Venezuela vs Mexico LIVE: follow the minute by minute of this long-awaited Copa América 2024 confrontation

One hour before the game starts, the Mexican fans have already been present in the vicinity of SoFi Stadium.

The expectation regarding the participation of Mexico In the second match of the group stage, the team has grown in the last few minutes due to Ecuador’s victory over Jamaica. Until now, the tricolor team has been outside the qualification zone. In the event of a tie with Venezuela, it could take advantage and return to the top, but a defeat would force it to seek qualification in the last match against Ecuador.

Likewise, a victory would make them a pass in the elimination round due to the formation of the positions in the group.

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It took eight long years for the Mexican team will compete in the Copa América againa competition in which the Tricolor has reached the final twice.

Mexico, will face its second match in the Copa América in Group B against Venezuela, a team with whom they have never lost in the times they have faced each other in the competition.

The Venezuelan National Team has never been able to defeat Mexico on the three occasions they have faced each other in the Copa América (1995, 1999 and 2016).

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The Mexican National Team and Venezuela have seen each other in the Copa América on at least three occasions (1995, 1999 and 2016), where the Tricolor team has emerged with two victories and a draw.

The first time that both teams met was in the 1995 edition in Uruguay, in that confrontation held at the Domingo Burgueño stadium, the tricolor took the victory with a score of 3 to 1 thanks to a double from Luis García and another from Missael Espinoza.

Two editions later, in Paraguay 1999, Mexico and Venezuela shared group B with Brazil and Chile. In the last game of the group stage, Tricolor urgently needed victory to go second and achieved it by winning by the same score as in Paraguay 1995, this time with a double from Cuauhtémoc Blanco and a goal from Daniel Osorno.

In Mexico’s last participation in a Conmebol tournament, both teams were placed in Group C in the Copa América Centennial.

After beating Jamaica and Uruguay in the first days, Tricolor and Vinotinto fought for the lead in a screaming match that in the final minutes, the Tecatito Corona scored the equalizer (1 to 1) to get through as first. Later, in the Quarterfinals, Mexico was eliminated after being beaten 7 to 0 against Chile and Venezuela 4 to 0 against Argentina.

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Santiago Gimenez: The Feyenoord forward could not repeat the championship of the 2022/2023 season; However, he had an outstanding 2023/2024 year with 26 goals and eight assists. Despite not being league champion this season, he did win the Dutch Cup.

Yeferson Soteldo: The skilled 26-year-old midfielder will seek to shine with the “Vinotinto” just as he does in the qualifiers, in the recent soccer battles against the greats of the continent. Soteldo currently plays in the Brazilian first division with Gremio de Porto Alegre.