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Venezuela beats Colombia 1-0 in WCup qualifying

Puerto Ordaz, Mar 27: Venezuela remained in contention for its first ever World Cup appearance after beating Colombia 1-0 in South American qualifying Tuesday.Jose Salomon Rondon scored the lone goal of the match in the

India TV News Desk Updated on: March 27, 2013 9:52 IST
venezuela beats colombia 1 0 in wcup qualifying
venezuela beats colombia 1 0 in wcup qualifying

Puerto Ordaz, Mar 27: Venezuela remained in contention for its first ever World Cup appearance after beating Colombia 1-0 in South American qualifying Tuesday.




Jose Salomon Rondon scored the lone goal of the match in the 14th minute to give Venezuela fifth spot in the qualifying standings.

Rondon gathered a Juan Arango pass and beat Colombia defender Luis Amaranto Perea before finding the net.

Venezuela now has with 15 points from 11 games, the same as Chile, which has a better goal difference. Colombia is third with 19 points, five below regional leader Argentina.

The top four South American teams qualify automatically for the World Cup, while the fifth-place team goes into an intercontinental playoff. Brazil qualifies automatically as host.
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