Paraguay 2-1 Venezuela

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

Paraguay

3-4-3

Antonio Sanabria 59', 74'

Venezuela

2-5-3

Jon Aramburu 25'

2:1

📍 Estadio ueno Defensores del Chaco

Timeline

12'
Miguel Navarro
25'
Jon Aramburu0-1
🅰 Yeferson Soteldo
Juan Jose Cáceres
35'
38'
Yeferson Soteldo
Julio Enciso
✕41'
45'+3'
Cristian Cásseres Jr.
First Half ends,
Ángel Romero
↓ Ramón Sosa
45'
Antonio Sanabria
↓ Isidro Pitta
45'
Antonio Sanabria1-1
🅰 Júnior Alonso
59'
Omar Alderete
63'
66'
Jhonder Cádiz
↓ Jefferson Savarino
68'
Jhonder Cádiz
70'
Jon Aramburu
Antonio Sanabria2-1
74'
79'
Eduard Bello
↓ Darwin Machis
80'
Telasco Segovia
↓ Cristian Cásseres Jr.
Damián Bobadilla
↓ Diego Gómez
80'
Fabián Balbuena
↓ Miguel Almirón
80'
87'
Eduard Bello
Mathías Villasanti
↓ Julio Enciso
88'
88'
Jesús Ramírez
↓ Nahuel Ferraresi
Second Half ends,

Game leaders

Paraguay

Total ShotsA. Sanabria2
SavesG. Fernández2

Venezuela

Total ShotsJ. Aramburu2
SavesR. Romo3

Match info

Kick-off: Wednesday 16 October
Venue: Estadio ueno Defensores del Chaco · Asunción, Paraguay
Referee: Piero Maza
Attendance: 28,531
Round: 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Form

ParaguayDWDLL

LvsBrazil4-1
L@Costa Rica2-1
D@Uruguay0-0

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

VenezuelaDDLLW

W@Jamaica3-0
LvsCanada1-1
L@Bolivia4-0
DvsUruguay0-0
DvsArgentina1-1

Head to head

PAR leads series 3-2

13 Sept 23Venezuela1-0Paraguay
10 Sept 21Paraguay2-1Venezuela
14 Oct 20Venezuela0-1Paraguay
11 Oct 17Paraguay0-1Venezuela
9 Oct 15Venezuela0-1Paraguay

6Herrera

18↓Cásseres Jr.

11↓Machis

7↓Savarino

10Soteldo

12Fernández

3Alderete

6Alonso

15Gómez

4Cáceres

8↓Gómez

14Cubas

7↓Sosa

19↓Enciso

10↓Almirón

21↓Pitta

Substitutes · Paraguay

9Antonio Sanabria↑
13Agustín Sández
22Juan Espínola
2Gustavo Velázquez
20Mathías Villasanti↑
18Alex Arce
16Damián Bobadilla↑
5Fabián Balbuena↑
11Ángel Romero↑
1Carlos Coronel
17Alejandro Romero Gamarra
23Hugo Cuenca

Substitutes · Venezuela

9Jhonder Cádiz↑
16Telasco Segovia↑
19Edson Castillo
13Jesús Ramírez↑
5Christian Makoun
8Tomás Rincón
12Alain Baroja
21Alexander González
20Eduard Bello↑
3Carlos Vivas

87'

Eduard Bello (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

87'

Foul by Eduard Bello (Venezuela).

87'

Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

85'

Attempt blocked. Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

84'

Corner, Venezuela. Conceded by Fabián Balbuena.

80'

Substitution, Paraguay. Fabián Balbuena replaces Miguel Almirón.

80'

Substitution, Paraguay. Damián Bobadilla replaces Diego Gómez.

80'

Substitution, Venezuela. Telasco Segovia replaces Cristian Cásseres.

79'

Substitution, Venezuela. Eduard Bello replaces Darwin Machís.

76'

Attempt missed. Jhonder Cádiz (Venezuela) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Salomón Rondón.

74'

Goal! Paraguay 2, Venezuela 1. Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal following a fast break.

74'

Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ángel Romero with a cross.

71'

Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Yeferson Soteldo.

70'

Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

70'

Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

70'

Foul by Jon Aramburu (Venezuela).

69'

Attempt missed. Andrés Cubas (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Julio Enciso following a set piece situation.

69'

Foul by Jhonder Cádiz (Venezuela).

69'

Diego Gómez (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.

69'

Attempt blocked. Ángel Romero (Paraguay) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

68'

Jhonder Cádiz (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

68'

Omar Alderete (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

68'

Foul by Jhonder Cádiz (Venezuela).

67'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

66'

Delay in match because of an injury Diego Gómez (Paraguay).

66'

Substitution, Venezuela. Jhonder Cádiz replaces Jefferson Savarino.

65'

Attempt saved. Darwin Machís (Venezuela) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Salomón Rondón.

63'

Omar Alderete (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

63'

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

63'

Foul by Omar Alderete (Paraguay).

61'

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

61'

Foul by Júnior Alonso (Paraguay).

61'

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

61'

Foul by Diego Gómez (Paraguay).

59'

Goal! Paraguay 1, Venezuela 1. Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Júnior Alonso.

59'

Attempt saved. Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo.

58'

Attempt blocked. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assisted by Omar Alderete.

57'

Attempt blocked. Júnior Alonso (Paraguay) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ángel Romero with a cross.

53'

Offside, Venezuela. Darwin Machís is caught offside.

52'

Foul by Nahuel Ferraresi (Venezuela).

52'

Antonio Sanabria (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

51'

Attempt missed. Diego Gómez (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ángel Romero.

50'

Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Rubén Ramírez.

48'

Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.

48'

Foul by Miguel Navarro (Venezuela).

47'

Julio Enciso (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

47'

Foul by Jon Aramburu (Venezuela).

45'

Substitution, Paraguay. Ángel Romero replaces Ramón Sosa.

45'

Substitution, Paraguay. Antonio Sanabria replaces Isidro Pitta.

45'

Second Half begins Paraguay 0, Venezuela 1.

45'+5'

First Half ends, Paraguay 0, Venezuela 1.

45'+5'

Offside, Paraguay. Gustavo Gómez is caught offside.

45'+3'

Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

45'+3'

Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

45'+3'

Foul by Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela).

45'+2'

Ramón Sosa (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.

45'+2'

Foul by Darwin Machís (Venezuela).

45'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

45'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

45'

Delay in match because of an injury Diego Gómez (Paraguay).

42'

Ramón Sosa (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the left wing.

42'

Foul by Jon Aramburu (Venezuela).

41'

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

41'

Foul by Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay).

41'

Penalty saved. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.

38'

Penalty conceded by Nahuel Ferraresi (Venezuela) after a foul in the penalty area.

38'

Penalty Paraguay. Gustavo Gómez draws a foul in the penalty area.

38'

Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

37'

Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.

37'

Foul by Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela).

35'

Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

35'

Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.

35'

Foul by Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay).

34'

Attempt missed. Darwin Machís (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

32'

Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

32'

Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).

31'

Attempt missed. Miguel Almirón (Paraguay) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Julio Enciso with a cross.

25'

Goal! Paraguay 0, Venezuela 1. Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yeferson Soteldo.

24'

Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Yeferson Soteldo.

21'

Attempt missed. Gustavo Gómez (Paraguay) header from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Julio Enciso with a cross following a set piece situation.

20'

Isidro Pitta (Paraguay) wins a free kick on the right wing.

20'

Foul by Nahuel Ferraresi (Venezuela).

19'

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

19'

Foul by Andrés Cubas (Paraguay).

14'

Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Rafael Romo.

14'

Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.

12'

Miguel Navarro (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

12'

Foul by Miguel Navarro (Venezuela).

12'

Diego Gómez (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

11'

Offside, Paraguay. Isidro Pitta is caught offside.

Miguel Navarro (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Miguel Almirón (Paraguay).

Ramón Sosa (Paraguay) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Yangel Herrera (Venezuela).

Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Foul by Juan José Cáceres (Paraguay).

Attempt saved. Julio Enciso (Paraguay) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.

Corner, Paraguay. Conceded by Miguel Navarro.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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