Venezuela national football team
The Venezuelan national football team represents the Venezuelan Football Federation, the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol ( FVF ), which was established in its current form until 1951. 1925 was the first national football federation, the Federación Nacional de Fútbol was founded, but had no permanent stock. In the years 1932-1938 it was followed by the League Venezolana, which was replaced in 1938 by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol. Only the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol but received the recognition of FIFA and Venezuelan Olympic Committee in November 1951.
The national team, known as "La Vinotinto " ("The Red Wine " ), was indulged in little or no success until a few years ago. Football was played practically only at universities. More important sports in Venezuela are baseball and basketball.
History
Venezuela is the only CONMEBOL member who has never played in a World Cup. Venezuela first participated in the qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup in 1966 and finished up to and including the qualifiers for 1998 is always the last group space. 2002, 2006 and 2010 passed it already slightly better placement.
At the Copa America 1967 in Uruguay national team finished fifth, but took part in only six teams. The Vinotinto this managed their first victory in an official tournament 3-0 against the tournament Latter Bolivia on 28 January 1967. The first point win in a World Cup qualifier was in qualifying for the World Cup 1970 on August 3, 1969 in Caracas with a 1 1 achieved against the Colombian national team. A 1-0 win against Bolivia on 22 March 1981 in Caracas in qualifying for the World Cup in Spain marked the first victory in the World Cup qualifiers. On 4 September 2001 succeeded in a 2-0 against Chile in Santiago, finally, the first away victory that was part of a series of four consecutive victories.
In the meantime, play several key players of the national team abroad. On 31 March 2004, the national team managed to a sighted as historic 3-0 win in the qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Montevideo against the higher -ranked choice of Uruguay. Nevertheless, Venezuela remains the only team of the South American Football Association, which has never qualified for a World Cup.
2007 was achieved at the Copa America for the first time the quarter-finals, where the team lost against Uruguay. 2011 reached the semi-finals the team for the first time, where she met and lost to Paraguay in the first penalty shoot-out of the national team. Venezuela also lost the 3rd place match against Peru with 1:4. The fourth place is the best ever placing at the Copa. This success was achieved in July 2011 with number 40 and previously best finish in the FIFA world rankings.
The senior team never took part in the Olympic Games, a Venezuelan Olympic team took 1980 as substitutes for the Argentine Olympic team at the Games in Moscow, but failed in the first round.
As a sensation for the national team was the 2-0 victory over the five -times world champions Brazil on 6 June 2008.
On 11 October 2011, the team succeeded in the World Cup qualifier first victory against Argentina. Also by this victory, Venezuela was able to improve for another place in the FIFA World Rankings in November 2011.
Since 2011, the Venezuelan Federation also works to a large extent by foreign players with Venezuelan background. So Andres Tunez, Fernando Amorebieta, the brothers Rolf and Frank Feltscher and Julio Álvarez were used in the national team since the Copa America already. Furthermore, it is also the players of Hannover 96, Manuel Schmiedebach, talking.
The team is in the official FIFA world rankings with the 36th rank currently their best ever placement (April 2013).
Most games
(As of June 9, 2013)
International matches against German -speaking national soccer teams
Venezuela is the only CONMEBOL member countries against Germany no game has yet denied. Even against Liechtenstein, there was no encounter.