide">wide</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span> <span word="braces">braces</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="header">header</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span>.</p><p><span word="Colombia">Colombia</span>, <span word="Uruguay">Uruguay</span>, <span word="Chile">Chile</span>, <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span>, <span word="Ecuador">Ecuador</span>, <span word="Peru">Peru</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paraguay">Paraguay</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="vying">vying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="qualification">qualification</span> <span word="slots">slots</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="fixtures">fixtures</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CONMEBOL">CONMEBOL</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>.</p><p><span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="pocketed">pocketed</span> 33 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="from">from</span> 14 <span word="matches">matches</span>, <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="coach">coach</span> <span word="Tite">Tite</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="experiment">experiment</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="qualifiers">qualifiers</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Ecuador">Ecuador</span>, <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span>, <span word="Bolivia">Bolivia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chile">Chile</span>.</p><p><span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span>-<span word="best">best</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="with">with</span> 24 <span word="points">points</span> <span word="from">from</span> 14 <span word="matches">matches</span>. <span word="Jose">Jose</span> <span word="Pekerman">Pekerman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="outfit">outfit</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="influential">influential</span> <span word="midfielder">midfielder</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Rodriguez">Rodriguez</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="clash">clash</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Venezuela">Venezuela</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> 26-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="available">available</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="duel">duel</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Barranquilla">Barranquilla</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>.</p><p><span word="Victories">Victories</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="guarantee">guarantee</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cafeteros">Cafeteros</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="berth">berth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="Uruguay">Uruguay</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chile">Chile</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Celeste">Celeste</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="striker">striker</span> <span word="Luis">Luis</span> <span word="Suarez">Suarez</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clashes">clashes</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Argentina">Argentina</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Paraguay">Paraguay</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shoulders">shoulders</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span>-<span word="Germain">Germain</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="Edinson">Edinson</span> <span word="Cavani">Cavani</span>.</p><p><span word="Chile">Chile</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="struggled">struggled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recapture">recapture</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="back">back</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="back">back</span> <span word="Copa">Copa</span> <span word="America">America</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2017 <span word="and">and</span> 2016. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Roja">Roja</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="qualifying">qualifying</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="defeating">defeating</span> <span word="Paraguay">Paraguay</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Bolivia">Bolivia</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p>
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