TACNA, Peru (AP) - Ivan Torres scored in the first half to give Paraguay a 1-0 victory over Bolivia on Thursday in a Group B match in South American Under-20 World Cup qualifying.
Torres' winning goal came in the 23rd minute from a spectacular, rising shot from 25 meters (yards). The victory was a welcome rebound for Paraguay, which was badly beaten 4-2 by Brazil in its opening match Monday.
Bolivia was playing its first game of the 10-team tournament.
Brazil faced Colombia in a late match. A victory would match the record of Argentina, which has won its first two matches in Group A. The top four teams advance to the Under-20 World Cup later this year in Colombia.
The top two also get berths in the 2012 London Olympics.
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