However, as the final whistle approached Venezuela's Alexander González was handed a straight red card for slapping Real Madrid superstar Vinicius. And it left Venezuela with six minutes to play with ten men.

THE Venezuelan national team have been accused of using the dark arts to get over the line in their World Cup qualifier against Brazil. Venezuela had managed to keep the scores level against

Brazil's path to the 2026 FIFA World Cup hit a snag after only managing a 1–1 draw with Venezuela at the Estadio Monumental de Maturín.

Brazil’s World Cup dreams hit a snag after a 1-1 draw against Venezuela in Thursday's South American qualifier. Raphinha’s first-half strike put Brazil in front,

Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw at Venezuela with Vinicius Junior missing a penalty in their CONMEBOL World Cup qualifier on Thursday.