Old rivals meet again in crucial clash

BUENOS AIRES: When Argentina meet Uruguay in their final, decisive 2010 World Cup qualifier at the Centenario in Montevideo on Wednesday they will revive one of the oldest international rivalries, dating back more than 100 years.

Virtual cousins, the two nations often quarrel politically and even soccer friendlies do not escape the need by both sides to assert their superiority on the pitch.

Diego Maradona's Argentina have only to draw to secure automatic passage to the South Africa finals. Uruguay, fired up by two life-saving wins over Colombia and Ecuador, must win.