World champions Argentina suffered a 2-1 defeat to Paraguay while rivals Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw at Venezuela as South America's big guns struggled in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying on Thursday.

CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying continues Thursday evening with a trio of games across South America. Here is what has gone down so far. Paraguay 2-1 Argentina  Scorers: Sanabria 19', Alderete 48' ;