Argentina miss top spot after Bolivia stalemate

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 12 (AFP): Argentina missed the chance to go top of the South American qualifying table for the 2014 World Cup on Friday, being held 1-1 at home by Bolivia. The belligerent Bolivians took their first point of the campaign againts Alejandro Sabella's star-studded Argentina which included Barcelona striker Lionel Messi and PSG midfielder Javier Pastore. Argentina are second, level on points with Uruguay who host Chile later on Friday. The Argentinians have four points from three games with tailenders Bolivia earning one point thanks to a Marcelo Martins goal in the Monumental Stadium here. Messi admitted he was feeling "frustrated" after throwing away two points and warned that his side needed to win on Tuesday against Colombia. "I'm frustrated because we had chances but we didn't have luck, we need to win whatever comes," said world player of the year Messi. Despite the hosts dominating play early in the hard fought match they were surprised when Martins scored after 55 minutes following an error from Malaga defender Martin Demichelis.