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Brazil's Neymar in action with Venezuela's Samuel Sosa. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
Follow Sportstar’s highlights of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers match between Brazil and Venezuela at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba in Brazil on Friday.
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First points outside home for Venezuela in the FIFA World Cup CONMEBOL qualifiers with a late equaliser. Brazil drops the first points in the table.
Players from both teams engage in a verbal spat and some shouldering after the referee blows the fulltime whistle.
The drama continues after Romo takes his own sweet little time getting up for the goal-kick. The referee intervene as we move to the final seconds of the match.
CORNER KICK: Neymar takes the kick and shoots a looping ball in but Brazil cannot put themselves in the lead.
Brazil wins a corner kick but there is a significant stoppage in the play after Gonzalez finds himself on the ground with a cramp. Neymar is obviously not very happy with the stoppage.
The desperation grows larger for Brazil as they are not able to find any opening in the final third.
One minute of extra time has been added after the 90 minutes of regulation time.
CORNER KICK: Another set piece wasted by the Brazil players as time is running out for them.
A timely interception by the Venezuelan defender means Brazil will get another corner kick.
CORNER KICK: Brazil wins a set piece and Neymar takes it but the men in yellow cannot do much.
Brazil certainly is looking more active and creative with the ball in the final third.
GOALLLLLLLLL! Eduard Bello with a tremendous reverse bicycle kick scores an equaliser after receiving the ball from Jefferson Savarino from the right channel. Now Brazil with have to show urgency if they need to win it from here.
BRA 1-1 VEN
Andre gets himself booked within two minutes after setting his foot on the ground as he raised his boots against Eduard Bello to tackle him from behind.
Sub for Brazil: Vinicius Jr has been replaced by Matheu Cunha.
Captain Casemiro goes out for Andre.
Gerson comes in for Guimaraes
A wasted cross from Soteldo means the ball goes out of play as three pairs of fresh legs are waiting to join Brazil.
CORNER KICK: Soteldo takes the corner but Venezuela looses the possession quickly.
Soteldo wins one more corner after Brazil ceded the possession.
OFF SIDE: Vinicius Jr. gets the better of the Venezuelan backline to find the net but he was off-side as goal would not be given.
Yeferson Solteldo takes the set-piece for Venezuela but could not inflict any damage.
Sub for Venezuela: Moreno Junior replaces captain Rincon.
CHANCE: The duo of Rodrygo and Vini Jr tried to double Brazil’s lead with a run down the right flank. Vini passes the ball to Rodrygo after receiving the ball from Neymar but Rodrygo was way too wide and could only manage to find the side netting.
SAVE: Ederson stretched out to collect the shot to keep Brazil ahead in the match with a 1-0 lead.
Sub for Brazil: Gabriel Jesus comes in for Richarlison who just got a yellow card.
Sub for Venezuela: Yeferson Soteldo comes in for Machis.
BOOKING: First booking for Brazil as Richarlison has been shown a yellow card for a tackle from behind on Venezuela’s defender.
Gonzalez concedes a free kick on Marquinhos with a heavy touch.
GOALLLLLLL! Neymar takes the corner kick. He curls the ball inside the box and Gabriel positions himself well to head in the looping ball and gets Brazil going with a much-needed goal. The Arsenal defender puts Brazil in the lead after 50 minutes of play. Can Venezuela make a game from here?
BRA 1-0 VEN
Brazil wins a corner kick.
Venezuela starts the second half with two changes.
Cristian Casseres Jr. comes in for Herrera and Jefferson Savarino comes in for Cordova.
Brazil did not look menacing enough to get a lead in the match. They had their chances but failed to capitalise on them as the scoreline reads 0-0 at halftime.
Three minutes have been added.
Venezuela gets an opening and Machis takes a long-range shot just outside the penalty area but a dive from Ederson means the scoreline remains the same.
Brazil fails to make good use of the possession as Venezuela gets an interception.
Diniz makes the first substitution of the match as Yan Couto comes in for Danilo.
Casemiro goes deep and wins a ball to make a solo run of his own but he has been intercepted on time.
Brazil wins a free kick to get back possession after Venezuela looked dangerous in their attack.
BOOKING: Second booking in three minutes, this time Venezuela captain Rincon has been booked with a yellow card for clipping Vinicius Jr.
BOOKING: Herrera has been give a yellow card for a needless challenge on Neymar. It certainly did not look serious but Neymar is able to salvage a booking.
Richarlison moves inside the penalty area with the ball. This could be dangerous for Venezuela but an interception came by the defence.
Vinicius Jr. wins the ball on his half after intercepting the Venezuelan attack. He quickly runs down the left flank and passes to Neymar who is the playmaker as he goes on to pass it further to Richarlison.
A small stoppage in the play after players go for a water break meanwhile Cordova has been given some medical attention after the head bang. Nothing serious.
Richarlison and Cordova stumble with each other as their head bang as a result of a leap which finds both players on the ground as the result.
The game has opened up in the last few minutes after both teams trying for a much-more realistic goal-scoring opportunity in their attacks.
A free kick to Venezuela after Arana tackles Herrera from behind. Angel is the one who takes the set-piece.
Romo receives a weak shot which he collects with ease as Venezuela gets the possession and tries to go for their own run.
A slow passage of play at the Arena Pantanal as the ball has mostly been played in the mid-field with both the teams struggling to keep the possession for long enough.
Nothing could be salvaged by the numbers that Venezuela had in the attack as Brazil got back the possession.
Romo takes the goal kick to give Venezuela the possession and we can see the white shirts in the Brazilian half for the first time in this match.
Neymar takes the set piece and shoots the ball after receiving it from the midfield. Romo saves another long-ranger with a timely leap.
Neymar looked dangerous with the ball near Venezuela’s goalpost but Rincon tackles him sideways this time to concede a free kick that could be even more dangerous.
Arana clips the back heel of Machis as the latter finds himself down in the field. The referee intervenes and warms Arana but no cards as of now.
Neymar stumbles after Venezuelan midfielder Rincon makes a tackle from behind.
Venezuela is able to slow down the pace but Brazil’s midfield is actively working towards picking gaps and pockets to work their way forward.
Brazil captain Casemiro draws challenge on Venezuela striker Cordova from behind to put him down on the ground.
CORNER KICK: Brazil wins a corner kick after Romo saves Neymar’s long-range ball. Neymar takes the corner kick but the ball has been intercepted by the Venezuelan defence.
SHOT: First shot on target from the Brazilian side after their star player Neymar receives the ball in the central channel this time and goes for a long ranger.
Brazil holds the initial ball possession as expected and goes for an attacking run with the help of Rodrygo, who passes the ball to Neymar in the right channel. But nothing piecing as far as goal-scoring opportunities are concerned.
Brazil is in its classic yellow and blue, while Venezuela is in all white as we are underway at the Arena Pantanal.
Both nations are done with their respective national anthem and it is time for some live action.
We just got the confirmation on the attendance and it is over 41,000 supporters who came to see the Brazil vs Venezuela match in Cuiaba.
Brazil: L-L-W-L-W-W
Venezuela: W-D-W-W-L-W
Brazil: Ederson (GK); Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Arana; Casemiro, Guimaraes; Rodrygo, Neymar, Vinicius Jr; Richarlison
Venezuela: Romo (GK); Gonzalez, Osorio, Angel, Makoun; Sosa, Rincon, Herrera, Machis; S. Cordova, Rondon
Brazil’s new coach Fernando Diniz showed at Tuesday’s training that Vinicius Jr. is fully recovered from injury and will start against Venezuela in the city of Cuiaba. Raphinha was the starter at right wing in the two first matches but is now injured.
The status of the 23-year-old Vinicius at home has grown since the last World Cup, as he continues to thrive at Real Madrid and fans see Neymar playing in a less- competitive league in Saudi Arabia.
“Vinicius is important for his club, he is important for the national team. And he is only a boy,” striker Gabriel Jesus told a press conference. “He came back from injury scoring goals and helping Real win matches. He is just great.”
Renan Lodi, who is also out due to injury, is likely to be replaced by Guilherme Arana.
Richarlison is expected to start against Venezuela despite his goal drought for the national team. His most recent goal for Brazil came in the 4-1 win against South Korea in the round of sixteen of the World Cup in Qatar.
Also on Thursday, Colombia will face Uruguay, Bolivia will host Ecuador, and Chile will take on Peru.
Brazil: Ederson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Arana; Casemiro, Guimaraes; Rodrygo, Neymar, Vinicius Jr; Jesus
Venezuela: Romo; Gonzalez, Osorio, Angel, Navarro; Sosa, Rincon, Herrera, Soteldo; Josef Martinez, Rondon
When does the World Cup qualifier match between Brazil and Venezuela start?
The World Cup qualifier match between Brazil and Venezuela will start on October 13 at 6:00 a.m. IST at the Arena Pantanal in Brazil.
Where can I watch the World Cup qualifier match between Brazil and Venezuela?
The World Cup qualifier match between Brazil and Venezuela will be streamed live on the FIFA+ website for free.
Hello and welcome to Sportstar’s live coverage of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers match between Brazil and Venezuela on Friday. Stay tuned as we bring you all the live updates as it unfolds at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiaba.
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