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Work to do for Brazil

Afp, Montevideo
Brazil have work to do •ifter the five-times world champions could only draw 1-1 in Ecuador in Sunday's World Cup qualifier.
Julio Baptista drew first blood for the
auriverde with 17 minutes remaining but Noboa's equaliser a minute from time for the hosts left the Brazilians fourth in the continental group - the final guaranteed qualifying slot for next year's finals in South Africa.
Brazil, who have never failed to qualify for the finals, have 18 points having won just four of their 11 games to date - five points less than group leaders Paraguay, who saw their lead over Argentina reined in Saturday with a 2-0 loss to improving Uruguay.
The Uruguayans, whose current fifth spot would be enough only to earn a crack at a playoff with a North, Central America and Caribbean zone side, are now at Brazil's shoulder with 16 points.
Baptista, brought on just moments earlier for Ronaldinho, fired a low effort past Ecuador keeper Jose Francisco Cevallos but Noboa levelled matters on the rebound after Cristian Benitez saw an effort blocked.
The star-studded visitors only held onto a point thanks to a series of fine saves by their Inter Milan goalkeeper Julio Cesar.
"We didn't play our best football - and they never stopped running," the shotstopper admitted on Brazilian television after Brazil stretched their winless run in Quito to more than a quarter of a century, their last success coming in the Copa America in 1983.
Brazil, without the injured Kaka, had
gambled in arriving just hours before the game at energy-sapping altitude in Quito in the Andes.
The strategy backfired as they were unable to clinch a win which would have vaulted them into second place.
Instead, that status belongs to Argentina after Diego Maradona's side thumped makeweights Venezuela 4-0 with goals from Barcelona playmaker Lionel Messi, Manchester United's Carlos Tevez, Maximi Rodriguez and Sergio Aguero, the father of Maradona's grandson.
Maradona described the outcome as "better than expected" after his first official match in charge following friendly wins away to France and Scotland
Long-time pacesetters Paraguay suffered a jolt after Diego Forlan and Diego Lugano netted for Uruguay at Montevideo's Centenario stadium to inflict only the second defeat of the series on the visitors, who nonetheless have a four-point cushion at the top.Paraguay coach Gerardo Martino said his men had to knuckle under if they are to book their passage to the finals for the eighth time and fourth in a row.
"We know full well we have not qualified yet. We ll keep on trying.
"We played enough good football to earn a draw," he insisted.
Chile moved into third spot after a 3-1 away win in Peru, who remain glued to the bottom of the table.
Colombia have hopes of clinching at least a playoff berth after a 2-0 win over second-bottom Bolivia saw them move to within two points of Uruguay.
The top four teams qualify for the finals and the fifth-placed team enters a home-and-away playoff with the fourth-placed team from the North, Central America and Caribbean zone.