Uruguay 2-0 Venezuela in the World Cup Qual. CONMEBOL, round 16 at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo (60,235 capacity).

Uruguay won 1, drew 2 and lost 2 of their previous 5 matches (L–D–L–D–W), scoring 4 and conceding 6.

Venezuela won 2, drew 0 and lost 3 of their previous 5 matches (W–W–L–L–L), scoring 7 and conceding 9.

The two sides have met 10 times: Uruguay 4 wins, Venezuela 1, 5 draws.