Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Venezuela
Match Time & Date:
26/03/2025
01:00
Prediction: 1-1
Peru
Venezuela will try to regain their spot in top seven when they welcome Peru to Estadio Monumental Maturin on Wednesday. La Vinotinto failed to spoil Ecuador’s party at Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado, but they are surely capable of matching Peru in front of home fans. Freddy Vargas picked up a knock in the last qualifying game, with Jan Hurtado being ready to step up.
La Rojiblanca, on the other hand, desperately needed a win against Bolivia and they managed to get one (3-1). Peru, though, are not regarded as good travellers and we do not believe that they are capable of grabbing more than one point from the “Maturin” clash. Bearing any fresh injury worries, head coach Oscar Ibanez is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated La Verde. Veteran Jose Paolo Guerrero will continue leading the line for Peru after getting his name on the score sheet in the last group game.
Highlighted Team (Venezuela):
The Venezuela national team is the member of South American CONMEBOL confederation competing at the international stage since 1938, at the same time fighting for glory and popularity in the country where baseball diverts all of the attention from the sport. With increased popularity of the FIFA World Cup the country found enough motivation and incentive to increase player development and fan support in order to strengthen the cult of the national football team.
However, South American minnows Venezuela have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and as of 2014 they remain the only CONMEBOL member not to achieve this feat. La Vinotinto have however appeared in 15 Copa America tournament with their first entry coming in 1967. Their best result was the fourth-place finish in 2011 and under the new leadership of Rafael Dudamet, Venezuela are looking for an upset at Copa America Centenario.
The most prominent player of the Venezuela national team is New York Cosmos midfielder Juan Arango who is the team’s top scorer and the player with most caps.
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