The Paraguayan national team won 2-1 Venezuela at the Defensores del Chaco stadium, in Asunción, for the tenth round of the South American qualifying round and returned to direct qualification positions for the 2026 World Cup.
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Venezuela had taken the lead on the scoreboard through Jon Aramburu, at 25. However, the striker Antonio Sanabria, who entered for the second half for Isidro Pitta, scored the goals for Albirroja at 58 and 74 minutes.
Venezuela did not know how to close a very complicated match that was key in that long road to the World Cup, since it was a direct game between two teams that arrived at the bottom of the tie.
The team led by Gustavo Alfaro reached 13 points, the same as the total Brazil in fourth position, while Venezuela He was left 11 out of the places to access the World Cup.
On the next date of the qualifiers, Paraguay will receive Argentina at home. Venezuela, for its part, will play at home against the Brazilian team.
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