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  • And Uruguay makes five

    And Uruguay makes five

    Thursday 19 November 2009

    South American qualifying for South Africa ended with Uruguay and Chile making their returns to the top alongside Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

  • Argentina advance, Ecuador exit

    Argentina advance, Ecuador exit

    Thursday 15 October 2009

    Argentina avenged their defeat in the inaugural FIFA World Cup Final 79 years ago to qualify for South Africa and leave Uruguay facing a play-off.

Photos

  • Brazil's Kaka gestures during their FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 qualifying match
  • Brazilian player Luis Fabiano (R) is marked by Venezuelan Juan Arango
  • Felipe (R) of Brazil dribbles past Tomas Rincon of Venezuela
  • Venezulean player Giancarlo Maldonado (L) is hounded by Brazilian Miranda
  • Brazil's Luis Fabiano gestures during their FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010 football qualifier match against Venezuela

Profile

Traditionally the minnows of South America, Venezuela are the only of the ten nations on the continent not to have competed in a FIFA World Cup. However, they have gained notice recently for their improving displays of football and some surprising results. For this reason, Venezuela head into the latest edition of South American qualifying with renewed hope.

Fixtures and Results

10 Oct 09VenezuelaVEN1:2 (0:0)PARParaguay
14 Oct 09BrazilBRA0:0VENVenezuela

Standings

TeamMPWDLGFGAPts
EcuadorEcuador18657222623
ColombiaColombia18657141823
VenezuelaVenezuela18648232922
BoliviaBolivia184311223615
PeruPeru183411113413

Statistics

Form:
DDWLD
Top Scorer: Giancarlo MALDONADO6
Players used: 47

Head-to-Head

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Team Goal Counter
Latest Scorer
VEN Jose RONDON
VEN:PAR
1:2
Top Scorers
GF
VEN Giancarlo MALDONADO6
VEN Nicolas FEDOR3
VEN Jose Manuel REY3
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