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| Paraguay are on a roll. |
The Argentines travel to Asuncion to face resurgent Paraguay, who are all but mathematically eliminated despite recording a thumping 4-0 win over Bolivia in Friday's round of qualifiers.
Under new coach Victor Genes, the Paraguayans have shown signs of a recovery, securing a creditable 3-3 draw in a friendly with Germany in August before Friday's big win -- they could well cause problems for Argentina on Tuesday.
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Second-placed Colombia meanwhile face the trickiest test of any of the leading contenders when they travel to Montevideo to face two-time World Cup winners Uruguay.
The Uruguayans have struggled through the qualifying campaign but dug out a vital 2-1 victory over Peru in Lima last Friday thanks to two goals from their talismanic Liverpool striker Luis Suarez.
That result saw the 2010 World Cup semi-finalists tighten their grip on fifth place, and another three points against the highly rated Colombians would all but guarantee them at least a play-off spot.
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Colombia all but secured a top-five finish after their 1-0 win over Ecuador in Barranquilla on Friday and look certain to be heading to their first World Cup since their appearance at the 1998 finals in France.
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Elsewhere on Tuesday, fourth placed Ecuador travel to La Paz to face Bolivia in a high-altitude derby. A win for Ecuador would put them level on points with third placed Chile, who have a bye.
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Venezuela and Peru meanwhile face a must-win game but their faint hopes may already have been extinguished.
The top four finishers in South America's qualifiers are guaranteed places at next year's finals in Brazil. The fifth placed team faces a two-legged play-off with Jordan.
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