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Venezuela stun Argentina at home

Agencies | By, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
Oct 12, 2011 10:53 PM IST

Argentina's impressive opening qualifying victory over Chile last week was soon forgotten when the two-time World Cup winners were handed a humiliating 1-0 defeat by Venezuela.

Argentina's impressive opening qualifying victory over Chile last week was soon forgotten when the two-time World Cup winners were handed a humiliating 1-0 defeat by Venezuela.

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Venezuela, no longer the whipping boys of South American soccer, took their first ever points in 19 qualifiers against Argentina when central defender Fernando Amorebieta headed the only goal from a Juan Arango corner just past the hour. “In these qualifiers we're going full out, this is an historic night and we must enjoy it,” Venezuela captain Arango told reporters.

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Venezuela is the only team in the 10-nation South American Football Confederation never to have qualified for the finals.

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