Argentina vs Venezuela: TV channel, live stream, team news & preview
La Albiceleste have already booked their place at the World Cup while La Vinotinto are likely to finish bottom but pride is still at stake for both
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Argentina welcome Venezuela to Buenos Aires on Friday for their final home game in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying, with Lionel Scaloni long since having booked their spot at Qatar 2022.
The two-time world champions are so far unbeaten in the qualifying tournament and are just four points behind leaders Brazil, meaning they still have plenty of motivation to try and claim a strong result.
Venezuela for their part are bottom but an unexpected win in the Argentine capital could see them overtake Paraguay and restore some much-needed pride.
head of the game, GOAL brings you everything you need to know, including how to watch, team news, odds and more.
Game
Argentina vs Venezuela
Date
25/03/22
Kick-off time
11.30pm GMT
Argentina vs Venezuela TV channel, live stream & how to watch
Premier Sports is showing Argentina vs Venezuela live on TV in the United Kingdom (UK) and the game can also be streamed live online using the Premier player.
UK TV channel
UK online stream
Premier Sports
Premier player
Argentina team news & squad
Position
Players
Goalkeepers
Armani, Rulli, Musso
Defenders
Foyth, Martinez, Molina, Montiel, Otamendi, Pezzella, Tagliafico
Midfielders
Carboni, J. Correa, De Paul, Di Maria, Geralnik, Lanzini, Mac Allister, Ocampos, Palacios, Paredes, Paz, Rodriguez, Romero, Soule
Forwards
Alvarez, Boye, A. Correa, Garnacho, Gonzalez, Messi
Lautaro Martinez is unavailable after testing positive for Covid-19 while Marcos Acuna, Paulo Dybala and Papu Gomez are all injured.
Predicted Argentina starting XI: Armani, Molina, Otamendi, Martinez, Tagliafico, De Paul, Rodriguez, Paredes, Messi, J. Correa, Di Maria
Venezuela team news & squad
Position
Players
Goalkeepers
Romo, Farinez, Graterol
Defenders
Chancellor, Del Pino, Gonzalez, Ferraresi, Hernandez, Makoun, Mejias, Navarro, Rosales
Midfielders
Casseres, Herrera, La Mantia, Jose Martinez, Otero, Rincon, Segovia, Soteldo
Forwards
Aristeguieta, Chacon, Gonzalez, Machis, Josef Martinez, Murillo, Rondon, Savarino
Venezuela have no major injury concerns heading into the game.
Predicted Venezuela starting XI: Farinez, Rosales, Chancellor, Ferraresi, Gonzalez, Martinez, Rincon, Machis, Otero, Soteldo, Rondon
Betting odds & tips
Argentina are overwhelming favourites to beat Venezuela at 1/7 with bet365. At 14/1 to win, Venezuela are considered serious underdogs.
Lionel Messi is 2/1 to be first goalscorer, while Salomon Rondon is offered at 18/1.
Both teams to score has paid out in seven of Venezuela's last 10 qualifiers and a repeat is priced at 2/1.
Recent results & form
Argentina last five results
Venezuela last five results
Argentina 1-0 Colombia (02/02/22)
Uruguay 4-1 Venezuela (02/02/22)
Chile 1-2 Argentina (28/01/22)
Venezuela 4-1 Bolivia (28/01/22)
Argentina 0-0 Brazil (17/11/21)
Venezuela 1-2 Peru (16/11/21e)
Uruguay 0-1 Argentina (13/11/21)
Ecuador 1-0 Venezuela (11/11/21)
Argentina 1-0 Peru (15/10/21)
Chile 3-0 Venezuela (15/10/21)
Argentina are unbeaten in their last 12 home World Cup qualifiers, keeping five consecutive clean sheets in their five most recent games.
Venezuela, meanwhile, have lost all eight of their away qualifiers in this edition of the CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying tournament, and while the hosts have already achieved their target of securing a spot in Qatar, a comfortable victory for Lionel Scaloni's men is expected.
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