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Published 07:30 11 Oct 2017 BST
Updated 07:30 11 Oct 2017 BST
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Fortunately for Jorge Sampaoli's men, the final round of qualifiers also saw Peru and Colombia - the two sides directly above them - play each other. Given that these sides were one point and two points ahead of them respectively, a win against Ecuador would be enough for Argentina to snatch a play-off position at the very least.
A late equaliser for Peru meant that Argentina leapfrogged both of them. This goal also had disastrous ramifications for Alexis Sanchez's Chile side. Losing 2-0 to already-qualified Brazil at this stage, Peru's point meant that they would be eliminated if they didn't score a goal. They committed all their players - including goalkeeper Claudio Bravo - into pulling a goal back, but were punished with a break-away goal from Gabriel Jesus.
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