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This is the second meeting of these teams during this World Cup qualifying cycle, with the first coming back in October of 2020
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Venezuela is set to take on Colombia on Tuesday in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying. As of game time, Venezuela has been eliminated from advancing, while Colombia sits one point behind Peru for the fifth spot, which qualifies a team for the inter-confederation playoff spot.
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This is the second meeting of these teams during this World Cup qualifying cycle, with the first coming back in October of 2020, when Colombia won 3-0, with all three goals coming in the first half, including a pair from Luis Muriel.
It’s the final round of the South-American World Cup qualifiers, and Colombia still have a chance to qualify for Qatar, but it is slight and los Cafeteros depend on results from other matches
Venezuela vs Colombia: Luis Diaz celebrating his goal against Bolivia with James Rodríguez. Photo: FCF Colombia
Last Thursday, Colombia finally managed to score a goal again, after seven World Cup qualifiers and 685 minutes without finding the back of the net. The 3-0 victory over Bolivia kept their World Cup hopes alive, but the chances of making it are still small as Colombia depend on Paraguay getting a result in Peru.
In Barranquilla, it was Luis Díaz who broke the 685-minute streak without scoring a goal in the World Cup qualifiers. The Liverpool winger, undoubtedly Colombia’s best player at this moment, brought a sigh of relief to Colombia on Thursday, with the opening goal just before half-time. Colombia finally cruised to a 3-0 victory, with the away side not getting a single chance.
Colombia – Venezuela, neighbourly rivalry
Colombia finally scored and never really had problems in Barranquilla. Venezuela, however, seem a tougher nut to crack than Bolivia. The neighbouring country have never qualified for a World Cup and is one of the weakest teams in South America, but Colombia have historically struggled against Venezuela and with Colombia’s successful former coach José Pékerman now in charge of the Venezuelan national team, los Cafeteros won’t expect an easy match here.
The expectations are that manager Reinaldo Rueda will field a similar starting line up as the one we saw against Bolivia. Whether we will see Wilmar Barrios in the starting line up again is still a question mark. The holding midfielder plays in Russia at Zenith St Petersburg and didn’t feature against Bolivia, but is normally one of the first ones to appear on the match form.
James Rodríguez is far from the level he showed in his best days, but is still the creative brain of this Colombia, so he is expected to start again. Juan Fernando Quintero, who is second in line on the number ten position, picked up a knock and is another question mark for this game. Colombia’s hopes, however, are mostly pinned on a combination Luis Diaz’s genius and Paraguay.
Maths of Colombia making the World Cup
Even if Colombia win this game against Venezuela, they still need a hand from Paraguay. Colombia are sixth in the group and trail number five Peru by one point. Brazil, Argentina, Ecuador and Uruguay have already grabbed a direct spot for the World Cup, but the fifth in the group will get another chance in a play-off against the number five from Asia, with Australia being the most likely candidate to take that spot.
If Colombia beat Venezuela this Tuesday, they still need to overtake Peru and that can only happen if Peru don’t beat Paraguay in Lima at the same time. Even a draw in Venezuela could be enough, but only if Paraguay beat Peru and on top of that without Chile, currently sitting in seventh place with one fewer point than Colombia, winning at home to Uruguay.
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Games Venezuela vs Colombia
Date March 29, 2022
Times 7:30pm ET, 4:30pm PT
Stream fubo TV (7-day free trial)
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Team news & rosters
Position Venezuela roster
Goalkeepers Farinez, Romo, Graterol
Defenders Rosales, Hernandez, Chancellor, Mago, Ferraresi, O. Gonzalez, La Mantia, Mejias, Makoun, Navarro
Midfielders Rincon, Otero, Machis, Murillo, Soteldo, Savarino, Herrera, Casseres, Jose Martinez, L. Gonzalez, Chacon, Segovia
Forwards
Rondon, Josef Martinez, Aristeguieta
This has been a rough window for Venezuela, with three wins in 17 qualifying matches. La Vinotinto sits last in the CONMEBOL standings right now. While Venezuela has never made a World Cup, its results over the last two qualifying cycles have found the team struggling more than usual.
Salomon Rondon leads the team in goals during this qualification cycle with four. The Everton striker is the country’s all-time leading goalscorer.
While there is some talent on this team like Lens goalkeeper Wuilker Farinez, and team captain and Sampdoria midfielder Tomas Rincon, the Venezuelan side has been unable to put much together lately.
Projected Venezuela starting XI: Chancellor, Makoun, Ferraresi, Navarro, Rosales, Herrera, Casseres, Martínez, Martinez, Rondon; Farinez
Position Colombia roster
Goalkeepers Ospina, Vargas, Montero
Defenders Medina, Cuesta, Tesillo, Fabra, Munoz, Sanchez, Lucumi, Mojica
Midfielders Cantillo, Barrios, Cuellar, Rodriguez, Moreno, Uribe, Lerma, Quintero
Forwards Borre, Muriel, Diaz, Sinisterra, Borja, Preciado, Suarez
Colombia enters this game in sixth. The team currently has an edge in goal differential over Peru, the fifth-place team. Los Cafeteros is so close to getting to the inter-confederation playoff, which would give it a chance to qualify for its third World Cup in a row.
In four matches in 2022, Colombia has two wins and two losses. The majority of its 2021 contests ended in draws.
Miguel Borja’s four goals in this competition lead the Colombian team. He’s only started in four of the team’s World Cup qualifying matches, though.
Projected Colombia starting XI: Tesillo, Cuesta, Fabra, Munoz, Cuellar, Rodriguez, Cuadrado, Muriel, Diaz, Sinisterra; Ospina
Last five results
Venezuela results Colombia results
Argentina 3-0 Venezuela (Mar 24) Colombia 3-0 Bolivia (Mar 24)
Uruguay 4-1 Venezuela (Feb 1) Argentina 1-0 Colombia (Feb 1)
Venezuela 4-1 Bolivia (Jan 28) Colombia 0-1 Peru (Jan 28)
Venezuela 1–2 Peru (Nov 16 2021) Colombia 2–1 Honduras (Jan 16)
Ecuador 1-0 Venezuela (Nov 11 2021) Colombia 0–0 Paraguay (Nov 16 2021)
Head-to-head
Date Result
6/17/2021 Colombia 0-0 Venezuela
10/9/2020 Colombia 3-0 Venezuela
9/10/2019 Colombia 0-0 Venezuela
9/7/2018 Venezuela 1-2 Colombia
8/31/2017 Venezuela 0-0 Colombia
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In the final game of their World Cup 2022 Qualifying campaign, Colombia will look to sneak into the South American playoff place when they take on Venezuela away from home on Tuesday.
While they cannot now achieve automatic qualification, Reinaldo Rueda’s men still have a chance of finishing fifth with just a one-point gap between themselves and Peru.
Match preview
Colombia’s Mateus Uribe celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates on March 24, 2022© Reuters
Venezuela have had to endure a dismal campaign in South American World Cup Qualifying, picking up just three wins from their 17 games so far and sitting at the foot of the group as a result.
The latest of those came in their first game of the new year, as La Vinotinto broke a three-game losing run by thrashing Bolivia 4-1, with Salomon Rondon hitting a hat-trick alongside a Darwin Machis goal.
That result was instantly followed by a heavy defeat to Uruguay by the same scoreline, with Josef Martinez’s second-half goal nothing more than a consolation, before they returned to action in March with a difficult trip to Argentina.
A Nicolas Gonzalez goal was the only difference between the teams heading into the final 10 minutes, but goals from Angel Di Maria and Lionel Messi ensured that the hosts came out with a seemingly dominant 3-0 win.
Now with little to play for and no chance of climbing off the bottom of the table, Venezuela will simply look to bow out of qualifying with what would be an impressive home win to build confidence in the camp.
Venezuela’s Jhon Chancellor looks dejected after Argentina’s Nicolas Gonzalez scores their first goal on March 25, 2022© Reuters
They welcome a Colombia side who will see a victory as vital in their bid to climb back into the top five with their final chance.
After a relatively commendable start, La Tricolor’s qualification hopes took a major hit as they had to endure a seven-game winless run in which they failed to net a single goal and added just four points to their tally.
That left Reinaldo Rueda’s side on just 17 points from 16 games, trailing fifth-placed Peru by four points, meaning that their only chance of going further was to win their final two games and rely on their rivals losing.
They stepped up to the challenge on their return to action on Thursday, comfortably defeating Bolivia 3-0 thanks to goals from Luis Diaz, Miguel Borja and Mateus Uribe to break their winless run and goal drought, and, with Peru suffering a defeat to Uruguay, La Tricolor moved within a point of fifth spot with a superior goal difference.
While they still need Los Incas to drop points on the final day, Rueda’s men can simply focus on picking up a victory on Tuesday to keep their hopes alive, with a much better chance of reaching the inter-confederation playoffs than they had at the end of the previous round of international fixtures.
Venezuela World Cup Qualifying – South America form:
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Colombia World Cup Qualifying – South America form:
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Colombia form (all competitions):
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D
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