Brazil vs Venezuela, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOLVenezuela stun Brazil in late draw to end Selecao home streak
A stunning overhead kick by Eduard Bello helped Venezuela hold Brazil to a 1-1 draw in their 2026 World Cup qualifier on Thursday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt saved. Neymar (Brazil) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 3': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Rafael Romo.
- 5': Foul by Casemiro (Brazil).
- 5': Sergio Córdova (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
- 8': Gabriel Magalhães (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
- 8': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Darwin Machís (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Guilherme Arana (Brazil).
- 11': Offside, Venezuela. Salomón Rondón tries a through ball, but Yangel Herrera is caught offside.
- 12': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
- 12': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior following a set piece situation.
- 15': Attempt missed. Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
- 20': Attempt saved. Rodrygo (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 21': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Brazil).
- 21': Sergio Córdova (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Danilo.
- 25': Foul by Neymar (Brazil).
- 25': Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
- 26': Richarlison (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Darwin Machís (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salomón Rondón.
- 30': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Yordan Osorio.
- 31': Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neymar with a cross.
- 33': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
- 33': Vinícius Júnior (Brazil) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 33': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Foul by Marquinhos (Brazil).
- 35': Yordan Osorio (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Danilo (Brazil).
- 35': Samuel Sosa (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Attempt missed. Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Darwin Machís with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 39': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Brazil) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Guimarães.
- 40': Foul by Neymar (Brazil).
- 40': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Delay in match because of an injury Danilo (Brazil).
- 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 42': Substitution, Brazil. Yan Couto replaces Danilo because of an injury.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior with a cross.
- 45': Foul by Guilherme Arana (Brazil).
- 45': Samuel Sosa (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Sergio Córdova following a set piece situation.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Darwin Machís (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tomás Rincón.
- 45'+2': Foul by Yan Couto (Brazil).
- 45'+2': Yordan Osorio (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Brazil 0, Venezuela 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brazil 0, Venezuela 0.
- 45': Substitution, Venezuela. Cristian Cásseres replaces Yangel Herrera.
- 45': Substitution, Venezuela. Jefferson Savarino replaces Sergio Córdova.
- 49': Attempt saved. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Rodrygo.
- 49': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Rafael Romo.
- 50': Goal! Brazil 1, Venezuela 0. Gabriel Magalhães (Brazil) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Neymar with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Attempt missed. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Yan Couto.
- 54': Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Bruno Guimarães (Brazil).
- 55': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
- 55': Marquinhos (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Richarlison (Brazil).
- 56': Samuel Sosa (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Richarlison (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Foul by Samuel Sosa (Venezuela).
- 58': Yan Couto (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Substitution, Venezuela. Yeferson Soteldo replaces Darwin Machís.
- 59': Substitution, Brazil. Gabriel Jesus replaces Richarlison.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Guilherme Arana (Brazil) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 60': Bruno Guimarães (Brazil) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Foul by Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela).
- 62': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Gabriel Jesus.
- 62': Attempt missed. Wilker Ángel (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Ederson.
- 63': Attempt missed. Wilker Ángel (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 65': Attempt missed. Rodrygo (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Vinícius Júnior.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Substitution, Venezuela. Junior Moreno replaces Tomás Rincón because of an injury.
- 68': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Yan Couto.
- 68': Offside, Brazil. Gabriel Jesus tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
- 71': Offside, Brazil. Casemiro tries a through ball, but Neymar is caught offside.
- 74': Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Yan Couto.
- 74': Foul by Samuel Sosa (Venezuela).
- 74': Neymar (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross.
- 79': Substitution, Brazil. Matheus Cunha replaces Vinícius Júnior.
- 79': Substitution, Brazil. Gerson replaces Bruno Guimarães.
- 79': Substitution, Brazil. André replaces Casemiro.
- 79': Substitution, Venezuela. Eduard Bello replaces Samuel Sosa.
- 83': Eduard Bello (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by André (Brazil).
- 83': André (Brazil) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 85': Goal! Brazil 1, Venezuela 1. Eduard Bello (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Neymar (Brazil) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
- 88': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Jefferson Savarino.
- 89': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Wilker Ángel.
- 90': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Yordan Osorio.
- 90'+3': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
- 90'+3': Gabriel Jesus (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Guilherme Arana (Brazil) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Neymar.
- 90'+4': Corner, Brazil. Conceded by Yordan Osorio.
- 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Alexander González (Venezuela).
- 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Marquinhos (Brazil) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+7': Delay in match because of an injury Wilker Ángel (Venezuela).
- 90'+8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Rodrygo (Brazil) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+9': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Brazil).
- 90'+9': Rafael Romo (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+10': Foul by Eduard Bello (Venezuela).
- 90'+10': Gerson (Brazil) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Brazil 1, Venezuela 1.
- 0': Match ends, Brazil 1, Venezuela 1.
Statistics
 VEN |
BRA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 29.8 | Possession | 70.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 192 | Accurate Passes | 563 |
| 250 | Passes | 625 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 22 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 22 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 13 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 13 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 27 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Venue: Arena Pantanal
Location: Cuiabá, Brazil
Attendance: 39,018
Venue: Arena Pantanal
Location: Cuiabá, Brazil
Attendance: 39,018
WCQ - CONMEBOL Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 8 | +8 | 18 |
| 2 | Colombia | 8 | +4 | 16 |
| 3 | Uruguay | 8 | +8 | 15 |
| 4 | Ecuador | 8 | +2 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Brazil (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Ederson (GK) |
| 4 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 3 | Marquinhos |
| 6 | Guilherme Arana |
| 2 | Danilo |
| 10 | Neymar |
| 5 | Casemiro |
| 8 | Bruno Guimarães |
| 9 | Richarlison  |
| 7 | Vinícius Júnior |
| 11 | Rodrygo |
Venezuela (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Rafael Romo (GK) |
| 4 | Wilker Ángel |
| 3 | Yordan Osorio |
| 14 | Christian Makoun |
| 21 | Alexander González |
| 8 | Tomás Rincón |
| 6 | Yangel Herrera |
| 19 | Samuel Sosa |
| 11 | Darwin Machis |
| 23 | Salomón Rondón |
| 9 | Sergio Córdova |
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