The Brazilian national team missed the opportunity to achieve its third successive victory in the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup finals.
Brazil settled for a 1-1 draw with host Venezuela in the 11th round of World Cup qualifiers. The Brazilian team scored through Rafinha in the 43rd minute, but Venezuela quickly equalized through Telasco Segovia in the 46th minute.
The Brazilian national team wasted the opportunity to score three points after its star Vinicius Junior missed a penalty kick in the 62nd minute, before the Venezuelan national team ended the match with 10 players after its player Alexander Gonzalez was sent off in the 89th minute.
The match witnessed a sudden stop before its end when the sprinkler system in the stadium was turned on unexpectedly.
The Brazilian national team, which defeated Chile and Peru in the last two rounds, rose to 17 points in third place temporarily until the rest of the matches of that round are completed.
On the other hand, the Venezuelan team, which failed to achieve any victory for the seventh consecutive match in the qualifiers, rose to 12 points in seventh place.
The Brazilian national team, which holds the record for the number of World Cup wins with five titles, will conclude its qualifying matches in 2024 by facing its guest, the Uruguay national team, next week in the 12th round, which will witness a meeting between the Venezuelan national team and its host, the Chilean national team.
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