MONTEVIDEO: Lionel Messi and Argentina’s hopes of reaching the 2018 World Cup were left hanging in the balance on Thursday (Friday in Manila) after another stalemate on a nail-biting day of South American qualifying action.

Argentina were held to a 0-0 draw in Buenos Aires by Peru, leaving the two-time world champions outside the automatic qualification places as they head into the final round of fixtures next Tuesday.

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