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Argentina and Brazil, without injured stars Lionel Messi and Neymar, both lost in Tuesday’s World Cup qualifying. While world champions Argentina still top South American qualifying for the 2026 tournament despite their 2-1 defeat against Colombia, record winners Brazil are in crisis after their 1-0 loss in Paraguay. Brazil have suffered four defeats in five World Cup qualifying matches and sit fifth. The top six nations in the 10-team group qualify for the expanded finals in the US, Canada and Mexico. The seventh-placed team must take part in international play-offs. “We don’t have great conf…

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