Venezuela 1-1 Argentina

WC Qualifiers · South America· 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Venezuela

2-5-2

Salomón Rondón 65'

Argentina

6-1-2

Nicolás Otamendi 13'

1:1

📍 Estadio Monumental de Maturín

Timeline

13'
Nicolás Otamendi0-1
José Andrés Martínez
32'
First Half ends,
45'
Gonzalo Montiel
↓ Thiago Almada
Jhonder Cádiz
↓ Tomás Rincón
59'
Darwin Machis
↓ Jefferson Savarino
59'
Salomón Rondón1-1
🅰 Yeferson Soteldo
65'
68'
Leonardo Balerdi
↓ Giovani Lo Celso
85'
Leandro Paredes
↓ Enzo Fernández
85'
Lautaro Martínez
↓ Julián Álvarez
Edson Castillo
↓ José Andrés Martínez
90'+3'
90'+4'
Germán Pezzella
Second Half ends,

Game leaders

Venezuela

Total ShotsS. Rondón4
SavesR. Romo3

Argentina

Total ShotsN. Otamendi2
SavesG. Rulli5

Match info

Kick-off: Friday 11 October
Venue: Estadio Monumental de Maturín · Maturin, Venezuela
Referee: Gustavo Tejera
Attendance: 50,000
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Form

VenezuelaDLLWW

WvsMexico1-0
W@Jamaica3-0
LvsCanada1-1
L

#	Team	P	W	D	L	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Argentina	18	12	2	4	:	+21	38
2	Ecuador	18	8	8	2	:	+9	29

ArgentinaLWWWW

WvsEcuador1-1
WvsCanada2-0
WvsColombia1-0
WvsChile3-0
L@Colombia2-1

Head to head

ARG leads series 3-1-1

26 Mar 22Argentina3-0Venezuela
3 Sept 21Venezuela1-3Argentina
28 Jun 19Venezuela0-2Argentina
22 Mar 19Argentina1-3Venezuela
6 Sept 17Argentina1-1Venezuela

7De Paul

11↓Lo Celso

9↓Álvarez

10Messi

22Romo

2Ferraresi

4Aramburu

3Osorio

21González

13↓Martínez

8↓Rincón

6Herrera

10Soteldo

23Rondón

7↓Savarino

Substitutes · Venezuela

16Telasco Segovia
14Rubén Ramírez
1José Contreras
17Kervin Andrade
15Delvin Alfonzo
9Jhonder Cádiz↑
19Edson Castillo↑
5Christian Makoun
18Bryant Ortega
12Alain Baroja
11Darwin Machis↑
20Eduard Bello

Substitutes · Argentina

4Gonzalo Montiel↑
22Lautaro Martínez↑
17Facundo Buonanotte
2Lisandro Martínez
14Exequiel Palacios
21Julio Soler
13Leonardo Balerdi↑
18Nico Paz
23Juan Musso
20Alexis Mac Allister

88'

Offside, Venezuela. Yeferson Soteldo is caught offside.

86'

Offside, Venezuela. Jhonder Cádiz is caught offside.

85'

Substitution, Argentina. Lautaro Martínez replaces Julián Alvarez.

85'

Substitution, Argentina. Leandro Paredes replaces Enzo Fernández.

84'

Attempt blocked. Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

84'

Attempt blocked. Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

83'

Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

83'

Foul by Enzo Fernández (Argentina).

79'

Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

79'

Foul by José Martínez (Venezuela).

79'

Julián Alvarez (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

79'

Foul by Yangel Herrera (Venezuela).

79'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

78'

Delay in match because of an injury Yangel Herrera (Venezuela).

76'

Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Alexander González.

75'

Foul by Jhonder Cádiz (Venezuela).

75'

Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.

73'

Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

73'

Foul by Julián Alvarez (Argentina).

73'

Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul with a through ball.

71'

Attempt missed. Jhonder Cádiz (Venezuela) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Darwin Machís with a cross following a corner.

71'

Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.

71'

Attempt blocked. José Martínez (Venezuela) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Jon Aramburu.

70'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

69'

Delay in match because of an injury Darwin Machís (Venezuela).

68'

Substitution, Argentina. Leonardo Balerdi replaces Giovani Lo Celso.

65'

Goal! Venezuela 1, Argentina 1. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo with a cross.

65'

Attempt blocked. Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Salomón Rondón.

64'

Attempt blocked. Jhonder Cádiz (Venezuela) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nahuel Ferraresi.

63'

Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.

61'

Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

61'

Foul by Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela).

59'

Substitution, Venezuela. Darwin Machís replaces Jefferson Savarino.

59'

Substitution, Venezuela. Jhonder Cádiz replaces Tomás Rincón.

58'

Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

58'

Foul by Alexander González (Venezuela).

57'

Germán Pezzella (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

57'

Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).

52'

Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Yordan Osorio.

52'

Attempt blocked. Julián Alvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lionel Messi.

51'

Attempt saved. Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

50'

Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).

50'

Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

50'

Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

50'

Foul by Nahuel Molina (Argentina).

49'

Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

49'

Foul by Enzo Fernández (Argentina).

48'

Attempt saved. Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo with a cross.

48'

Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Nicolás Otamendi.

47'

Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

47'

Foul by Enzo Fernández (Argentina).

45'

Substitution, Argentina. Gonzalo Montiel replaces Thiago Almada.

45'

Second Half begins Venezuela 0, Argentina 1.

45'+2'

First Half ends, Venezuela 0, Argentina 1.

45'+1'

Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45'+1'

Foul by Jon Aramburu (Venezuela).

45'+1'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

45'+1'

Attempt missed. Enzo Fernández (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.

45'

Thiago Almada (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.

45'

Foul by Alexander González (Venezuela).

44'

Offside, Venezuela. Yangel Herrera is caught offside.

43'

Nahuel Ferraresi (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

43'

Foul by Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina).

42'

Gerónimo Rulli (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

42'

Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).

41'

Offside, Venezuela. Jon Aramburu is caught offside.

40'

Attempt saved. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo.

40'

Hand ball by Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina).

37'

Foul by Yangel Herrera (Venezuela).

37'

Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

35'

Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

35'

Foul by Julián Alvarez (Argentina).

32'

José Martínez (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

32'

Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

32'

Foul by José Martínez (Venezuela).

31'

Attempt saved. Lionel Messi (Argentina) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julián Alvarez.

30'

Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

30'

Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).

29'

Attempt saved. Julián Alvarez (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rodrigo De Paul.

29'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

28'

Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).

28'

Delay in match because of an injury Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina).

27'

Offside, Venezuela. Salomón Rondón is caught offside.

27'

Attempt missed. Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yordan Osorio following a corner.

26'

Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.

26'

Attempt blocked. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yangel Herrera.

24'

Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

24'

Foul by Germán Pezzella (Argentina).

23'

Attempt missed. Alexander González (Venezuela) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is too high.

22'

Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross following a corner.

22'

Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Nahuel Ferraresi.

21'

Attempt saved. José Martínez (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

20'

Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Nicolás Tagliafico.

20'

Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Giovani Lo Celso.

19'

Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Nahuel Molina.

17'

Corner, Argentina. Conceded by Yordan Osorio.

16'

Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Germán Pezzella.

15'

Offside, Venezuela. Yeferson Soteldo is caught offside.

13'

Goal! Venezuela 0, Argentina 1. Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.

12'

Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) wins a free kick on the left wing.

12'

Foul by Alexander González (Venezuela).

12'

Attempt blocked. Thiago Almada (Argentina) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giovani Lo Celso.

11'

Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).

11'

Enzo Fernández (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

10'

Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

10'

Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina).

10'

Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick on the right wing.

10'

Foul by José Martínez (Venezuela).

Attempt saved. Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.

Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).

Yangel Herrera (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Rodrigo De Paul (Argentina).

José Martínez (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Argentina).

Lionel Messi (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Tomás Rincón (Venezuela).

Hand ball by Nahuel Ferraresi (Venezuela).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury José Martínez (Venezuela).

Giovani Lo Celso (Argentina) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Jon Aramburu (Venezuela).

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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