FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

Venezuela vs Bolivia, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

· FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL
Venezuela
  • 5': Héctor Cuéllar (OG)
  • 30': Salomón Rondón
FT
2 - 0
Bolivia

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    Venezuela are hosting Bolivia at Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturin, Venezuela, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Gabriel Villamíl (Bolivia).
    • 3': José Martínez (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Own Goal by Héctor Cuellar, Bolivia. Venezuela 1, Bolivia 0.
    • 6': Foul by Telasco Segovia (Venezuela).
    • 6': Roberto Fernández (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Héctor Cuellar (Bolivia).
    • 7': Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Foul by Héctor Cuellar (Bolivia).
    • 9': Josef Martínez (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Moisés Paniagua (Bolivia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Roberto Fernández.
    • 13': Foul by Gabriel Villamíl (Bolivia).
    • 13': José Martínez (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Foul by Jon Aramburu (Venezuela).
    • 14': Miguel Terceros (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Efraín Morales (Bolivia) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Miguel Terceros with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Guillermo Viscarra (Bolivia). Assisted by Jon Aramburu.
    • 17': Corner,Venezuela. Conceded by Efraín Morales.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Wilker Ángel (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross following a corner.
    • 20': Diego Medina (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Foul by Wilker Ángel (Venezuela).
    • 22': Attempt saved. Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Guillermo Viscarra (Bolivia). Assisted by Salomón Rondón with a headed pass.
    • 22': Corner,Venezuela. Conceded by Guillermo Viscarra.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Eduard Bello with a cross following a corner.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Jefferson Savarino (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Guillermo Viscarra (Bolivia). Assisted by Salomón Rondón.
    • 25': Offside, Venezuela. Josef Martínez is caught offside.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Lucas Chávez (Bolivia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Miguel Terceros.
    • 27': Offside, Bolivia. Moisés Paniagua is caught offside.
    • 30': Goal! Venezuela 2, Bolivia 0. Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 31': Attempt missed. José Martínez (Venezuela) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 33': Hand ball by Lucas Chávez (Bolivia).
    • 34': Corner,Bolivia. Conceded by Wilker Ángel.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Gabriel Villamíl (Bolivia) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Miguel Terceros with a cross following a corner.
    • 35': Eduard Bello (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 35': Foul by Roberto Fernández (Bolivia).
    • 39': Foul by Moisés Paniagua (Bolivia).
    • 39': José Martínez (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Offside, Venezuela. Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
    • 41': Foul by Lucas Chávez (Bolivia).
    • 41': Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Diego Medina (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Eduard Bello (Venezuela).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Venezuela 2, Bolivia 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Venezuela 2, Bolivia 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Bolivia. Moisés Villarroel replaces Héctor Cuellar.
    • 46': Corner,Bolivia. Conceded by Miguel Navarro.
    • 48': Foul by Efraín Morales (Bolivia).
    • 48': Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Eduard Bello (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 49': Foul by Gabriel Villamíl (Bolivia).
    • 50': Foul by Jon Aramburu (Venezuela).
    • 50': Lucas Chávez (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Guillermo Viscarra (Bolivia). Assisted by Salomón Rondón.
    • 52': Corner,Venezuela. Conceded by Guillermo Viscarra.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Nahuel Ferraresi (Venezuela) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Corner,Venezuela. Conceded by Efraín Morales.
    • 55': Foul by Moisés Villarroel (Bolivia).
    • 55': José Martínez (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Corner,Venezuela. Conceded by Ervin Vaca.
    • 58': Foul by Telasco Segovia (Venezuela).
    • 58': Lucas Chávez (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Lucas Chávez (Bolivia) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Rafael Romo (Venezuela).
    • 62': Foul by Ervin Vaca (Bolivia).
    • 62': José Martínez (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Substitution, Venezuela. Yeferson Soteldo replaces Josef Martínez.
    • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Diego Medina (Bolivia).
    • 64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 67': Attempt missed. Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jefferson Savarino.
    • 68': Substitution, Bolivia. Robson Matheus replaces Ervin Vaca.
    • 68': Substitution, Bolivia. Carmelo Algarañaz replaces Moisés Paniagua.
    • 68': Substitution, Bolivia. Diego Arroyo replaces Diego Medina because of an injury.
    • 69': Foul by Miguel Terceros (Bolivia).
    • 69': Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Miguel Terceros (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Lucas Chávez (Bolivia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Rafael Romo (Venezuela). Assisted by Miguel Terceros.
    • 72': Foul by Roberto Fernández (Bolivia).
    • 72': Jon Aramburu (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Gabriel Villamíl (Bolivia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Robson Matheus.
    • 74': Efraín Morales (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Foul by Salomón Rondón (Venezuela).
    • 74': Foul by Jon Aramburu (Venezuela).
    • 74': Roberto Fernández (Bolivia) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Lucas Chávez (Bolivia) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Roberto Fernández following a set piece situation.
    • 76': Substitution, Bolivia. Jhon Velásquez replaces Lucas Chávez.
    • 76': Substitution, Venezuela. Cristian Cásseres replaces Jefferson Savarino.
    • 76': Substitution, Venezuela. Leonardo Flores replaces Telasco Segovia.
    • 77': Foul by Leonardo Flores (Venezuela).
    • 77': Robson Matheus (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Efraín Morales (Bolivia).
    • 78': Yeferson Soteldo (Venezuela) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Offside, Venezuela. Salomón Rondón is caught offside.
    • 82': Foul by Leonardo Flores (Venezuela).
    • 82': Gabriel Villamíl (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Jhon Velásquez (Bolivia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Robson Matheus.
    • 83': Foul by Robson Matheus (Bolivia).
    • 83': José Martínez (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Carmelo Algarañaz (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Nahuel Ferraresi (Venezuela).
    • 87': Substitution, Venezuela. Jan Hurtado replaces Eduard Bello.
    • 87': Substitution, Venezuela. Tomás Rincón replaces José Martínez.
    • 87': Foul by Carmelo Algarañaz (Bolivia).
    • 87': Wilker Ángel (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Carmelo Algarañaz (Bolivia).
    • 88': Tomás Rincón (Venezuela) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Luis Haquín (Bolivia) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Salomón Rondón (Venezuela) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Carmelo Algarañaz (Bolivia) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Cristian Cásseres (Venezuela).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Venezuela 2, Bolivia 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Venezuela 2, Bolivia 0.

    Statistics

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    18 Fouls 12
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 5
    4 Saves 2
    59.3 Possession 40.7
    9 SHOTS 10
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    361 Accurate Passes 233
    425 Passes 291
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    3 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    38 Long Balls 36
    21 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 0
    12 Effective Tackles 17
    18 Tackles 21
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    6 Interceptions 12
    16 Effective Clearances 18
    16 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - CONMEBOL

    Venue: Estadio Monumental de Maturín
    Location: Maturin, Venezuela
    Attendance: 46,741

    WCQ - CONMEBOL Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Argentina 15 +19 34
    2 Ecuador 15 +8 24
    3 Paraguay 15 +4 24
    4 Brazil 15 +4 22
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    VEN Venezuela (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    22 Rafael Romo (GK)
    3 Wilker Ángel
    2 Nahuel Ferraresi
    15 Miguel Navarro
    4 Jon Aramburu
    13 José Andrés Martínez
    16 Telasco Segovia
    7 Jefferson Savarino
    20 Eduard Bello
    23 Salomón Rondón
    17 Josef Martínez
    Venezuela Substitutes:
    Jhon Chancellor, David Martínez, Christian Makoun, Leonardo Flores, Yeferson Soteldo, Cristian Cásseres Jr., Jan Hurtado, Alain Baroja, Juanpi , Tomás Rincón, Wuilker Faríñez, Jhonder Cádiz.

    BOL Bolivia (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    23 Guillermo Viscarra (GK)
    5 Efraín Morales
    4 Luis Haquin Yellow Card
    17 Roberto Fernández
    3 Diego Medina
    15 Gabriel Villamil
    6 Héctor Cuéllar
    16 Ervin Vaca
    7 Miguel Terceros Yellow Card
    18 Lucas Chávez
    13 Moises Paniagua
    Bolivia Substitutes:
    Robson Matheus, Jhon Velásquez, Gabriel Sotomayor, Enzo Monteiro, Carlos Lampe, Diego Arroyo, Leonardo Zabala, Moises Villarroel, Luis Banegas, Carmelo Algarañaz, Yomar Rocha, José Sagredo.

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