Neymar Jr (c) of Brazil disputes the ball with Junior Moreno (d) of Venezuela today during a South American Qualifiers match for the 2026 World Cup between Brazil and Venezuela at the Arena Pantanal stadium in Cuiaba, Brazil. Photo by Andre Borges / EFE
Neymar Jr (c) of Brazil disputes the ball with Junior Moreno (d) of Venezuela today during a South American Qualifiers match for the 2026 World Cup between Brazil and Venezuela at the Arena Pantanal stadium in Cuiaba, Brazil. Photo by Andre Borges / EFE

rescued a golden point from its visit to after a 1-1 draw at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá on Matchday 3 of the .

Despite being down on the scoreboard due to a goal by Gabriel Magalhães (50′), the ‘Vinotinto’ fought until the end to get the equalizer against the Brazilian team and achieved it in the 85th minute thanks to a goal by Eduard Bello.

With this result, the ‘Seleção’ dropped to second place with 7 points, while the Venezuelan team is in sixth place with 4 points.

Brazil vs Venezuela (Final score)

TEAMSCOREGOALS
Brazil1Gabriel Magalhães 50′
Venezuela1Eduard Bello 85′

Starting lineups for the Brazil vs. Venezuela match

  • Brazil: Ederson Moraes; Danilo da Silva, Marcos Aoás Corrêa, Gabriel Magalhães, Guilherme Arana; Bruno Guimarães, Casemiro; Rodrygo, Neymar, Vinícius Júnior; Richarlison. Coach: Fernando Diniz Silva.
  • Venezuela: Rafael Romo; Alexander González, Wilker Ángel, Yordan Osorio, Christian Makoun; Samuel Sosa, Yangel Herrera, Tomás Rincón, Darwin Machís; Sergio Córdova, Salomón Rondón. Coach: Fernando Batista.

Brazil vs Venezuela: date and start time

MATCHBRAZIL VS VENEZUELA
DATEThursday, October 12
START TIME8:30 p.m. (local time)
STADIUMArena Pantanal in Cuiabá, Brazil
TOURNAMENT2026 Conmebol World Cup Qualifiers
PPVFanatiz
TVUNIVERSO NOW, UNIVERSO, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo
US TIME ZONE4:30 p.m. PT | 5:30 p.m. MT | 6:30 p.m. CT | 7:30 p.m. ET

Brazil vs Venezuela: USA schedule

With the United States having four time zones (ET, PT, CT and MT), Brazil vs. Venezuela will have different times per city.

TIMEUNITED STATES CITIES
6:30 p.m. AT (UTC-4)U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico (San Juan)
7:30 p.m. ET (UTC-5)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
6:30 p.m. CT (UTC-4)Wisconsin, Texas (Most of the state), 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
5:30 p.m. MT (UTC- 7)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
4:30 p.m. PT (UTC-8)Washington, Oregon (PST), New Hampshire, Nevada (PST), Idaho (PST) and California

What time was Brazil vs. Venezuela kick off?

This match between Brazil and Venezuela at the Arena Pantanal begins on Thursday, Octuber 12 at 6:30 p.m. (CT) local time in Miami, Florida; 4:30 pm. (PT) local time in Los Angeles, California.

Here’s how that time translates across some of the major territories:

COUNTRYDATEKICK OFF TIME
USA / CANThursday, October 124:30 p.m. PT
USA / CANThursday, October 125:30 p.m. MT
USA / CANThursday, October 126:30 p.m. CT
USA / CANThursday, October 127:30 p.m. ET
United Kingdom (UK)Friday, October 130:30 a.m. BST
AustraliaFriday, October 1310:30 a.m. AEST
IndiaFriday, October 135:00 a.m. IST
Hong KongFriday, October 137:30 a.m. HKT
MalaysiaFriday, October 137:30 a.m. MYT
SingaporeFriday, October 137:30 a.m. SGT
New ZealandFriday, October 1312:30 p.m. NZST
SpainFriday, October 131:30 a.m. CEST
GermanyFriday, October 131:30 a.m. CEST
ItalyFriday, October 131:30 a.m. CEST
FranceFriday, October 131:30 a.m. CEST
Puerto RicoThursday, October 127:30 p.m. AST
Dominican RepublicThursday, October 127:30 p.m. AST
MexicoThursday, October 127:30 p.m. AST

Brazil vs. Venezuela live stream, TV channel

Below we explain how to watch this match for the 2026 South American Qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in selected areas of the main regions of the world:

REGIONTVSTREAMING
USAUNIVERSO NOW, UNIVERSO, Telemundo Deportes En VivoFanatiz
Canada-Fanatiz
India--
BrazilGlobo, SporTVNOW NET e Claro, Canais Globo
Mexico-Fanatiz
Malaysia--

What time and where to watch Brazil vs Venezuela in Florida?

Starting at 7:30 p. m. ET, the latin citizens of the state of Florida were able to watch the Brazil vs. Venezuela game live, online and in real time on PPV on Fanatiz from the cities like Fort Lauderdale, Tallahassee, Cape Coral, Port Saint Lucie, Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Orlando, Tallahassee and Pompano Beach.

What time and where to watch Brazil vs Venezuela in New York?

Starting at 7:30 p. m. ET, the latin citizens of the state of New York were able to watch the Brazil vs. Venezuela game live, online and in real time on PPV on Fanatiz from the cities like Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx and Staten Island.

What time and where to watch Brazil vs Venezuela in Texas?

Starting at 6:30 p. m. CT, the latin citizens of the state of Texas were able to watch the Brazil vs. Venezuela game live, online and in real time on PPV on Fanatiz from the cities like Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, Fort Worth, El Paso, Arlington, Corpus Christi, Plano and Lubbock.

What time and where to watch Brazil vs Venezuela in California?

Starting at 4:30 p. m. PT, the latin citizens of the state of California were able to watch the Brazil vs. Venezuela game live, online and in real time on PPV on Fanatiz from the cities like Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San José Fresno, Long Beach, Sacramento, Oakland, Santa Ana and Anaheim.

Venezuela has four points and Brazil achieved six in the Conmebol qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup (Foto: Facebook)
Venezuela has four points and Brazil achieved six in the Conmebol qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup (Foto: Facebook)

What was the probability of Brazil or Venezuela winning this match?

According to bookmakers, Brazil was the clear favorite to win the match against Venezuela, to be played on October 12 at the Arena Pantanal in Cuiabá.

ScoreOddsProbability
Brazil 2-0 Venezuela4.70 (+370)21.2 %
Brazil 3-0 Venezuela5.30 (+430)18.8 %
Brazil 1-0 Venezuela6.10 (+510)16.3 %
Brazil 2-1 Venezuela1.00 (+1000)19.09 %
Brazil 3-1 Venezuela12.00 (+1100)8.3 %
Brazil 1-1 Venezuela16.00 (+1500)6.2 %
Brazil 0-0 Venezuela18.00 (1700)5.5 %
Brazil 0-1 Venezuela40.00 (1900)5.0 %

In which stadium was played the Brazil vs. Venezuela match?

The match for date 3 of the Conmebol Qualifiers took place at the Arena Pantanal Stadium in the city of Cuiabá, state of Mato Grosso in Brazil.

The stadium has capacity for 42,000 spectators and was built for the 2014 World Cup. It is currently home to local teams in the Brasileirao, Copa Brasil, among others.

Brasil vs. Venezuela: convocados de la Canarinha por fecha 3 y 4 de Eliminatorias 2026. (Video: Selección de Brasil)
Brasil vs. Venezuela: convocados de la Canarinha por fecha 3 y 4 de Eliminatorias 2026. (Video: Selección de Brasil)
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