Brazil get back to FIFA 2026 World Cup qualification duty on Thursday with a trip to Maturin to take on Venezuela. This game is CONMEBOL's only non-qualifying nation up against the only international team to have been present at every single tournament.

Argentina will remain on the top of the 10-team round robin competition with a 22 points in 11 matches, Brazil is provisionally in third place

Venezuela had a great start to World Cup qualifying but are without a win in their last six. That said, they are the draw specialists with five draws from 10 games and grabbed a big point in Brazil in the reverse fixture in October 2023. Venezuela sit just five points behind Brazil and two points off the automatic qualifying spots.