Argentina, Uruguay win in long-awaited World Cup qualifiers
(WorldNews Argentina)

SAO PAULO (AP) — In their first matches in almost a year, Argentina and Uruguay won their South American World Cup qualifying openers on Thursday without doing much to impress their fans watching from home. Lionel Messi and Luis Suárez each scored from the spot, but did little else to energize the empty stadiums of a region still hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Messi netted the only goal of Argentina`s victory over Ecuador at the La Bombonera stadium, while Suárez opened the scoring in Uruguay`s 2-1 last-minute win over Chile in Montevideo. Paraguay was held to a 2-2 draw by Peru.- Advertisement - The rest of the opening games in South American qualifiers for Qatar 2022 will be completed...