Lionel Messi and Neymar. AFP PHOTOS
Lionel Messi and Neymar. AFP PHOTOS

MONTEVIDEO: Lionel Messi and Neymar will be absent as Brazil and Argentina set out on the road to Russia — and redemption — when South American qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup kick off on Thursday (Friday in Manila).

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