Ten-man Paraguay convincingly beat Brazil 2-0 in Asuncion to speed further ahead in the South American 2010 World Cup qualifying table.It was not a special performance by the five-time world champions, far from their famous spectacular play, who fell to goals in each half by Roque Santa Cruz and Salvador Cabanas in front of 35,000 spectators at the Defensores del Chaco stadium in Ascunsion on Sunday. And two minutes after the break, Paraguay right back Dario Veron was handed a second yellow card for a tackle from behind, earning his dismissal.
A slightly missed corner by Edgar Barreto, who had an excellent match, caused confusion at the near post and the ball shot through a crowded six-yard box for recent Blackburn recruit Santa Cruz to sidefoot home at the far post. Luis Fabiano bustled into the box and fed Robinho but he just could not make contact with the ball as he slid into Paraguay keeper Justo Villar.
Paraguay however started to dominate just before the break and was continually trying to break through their opponents' back line.
Brazil, the only team to have played in every single World Cup finals, used to easily go through these qualifying competitions but in recent times they have had to struggle.
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