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Argentina lost to Bolivia with the score 0:2. After this match the team dropped to fifth place in the group

For the Argentines, the match against Bolivia was the first in which they had to play without the suspended Lionel Messi. On the eve of the FIFA Messi was suspended from four games for insulting the referee.

The Argentines conceded a goal in each half of the match, held at an altitude of 3600 meters above sea level. In the first half, composed of distinguished Bolivian Juan Carlos Arce, the second — Marcelo Moreno.

After this defeat, Argentina’s national team fell to fifth place in the group, which does not allow direct access to the world Cup. Directly on CHM-2018 will be four teams from the CONMEBOL zone, the fifth will play in the play-offs with a representative of Oceania. From sixth place, which is Ecuador, Argentines are only two points.