Venezuela stun Argentina at home

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.

Updated on: Oct 12, 2011, 22:53:08 IST

Agencies | By HT Correspondent, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela

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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.

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.

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

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