Venezuela national football team

The Venezuela national football team is the national football team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol. It is nicknamed "La Vinotinto", because of the traditional red wine color of their uniforms.

Related Topics:
Football - Venezuela - Federación Venezolana de Fútbol

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It is by far the weakest of the 10 CONMEBOL teams (perhaps due to the enormous popularity of baseball in the country), and the only one which has never qualified for a World Cup. Often Venezuela would go through entire qualification tournaments without recording a single win. Their best finish in Copa América was fifth in their first entry, in 1967. The team itself has improved a lot in recent years. Analysts tend to say that Venezuela has a chance of qualifying for the next World Cup but that the team has a lot to learn yet. Juan Arango is considered to be the best player in the current team, and gives a lot of support to his team mates.

Related Topics:
CONMEBOL - Baseball - World Cup - Copa América - 1967 - Juan Arango

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When playing at home they usually rotate between three local stadiums: Pueblo Nuevo, San Cristóbal; Pachencho Romero, Maracaibo; and the Estadio Olímpico, Caracas.

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San Cristóbal - Maracaibo - Caracas

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National companies such as Empresas Polar and Telephone suppliers CANTV have been giving a lot of financial aid to the team and to the sport itself. The government, surprisingly, is not very keen on financing these kind of activities.

Related Topics:
Empresas Polar - CANTV

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