Ecuador stopped Venezuela’s momentum in the matchday 5 of the CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup Qualifiers after getting a 0-0 draw at Estadio Monumental de Maturín. The team coached by Argentine Fernando Batista has now 8 points in five matches, meanwhile the team led by Spanish Félix Sánchez Bas has 5 points. Next Tuesday, the Vinotinto will face Peru in Lima, who lost 2-0 earlier against Bolivia in La Paz and is at the bottom of the current standings, and the Tricolor will clash against Chile.
| COUNTRY | SCORE | GOALS |
|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 0 | -- |
| Ecuador | 0 | -- |
The Vinotinto are undoubtedly one of the surprises of the tournament and currently sit fourth in the standings with seven points from two wins, one draw and one defeat. After opening the qualifying season with an away loss to Colombia, Fernando Batista’s side have gone from strength to strength and seem to have found their best form in recent weeks. Now, the Venezuelans will go in search of another success, but it will not be easy against another team with a three-game unbeaten run, Ecuador.
The Tricolor have taken seven of the last nine points thanks to wins over Uruguay and Bolivia, and a 0-0 draw with Colombia in their last match. The only bad thing for Ecuador is that, despite their good results, they had to give up three points due to the sanction of the Court of Arbitration for Sport after the Byron Castillo case, in which irregularities in his nationality were proven.
To watch Venezuela vs Ecuador live from Venezuela, you should know that Televen, Simple TV, ByM Sport, TVES and Simple TV Plus broadcasted the match in Venezuela. While DSPORTS and DGO broadcasted it on TV and Streaming in Ecuador, as well as the online coverage of El Canal del Fútbol.
In the rest of Latin America you could also follow the match on DSPORTS and DGO. Meanwhile, if you were in the United States, Fanatiz was in charge of the broadcast in the different states of the country through PVV (or the free trial from this link). Through Telemundo, fans living in the North American country were also able to see every detail of the fifth day of the South American Qualifiers.
The match Venezuela vs. Ecuador was broadcasted by Streaming through the official media that acquired the rights, depending on the country.
| Schedule | United States cities |
|---|---|
| 5:00 pm ET (UTC-5) - Eastern Time | West Virginia, Velmont, Tennessee (EST), South Carolina, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Michigan (EST), Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Kentucky (EST), Indiana (EST), Georgia, Florida (EST), District of Columbia, Delaware and Connecticut. |
| 4:00 pm CT (UTC-6) - Central Time | Wisconsin, Texas (Most states), Tennessee (CST), South Dakota (CST), Oklahoma, North Dakota (CST), Nebraska (CST), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Michigan (CST), Kentucky (CST), Kansas (CST), Iowa, Indiana (CST), Illinois, Florida (CST), Arkansas and Alabama. |
| 3:00 pm MT (UTC-7) - Mountain Time | Wyoming, Utah, Texas (El Paso and Hudspeth), South Dakota (MST), Oregon (MST), North Dakota (MST), New Mexico, Nevada (MST), Nebraska (MST), Montana, Kansas (MST), Idaho (MST), Colorado and Arizona. |
| 2:00 pm PT (UTC-8) - Pacific Time | Washington, Oregon (PST), New Hampshire, Nevada (PST), Idaho (PST) and California. |
The match for week 5 of the Conmebol Qualifiers for the World Cup was played at the Monumental Stadium of Maturín, a venue that has been the home of Vinotinto since the competition began.
With capacity for 52,000 spectators, the stadium located in Monagas has hosted tournaments such as the 2007 Copa América and the 2009 South American U-20 Championship.
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