Yup. 5 minutes of that game and it's clear both sides are ahead technically.
We already knew that though. Hopefully Peru sneaks in as I doubt they’d be as used to the long distance travelling as the Argies would be.
We'll certainly struggle against whoever ends up fifth. But after Friday's games it's Peru which would seem not such a bad option.
The problem there though is playing the away leg in Lima where only Brazil and Chile have won in qualifying.
Current Table:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_...
Tiebreak rules for CONMEBOL qualifying:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_...
Peru and Argentina are equal on points but Peru are ahead on tiebreak rules.
Some small consolation is that it's currently not a very good crop of South American teams.
Brazil are comfortably the best of an average lot (by the standards of previous eras in South America).
But it's certainly not a great Brazilian team.
I've seen all of Friday's CONMEBOL qualifiers (except not Uruguay vs. Venezuela yet).
Chile, Colombia and Argentina were all poor: Chile were very lucky to scrape a win at home vs. Ecuador with an 85th min. winner; Colombia collapsed late vs. Paraguay to lose at home 2-1; Argentina are sound defensively but three draws and a loss in their last four games points to their offensive ineptitude (one goal scored in four games with two 0-0 draws and failing to score in the loss).
Uruguay could only manage a 0-0 draw with bottom team Venezuela on Friday.
Peru are now in 5th place and actually look very likely to be grabbiing the spot to face NZ: three wins, two draws in their last five games plus they are at home at altitude in Lima to Colombia in their last game (one win, two draws and a loss in Colombia's last four games).
Peru have only lost two of their eight home qualifiers so far - and that was two years ago to Chile in Round 2 on 13/10/15 (3-4 loss) and on 15/11/16 a 0-2 home loss to Brazil (their last loss in qualifying).
Peru - nearly a year undefeated.