During stoppage time in the second half, the stadium suddenly turned on the lawn watering.
The Brazil national team failed to defeat the Venezuela team in an away match of the 11th round of the 2026 World Cup qualifying. The match in the city of Maturin ended with a score of 1:1.
The Brazilians opened the scoring at the end of the first half – Rafinha scored in the 43rd minute.
At the start of the second half, the Venezuelans restored parity in the confrontation – Telasco Segovia scored an accurate strike in the 46th minute.
In the 62nd minute, Brazil had the opportunity to take a penalty, but Vinicius Junior was unable to beat the hosts’ goalkeeper from the 11-meter mark, after which he shot inaccurately on the rebound.
In the 89th minute, Venezuela was left with a man down – Alexander Gonzalez earned a straight red card, but the Selecao did not take advantage of their numerical advantage and were forced to settle for a draw.
The match ended with an unexpected embarrassment. In the added time of the second half, when the Brazilians were preparing to take a corner in the hope of snatching victory, the lawn watering was suddenly turned on at the stadium. This angered the Brazilian footballers, but they were unable to convert their anger into a goal.
Se akivaren los aspersores en pleit de Venezuela i Brasil JAJAJAJAJAJA
REVIVIÓ EL FUTBOL SUDAMERICANO!
pic.twitter.com/ArVSTxVfU9— Encuestas del Futbol Peruano (@EncuFutbolPeru) November 14, 2024
Review of the match Venezuela – Brazil
After this match, Brazil is third in the South American qualifying tournament for the 2026 World Cup. Venezuela (12 points) is in seventh place.
The Brazilians will play their next match in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers on November 20 at home against Uruguay. The Venezuelans will visit the Chileans on the same day.
Recall that the 2026 World Cup will be held in three countries at once – the United States, Canada and Mexico. This World Cup will be the first in which 48 teams will participate. From 1998 to 2022, the World Cup used a 32-team format.
