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France striker Karim Benzema claims that his side did not deserve to lose in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Spain.

The reigning world champions triumphed 1-0 in a tight affair at the Stade de France thanks to a strike from Barcelona star Pedro just before the hour mark. 

Paul Pogba was then sent off for a second yellow card in the 78th minute.

"We are all very disappointed," Benzema told TF1. "If you look at the whole game, we did not deserve to lose. We made a mistake and we paid (for it)."

The 25-year-old also spoke about the French fans' adverse reaction to his performance.

Luis Suarez could face sanctions from FIFA after appearing to strike an opponent in the face while on international duty with Uruguay on Tuesday.

The 26-year-old played the whole 90 minutes as his side fell to a 2-0 defeat to Chile which has severely dented their hopes of World Cup qualification.

And the frustration appeared to get the better of the Liverpool striker as he aimed a jab at an opposition defender with 36 minutes on the clock.

Nottingham Forest loanee Gonzalo Jara was the recipient of the blow, after frustrating the Uruguayan by holding him in the penalty box.

Jara did not react to the incident, however, with play continuing as normal following the clash between the pair.

United States coach Jurgen Klinsmann praised defensive duo Omar Gonzalez and Matt Besler after their 0-0 draw against Mexico.

Following a 1-0 friendly win in August, the USA earned only their second-ever World Cup qualifying road point when they held out their southern neighbours on Tuesday.

And Klinsmann said much of the credit fell to the centre-back pairing of 24-year-old Gonzalez and Besler, 26, who excelled during a three-week training camp earlier this year.

"I have to give credit to our January camps. It gave us a chance to watch Omar and Matt together," Klinsmann said. 

"They worked hard that month. We were very calm."

Lionel Messi said it was 'terrible' to play at altitude after Argentina's 1-1 draw with Bolivia on Tuesday in their CONMEBOL World Cup qualifier.

Marcelo Moreno gifted the hosts the lead midway through the first half, before Ever Banega restored parity shortly before the half-time whistle.

And Messi was pleased to see his side get a draw in difficult conditions.

"It is terrible to play here at altitude, so a draw is a good result for us," Messi said.

"Every time you make an effort or play at high pace, you need time to recover.

"Some of the players had a headache and others felt a bit dizzy, but there was nothing wrong with me."

JOE HART 

 COULD never have expected such an easy first half after all the pre-match talk from the opposition. 

 But his goal came under siege after the break and, despite an excellent save from Jovetic, he was powerless to prevent Damjanovic’s close-range equaliser. 

 Rating: 7 

GLEN JOHNSON 

 PASSED late fitness test on an injured toe to return at right-back and showed no signs of any injury problems with a blistering early shot which required a sharp save. 

 Continued to get forward at every opportunity and was yellow carded when he got the wrong side of Jovetic. Booked. 

 Rating: 6