Venezuela 1-1 Argentina in the World Cup Qual. CONMEBOL, round 9 at Monumental de Maturín, Maturin (51,796 capacity).

Venezuela won 2, drew 1 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (D–L–L–W–W), scoring 8 and conceding 9.

Argentina won 3, drew 0 and lost 1 of their previous 4 matches (L–W–W–W), scoring 7 and conceding 2.

The two sides have met 10 times: Venezuela 1 win, Argentina 6, 3 draws.