Argentina knock Brazil out of race to Paris Olympics
Argentina knock Brazil out of race to Paris Olympics
It will be Argentina who now go to France, seeking a third Olympic title after 2004 and 2008. They knocked Brazil out with a 1-0 win, courtesy of Luciano Gondou's second-half goal in Caracas. Paraguay claimed the other ticket to Paris 2024 from South America with a 2-0 victory over Venezuela. Argentina will now be on the phone to try to persuade Lionel Messi, who starred in the 2008 run to Olympic gold, to join them in Paris.
It will be Argentina who now go to France, seeking a third Olympic title after 2004 and 2008. They knocked Brazil out with a 1-0 win, courtesy of Luciano Gondou's second-half goal in Caracas. Paraguay claimed the other ticket to Paris 2024 from South America with a 2-0 victory over Venezuela. Argentina will now be on the phone to try to persuade Lionel Messi, who starred in the 2008 run to Olympic gold, to join them in Paris.
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It will be Argentina who now go to France, seeking a third Olympic title after 2004 and 2008. They knocked Brazil out with a 1-0 win, courtesy of Luciano Gondou's second-half goal in Caracas. Paraguay claimed the other ticket to Paris 2024 from South America with a 2-0 victory over Venezuela. Argentina will now be on the phone to try to persuade Lionel Messi, who starred in the 2008 run to Olympic gold, to join them in Paris. 
