Venezuela and Argentina tie in Maturín in qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Published at: 10/10/2024 06:50 PM

Argentina and Venezuela equaled 1-1 in Maturín, on the ninth round of the South American qualifiers for the soccer world cup United States, Mexico and Canada 2026, and with that result, Vinotinto remains among the 6 places in direct qualification for the FIFA tournament, waiting for the result of her closest Brazil, which challenges Chile in the second hour.

Argentina opened the scoring in the first half, led by Nicolás Otamendi who took advantage of a rebound from goalkeeper Rafael Romo. Venezuela had many situations to reach the tie and finally did so 19 minutes into the second half, with a header from Salomón Rondón.

Venezuela was more during the 90 minutes, on a field of play that did not affect its style of play so much but completely limited the proposal of the visit.

Mazo News Team