Colombia to face Venezuela in October women’s friendlies

Venezuela’s women’s team will face Colombia twice in October, giving the Vinotinto two high-level tests as it waits to learn its opponent in the 2027 Women’s World Cup playoff.

The Venezuelan Football Federation confirmed that the matches will take place on October 10 and 13 at the National High-Performance Center in Margarita. Colombia qualified for next year’s World Cup in first place, finishing unbeaten with 20 points. Argentina took the second direct qualification place, while Venezuela finished third with 12 points, one ahead of Ecuador.

Venezuela secured a place in the playoff on June 9, but the team will not know its opponent until December. The preliminary phase will run from November 24 to December 5 and includes Chinese Taipei, Ecuador, Ghana, Papua New Guinea, South Africa and Uzbekistan. The two best teams from that phase will advance to the next stage, scheduled for February 23 to March 6, when Venezuela will enter the competition.

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It is something very special, but the work is not done yet.

Deyna Castellanos said the playoff place was special but warned that Venezuela had not yet reached its objective. “It is something very special, but the work is not done yet,” she said on The Recap Show podcast. She added that the team understands its responsibility because no Venezuelan senior national team has qualified for a World Cup. “We are still alive, we have already made history,” Castellanos said.

Venezuela earned its playoff place after drawing 1-1 with Uruguay at Montevideo’s Centenario Stadium. In the Women’s Nations League, it recorded three wins, three draws and two defeats, scoring 19 goals and conceding six.

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We are still alive, we have already made history.