After a great victory by the Peruvian national team against Bolivia in the Qatar 2022 Qualifiers, led by Ricardo Gareca, they are already focused on the decisive match against Venezuela. The national team knows how important it is to win the three points and for that, they will need to triumph in Venezuelan lands after 24 years.
On the other hand, Leonardo González's team comes from a painful defeat against Ecuador in Quito and is in last place in the tournament with seven points. With almost no chances of reaching the World Cup, they will try to spoil the party for the 'Tigre's team.
The Blanquirroja defeated Bolivia 3-0 with goals from Peña, Cueva, and Lapadula. Photo: EFE
A few days before the match and with some confirmed absences, we will review the Venezuelan team's history as a home team during the various qualifying processes.
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England 1966
In those years, the current format was not yet implemented and the competition was organized by groups. Although we did not qualify, the Blanquirroja defeated Venezuela 6-3 and achieved the biggest victory recorded against this rival as a visitor.
France 1998 Qualifiers
Already with the system of everyone against everyone, led by Juan Carlos Oblitas, we were far superior and won 3-0 on August 20, 1997. Since that date, we have not been able to defeat the Venezuelan squad on their field.
Korea/Japan 2002 Qualifiers
A Bicolor team with no chance of reaching the World Cup had to travel to Caracas to fulfill the schedule. Richard Páez's team defeated us 3-0.
Germany 2006 Qualifiers
The circumstances for this edition were similar, and we suffered another heavy defeat. The national team was totally outplayed and lost 4-1.
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South Africa 2010 Qualifiers
The José Antonio Anzoátegui Stadium witnessed another stumble by the Peruvian team, and 'Chemo' del Solar's squad lost 3-1.
Brazil 2014 Qualifiers
In one of the worst campaigns recorded and already eliminated with three matches to go, the national team succumbed to a 3-2 defeat against the hosts and finished in tenth place in the tournament.
Russia 2018 Qualifiers
The match played at the Monumental de Maturín is one of the most exciting for the fans. Peru was behind on the scoreboard, but with goals from Paolo Guerrero and André Carrillo, we managed to steal a valuable point.
When do Venezuela and Peru play?
The match between Venezuela and Peru will be played on Tuesday, November 16, at 4:00 p.m. (Peruvian time) at the Estadio Olímpico de la Universidad Central de Venezuela in Caracas. The Venezuelan team is currently in last place in the standings with seven points and will try to make things difficult for Peru on their way to Qatar 2022.