Brazil and Venezuela face each other on Thursday (12), at 9:30 p.m. (from Brasilia), at Arena Pantanal, in Cuiabá-MT, for the third round of the South American World Cup Eliminations of 2026. While Brazilians lead the ranking, Venezuelans dream of an unprecedented ranking for the world's largest football event.
For this game, the Selection comes with embezzlements in relation to the first rounds of the Eliminations. Renan Lodi and Raphinha, who were the owners against Bolivia and Peru, were cut by injury. In their places, Fernando Diniz will use Guilherme Arana and Vini Jr, respectively. They must be the only changes made by the coach between the initials, who will run Yellowie for the third time.
Excited by the increase in the number of vacancies for the World Cup, Venezuela sees Brazil as "azarão", but confident that it can do a good job led by coach Fernando Batista. The vinotinto team has important names like veteran Rondón, from River PlateARG, and Soteldo, from Santos. Both must hold on Thursday (12).
BRAZIL X VENEZUELA
Location: Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá (MT)
Date and time: 12/10/2023, 9:30 p.m. (from Brasilia)
Referee: Kevin Ortega (PER)
Assistants: Eduardo Cardozo (PER) and Milciades Saldivar (PER)
VAR: Carlos Orbe (EQU)
Where to watch: Globe and SporTV
