CARACAS.- A ballast of nine games without winning Venezuela In the South American qualifier of World of soccer of 2026.
It is not an easy load to carry, with a weight that increases day by day. The 2-1 defeat that the vinotinto of the Argentine Fernando ‘Bocha’ Batista fit on Friday in front of Ecuador In Quito, on the 13th date, he expanded the gap with respect to the selections that occupy direct access positions to the World Cup, while the repechage seems to be left as the only life.
With the urgency of reuniting with the victory, the Batista team will receive Peru next Tuesday.
“It will be all or nothing for us,” said Central Defense Nahuel Ferraresi to the official channels of the Venezuelan Football Federation (FVF). “We have to take charge.”
The six best in South America will qualify for the World Cup and the seventh will go to the playback for an additional position.
The only country in South America that has never been in the World Cup, Venezuela has fallen to the eighth box.
About to certify its World Cup tickets that will house the United States, Mexico and Canada, the Argentine National Team heads the table with 28 units, ahead of Ecuador, with 22; Brazil, with 21; Uruguay and Paraguay, with 20 per head; and Colombia, which with 19 marks the limit of the direct places. Bolivia, which is located in the place that entitles the player, continues with 13.
“A final”
While the level of the waters rises, Venezuela’s possibilities to continue aspiring to take lifeguards will depend largely on Tuesday’s meeting against Peru at the Monumental Stadium in the city of Maturín.
“We know that on Tuesday we played the final,” Batista said at a press conference.
The Vinotinto has remained undefeated in the hot Maturín, but the last of its premundialist victories arrived in October 2023, when 3-0 was imposed against Chile.
From then on, draws.
The rivals: Ecuador (0-0), Uruguay (0-0), Argentina (1-1) and Brazil (1-1).
In the midst of the bad streak in the World Cup qualifier, the Copa América was an oasis for the Venezuelan national team, with full of three wins in the first phase, although later it was eliminated by Canada in the quarterfinals.
Back
Batista opted on Friday for an alternative alignment, with a reconstructed defense due to injuries and suspensions and, at the same time, the decision to reserve key soccer players in the middle of the court such as Yangel Herrera or José ‘El Brujo’ Martínez, which would lose the vital commitment against Peru if they received a yellow card against Ecuador.
Bastions of the rear as the right side Jon Aramburu or the Wilker Ángel central will be available again after fulfilling a punishment date precisely for accumulation of admonitions.
They are good news for the coach: Enner Valencia – author of a double – and Ecuador’s players found facilities that Venezuela cannot afford to give Peru.
