By Chris Wright
Uruguay beat Argentina 3-2 in Montevideo last night thanks to goals from Edinson Cavani, Cristian Rodriguez and a self-won penalty from Luis Suarez, with the Liverpool striker doing his usual “collapsible legs” routine to con a super soft spot-kick out of the oblivious referee after waiting to feel the faintest of contact from his marker…
*Sigh*
Despite their win over a Messi-less Argentina, the result wasn’t enough to book Uruguay a berth at the 2014 World Cup as both Chile and Ecuador sealed qualification on the night with Uruguay finishing fifth in the table, level on points with Ecuador but behind on goal-difference.
This means that Uruguay will now face a play-off tie against Jordan next month, so it’s fairly certain we’ll be seeing them in Brazil sooner or later.