Argentina Loses to Paraguay in World Cup Qualifiers

 Argentina Loses to Paraguay in World Cup Qualifiers

Lionel Messi's "Argentina" faced a surprising defeat against "Paraguay" in the South American World Cup qualifiers. Despite Lautaro Martínez giving Argentina an early lead, Antonio Sanabria equalized with a stunning bicycle kick, and Omar Alderete's header sealed Paraguay's victory.

In the match held on Friday morning (November 15, Bangladesh time) as part of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Argentina lost 2-1 to Paraguay on the latter’s home turf.

Argentina took the lead in the 11th minute when Lautaro Martínez scored with a brilliant left-footed finish. However, their advantage lasted only eight minutes. Paraguay leveled the score through Antonio Sanabria's dazzling bicycle kick that left spectators in awe.

The decisive moment came in the 47th minute when Omar Alderete headed in a goal, giving Paraguay the lead. Despite Lionel Messi being on the field for the entire match, Lionel Scaloni's team failed to make a comeback and left the pitch with a 2-1 

defeat.