Venezuela vs Brazil, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
89': Alexander GonzálezBrazil held by Venezuela as Vinicius misses penalty
Brazil had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Venezuela after a quick-fire second-half strike by substitute Telasco Segovia canceled out Raphinha's opener for the dominant visitors in the South American World Cup qualifiers on Thursday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Marquinhos (Brazil).
- 1': Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Offside, Brazil. Igor Jesus is caught offside.
- 2': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Abner Vinícius.
- 3': Offside, Venezuela. Yangel Herrera is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Abner Vinícius (Brazil).
- 8': Jhon Murillo (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Attempt missed. Raphinha (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 10': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Brazil).
- 10': Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Delay in match because of an injury Yangel Herrera (Venezuela).
- 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 14': Attempt missed. Gerson (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 15': Substitution, Venezuela. Cristian Cásseres replaces Yangel Herrera because of an injury.
- 15': Offside, Venezuela. Jhon Murillo is caught offside.
- 17': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Jon Aramburu.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 18': Offside, Brazil. Igor Jesus is caught offside.
- 19': Foul by Miguel Navarro (Venezuela).
- 19': Gerson (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Wilker Ángel (Venezuela).
- 20': Raphinha (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Savinho with a through ball.
- 22': Attempt saved. Gerson (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Savinho.
- 22': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Rafael Romo.
- 27': Attempt saved. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by José Martínez with a through ball.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 28': Foul by Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela).
- 28': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Delay in match because of an injury Igor Jesus (Brazil).
- 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 31': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Savinho.
- 32': Foul by Rubén Ramírez (Venezuela).
- 32': Marquinhos (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino.
- 33': Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Miguel Navarro with a cross.
- 34': Hand ball by Jhon Murillo (Venezuela).
- 34': Jhon Murillo (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
- 35': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by José Martínez.
- 36': Foul by Vanderson (Brazil).
- 36': José Martínez (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Vanderson (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 36': Delay in match (Brazil).
- 39': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 40': Delay in match because of an injury Rafael Romo (Venezuela).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 41': Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 41': Foul by Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela).
- 43': Goal! Venezuela 0, Brazil 1. Raphinha (Brazil) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the centre of the goal.
- 45': Hand ball by Bruno Guimarães (Brazil).
- 45': Offside, Venezuela. Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Raphinha (Brazil).
- 45'+1': José Martínez (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristian Cásseres.
- 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jon Aramburu.
- 45'+4': Foul by José Martínez (Venezuela).
- 45'+4': Savinho (Brazil) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Venezuela 0, Brazil 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Venezuela 0, Brazil 1.
- 45': Substitution, Venezuela. Telasco Segovia replaces Jhon Murillo.
- 46': Goal! Venezuela 1, Brazil 1. Telasco Segovia (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino.
- 48': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Rafael Romo.
- 51': Hand ball by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
- 52': Offside, Venezuela. Eduard Bello is caught offside.
- 52': Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Igor Jesus (Brazil).
- 54': Attempt blocked. Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Cásseres.
- 54': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 58': Attempt blocked. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by José Martínez.
- 59': Penalty Brazil. Vinícius Júnior draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 59': Penalty conceded by Rafael Romo (Venezuela) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 59': Rafael Romo (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': VAR Decision: Penalty Brazil.
- 62': Penalty saved. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 62': Attempt missed. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 63': Offside, Venezuela. Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
- 65': Attempt saved. Eduard Bello (Venezuela) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a through ball.
- 66': Foul by Abner Vinícius (Brazil).
- 66': José Martínez (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury José Martínez (Venezuela).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Substitution, Brazil. Luiz Henrique replaces Savinho.
- 68': Substitution, Brazil. Lucas Paquetá replaces Igor Jesus.
- 69': Substitution, Venezuela. Tomás Rincón replaces José Martínez because of an injury.
- 70': Foul by Raphinha (Brazil).
- 70': Miguel Navarro (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Jon Aramburu.
- 72': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Miguel Navarro.
- 73': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Jon Aramburu.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Luiz Henrique (Brazil) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Paquetá.
- 74': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Wilker Ángel.
- 75': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Brazil).
- 75': Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
- 75': Lucas Paquetá (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
- 76': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Delay in match (Brazil).
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Substitution, Venezuela. Alexander González replaces Eduard Bello.
- 81': Substitution, Venezuela. Jhonder Cádiz replaces Salomón Rondón.
- 82': Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
- 82': Substitution, Brazil. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Bruno Guimarães.
- 83': Foul by Jhonder Cádiz (Venezuela).
- 83': Gabriel Magalhães (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Luiz Henrique (Brazil).
- 85': Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Jhonder Cádiz (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Cásseres.
- 86': Hand ball by Telasco Segovia (Venezuela).
- 86': Telasco Segovia (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 88': Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil).
- 88': Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Foul by Alexander González (Venezuela).
- 89': Gabriel Martinelli (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 89': Alexander González (Venezuela) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Brazil. Estêvão replaces Abner Vinícius.
- 90'+4': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Cristian Cásseres.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Estêvão (Brazil) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Raphinha with a cross.
- 90'+4': Delay in match (Brazil).
- 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Luiz Henrique with a cross.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Venezuela 1, Brazil 1.
- 0': Match ends, Venezuela 1, Brazil 1.
Statistics
 BRA |
VEN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 2 | Offsides | 5 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 66.6 | Possession | 33.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 366 | Accurate Passes | 165 |
| 438 | Passes | 213 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 21 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 42 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 14 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 7 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Venue: Estadio Monumental de Maturín
Location: Maturin, Venezuela
Attendance: 40,223
Venue: Estadio Monumental de Maturín
Location: Maturin, Venezuela
Attendance: 40,223
WCQ - CONMEBOL Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 12 | +14 | 25 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 12 | +8 | 20 |
| 3 | Ecuador | 12 | +7 | 19 |
| 4 | Colombia | 12 | +5 | 19 |
Line-Ups
Venezuela (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Rafael Romo (GK)  |
| 3 | Wilker Ángel |
| 14 | Rubén Ramírez |
| 15 | Miguel Navarro |
| 4 | Jon Aramburu |
| 7 | Jefferson Savarino |
| 13 | José Andrés Martínez |
| 6 | Yangel Herrera |
| 23 | Salomón Rondón |
| 16 | Jhon Murillo |
| 20 | Eduard Bello |
Brazil (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Ederson (GK) |
| 14 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 4 | Marquinhos |
| 16 | Abner |
| 13 | Vanderson |
| 10 | Raphinha |
| 5 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 15 | Gerson |
| 9 | Igor Jesus |
| 7 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 20 | Savinho |
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