Rain postpones Arg v Bra until Friday

Argentina's highly-anticipated 2018 World Cup qualifier against Brazil was postponed on Thursday because of torrential rain and is now scheduled for Friday.

Officials declined to start the match at Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, ruling the saturated field was unplayable.

Ernesto Cherquis Bialo, the spokesman for the Argentine Football Association, said the same venue would stage the game on Friday.

Both South American powers are currently struggling for results in the qualifiers.

Brazil, the 2014 World Cup host, have only taken three points from their first two qualifiers, while Argentina, the losing finalist last year, have only managed one point and have yet to score a goal.

Brazil will have Barcelona star Neymar back following suspension, while Argentina will be without three injured stars - Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Carlos Tevez.