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Brazil and Argentina suffer setbacks in World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday both Brazil and Argentina faced defeats in their 2026 World Cup qualifying matches for Brazil a narrow one0 loss to Paraguay raised concerns as it marked the team's fourth defeat in the last five qualifiers this result places the five-time World Cup champions in fifth position with the top six teams securing an automatic spot in the 2026 tournament which will be hosted by the US Canada and Mexico Paraguay Diego GES scored the decisive goal in aunion curling a beautiful shot off the post from the edge of the box with the outside of his foot Brazil nearly responded immediately after Gomez's first half strike but giler ARA's shot was cleared off the line by Junior Alonzo denying them a quick equalizer despite dominating 71% of possession Brazil's performance lacked spark managing only three shots on target venius Jr had two quick chances in the second half but both attempts were saved by goalkeeper gatito Fernandez since being eliminated by Uruguay in the cop America quarterfinals earlier this year Brazil's poor runner form under manager dorville Jr has extended into the World Cup qualifiers however a one0 win against Ecuador last Friday did offer some relief the coach is still working out the best way for us to play and that shows in the results Defender marinos told TV globo as reported by Reuters we have many new players and a lack of confidence qualifying is tough It's a challenging period and we need to know how to handle it it's a transitional phase and we're not feeling confident we'll keep working hard because getting results on the pitch is the best way to respond Argentina stumbles against Colombia meanwhile Argentina retained its position at the top of the standings despite a 2-1 defeat to Colombia in barania James Rodriguez a longtime key figure for Colombia played a crucial role in the victory over the reigning world cup and coper America Champions he assisted yon moser's header from close range and scored a second half penalty Nicholas Gonzalez had leveled the score for Argentina early in the second half but a foul by Nicholas endi confirmed after a V review gave Rodriguez the opportunity to convert a penalty restoring Colombia's lead Argentina is still missing Leonel Messi who suffered an ankle injury in the Copa America Final in July but manager Lionel scalone has expressed hope that the star forward will return for the next set of qualifiers in October with six wins from eight qualifying matches Argentina sits two points ahead of Colombia which remains unbeaten with four wins and four draws don't don't forget to like And subscribe for more sports updates and Analysis thanks for watching and I'll see you in the next video