Argentina 3-0 Venezuela in the World Cup Qual. CONMEBOL, round 17 at Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires (85,018 capacity).

Argentina won 4, drew 1 and lost 0 of their previous 5 matches (D–W–W–W–W), scoring 8 and conceding 2.

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

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