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National team · Venezuela

«La Vinotinto»

66 Matches
22 wins
15 draws
29 losses
69–86 Goals
−17 Difference
1.0 Scored per game
Form W 27 Mar · Home Trinidad and Tobago · 4:1 D 30 Mar · Away Uzbekistan · 0:0 W 6 Jun · Away Turkey · 2:1 W 10 Jun · Away Iraq · 2:0 L 28 Sep · Away Japan · 1:2 D 2 Oct · Away South Korea · 0:0

La Vinotinto arrive at every tournament still chasing a first World Cup finals appearance and a first Copa América title. Venezuela reached the semi-finals of the 2024 Copa América before losing to Uruguay and finishing fourth after a defeat by Colombia in the third-place match.

Rafael Esquivel, its president for years, was arrested in 2015 as part of the FIFA corruption investigation, and Jorge Giménez took over what followed: new headquarters opened in Caracas in 2025, along with training centres such as the one in Yara and a national high-performance facility planned for the capital.

What changed the team on the pitch traces back further, to the 2017 Under-20 World Cup, where Venezuela reached the final. Josef Martínez finished that tournament as top scorer and has since become Venezuela's all-time leading marksman with 50 goals for the senior side.

The burgundy shirt dates to 1938, when the Venezuelan National Guard supplied the kit for the Bolivarian Games in Bogotá, and the colour gave the team its nickname before it had much of a footballing identity to go with it. Matches against Colombia carry the weight of a border rivalry, known as the Clásico de la Frontera.

Latest results

Fixtures and results
6 Oct Friendlies Jordan A
2 Oct Friendlies South Korea A 0:0 D
28 Sep Friendlies Japan A 1:2 L
10 Jun Friendlies Iraq A 2:0 W
6 Jun Friendlies Turkey A 2:1 W
30 Mar FIFA Series Uzbekistan A 0:0 D

Standing

World Cup - Qualification South America
# Team M W D L Goals Pts
6 Paraguay 18 7 7 4 14:10 28
7 Bolivia 18 6 2 10 17:35 20
8 Venezuela 18 4 6 8 18:28 18
9 Peru 18 2 6 10 6:21 12
10 Chile 18 2 5 11 9:27 11
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Team statistics

matches counted in total: 66
66 Matches
22 wins
15 draws
29 losses
69–86 Goals
−17 Difference
1.0 Scored per game
Match outcomes matches counted in total: 66
22wins: 22 · 33% 15draws: 15 · 22% 29losses: 29 · 43%
wins draws losses
Scored and conceded last matches
27 Mar · Home Trinidad and Tobago · 4:1
30 Mar · Away Uzbekistan · 0:0
6 Jun · Away Turkey · 2:1
10 Jun · Away Iraq · 2:0
28 Sep · Away Japan · 1:2
2 Oct · Away South Korea · 0:0
scored — above the line conceded — below the line
Metric Total Home Away
Matches 66 29 37
Scored 69 38 31
Conceded 86 30 56
Scored per game 1.0 1.3 0.8
Conceded per game 1.3 1.0 1.5
Difference −17 +8 −25

Key players

by appearances over the last year
Yangel Clemente Herrera Ravelo Midfielder 4 Matches José Contreras Goalkeeper 4 Matches Daniel Pereira Midfielder 4 Matches Kevin Jesús Kelsy Genez Midfielder 4 Matches Edson Alejandro Tortolero Toro Midfielder 4 Matches Cristopher Javier Varela Caicedo Goalkeeper 4 Matches Joel David Graterol Nader Goalkeeper 4 Matches Jesús Andrés Ramírez Díaz Forward 4 Matches

Squad of Venezuela

by appearances over the last year
Number Player Position Age Matches
6 Yangel Clemente Herrera Ravelo Midfielder 4
1 VE José Contreras Goalkeeper 31 4
10 Daniel Pereira Midfielder 4
19 VE Kevin Jesús Kelsy Genez Midfielder 22 4
17 VE Edson Alejandro Tortolero Toro Midfielder 28 4
12 Cristopher Javier Varela Caicedo Goalkeeper 4
22 Joel David Graterol Nader Goalkeeper 4
9 Jesús Andrés Ramírez Díaz Forward 4
7 VE G. Mendoza Midfielder 24 4
5 VE Teo Quintero Defender 27 4
8 Cristian Sleiker Cásseres Yepes Jr. Midfielder 4
4 Jon Mikel Aramburu Mejías Defender 4
2 VE Nahuel Adolfo Ferraresi Hernández Defender 27 4
14 Christian Frederick Bayoi Makoun Reyes Defender 3
18 Marco Libra Midfielder 3
11 VE Jovanny David Bolívar Alvarado Forward 24 2
24 VE Yordan Hernando Osorio Paredes Defender 32 2
15 Delvin José Alfonzo Briceño Midfielder 2
20 Bryan José Castillo Rosendo Forward 2
29 Jhonder Leonel Cádiz Fernández Forward 2
16 Wikelman José Carmona Torres Midfielder 2
13 L. Balbo Defender 2
3 VE Carlos Vivas Defender 24 2
32 VE Javier Otero Goalkeeper 23 2
10 VE Telasco Segovia Midfielder 23 2
11 VE David Enmanuel Martínez Morales Forward 20 2
15 VE Jorge Luis Yriarte González Midfielder 26 2
23 Adrián José Cova Urbina Defender 2
20 Ender Jesús Echenique Peña Midfielder 2
14 Diego Andrés Osio Valencia Defender 2
13 VE L. Balbo Defender 20 2
28 Roman Davis Defender 1
23 VE Ervin Sulbaran Forward 18 1
25 VE Andrusw Alberto Araujo Araque Defender 23 1
21 S. Mendoza Midfielder 1
27 VE Bianneider Tamayo Defender 21 1

Fixtures of Venezuela

Honours of Venezuela

  • Copa America 2011, 2024 2

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