Paraguay stadium closed due to cracks in stand

Paraguay’s iconic Defensores del Chaco, the country’s only stadium permitted to hold World Cup qualifiers, was ordered to be temporarily closed on Wednesday because of cracks in one of the stands. “The municipal government is responsible for the physical integrity of people in crowded places,” councillor Daniel Centurion said. The repairs on the 99-year-old stadium must be finished by Sept. 1 when Paraguay host a 2018 South American World Cup qualifier against Chile, APF