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#1 Paraguay were simply the better team and deserved more
While they might have been the underdogs on paper and heading into the fixture, La Abiroja defied the form book with their performance in the match against Argentina.
They maintained their tactical solidity to ensure their opponents rarely threatened their goal while goalscorer Rafael Sanchez and Matias Rojas were the anchormen in midfield with Miguel Almiron providing the link between attack and midfield.
Their cause was, of course, helped massively by a very poor Argentina, but that is taking nothing away from Paraguay who had been poor themselves in their opening fixture against Qatar.
In total, Paraguay fired eight shots at Franco Armani's goal of which half were on target which was one more than Argentina managed and would deservedly have taken all three points but for a fine stop by the River Plate goalkeeper from a Derlis Gonzalez penalty in the 62nd minute.
On the overall balance of play, Paraguay were good value for their draw; although they deserved more and would head into their final group fixture against Colombia with renewed vigor while Argentina would play Qatar not quite knowing what to expect.
