Venezuela vs. Ecuador meets this Thursday, November 16, for the fifth date of the 2026 South American Qualifiers. La Vinotinto has made a surprising start to the season and dreams of qualifying for the first World Cup in its history, the However, next rival will not be easy at all. Although history usually has no bearing on the final result, it never hurts to go back through it to find out how accessible a rival was. Next we tell you how the Venezuelan team fared in their duels against La Tri.
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Venezuela vs. Ecuador: Match history
Throughout their history, the Venezuelan and Ecuadorian teams have faced each other 31 times. Although it seems unlikely, the general record is very balanced: Vinotinto won 11 times, La Tri 15 and there were 5 draws, including qualifying, Copa América and friendly matches.
Venezuela’s last win over Ecuador was 2-1 in October 2021. Photo: EFE
History of Venezuela vs. Ecuador for South American qualifiers
If we focus on the games played in the South American qualifiers, the balance is more clearly in favor of the Tricolor team: Vinotinto won five times, was defeated nine times and drew twice.
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The most recent engagement between Venezuela vs. Ecuador was played on November 11, 2021 and the score was 1-0 for La Tri. The Llanero team’s last victory came a few weeks earlier, on October 10, 2-1 at the UCV Olympic Stadium; The winning goals were scored by Darwin Machís (45th) and Eduard Bello (64th).
Check out all the Venezuela vs. results HERE. Ecuador for South America qualifiers:
- Ecuador – Venezuela 5:0 | August 8, 1993 | USA qualification in 1994
- Venezuela – Ecuador 2:1 | September 12, 1993 | USA qualification in 1994
- Ecuador – Venezuela 1-0 | 09/01/1996 | Qualifying for France 1998
- Venezuela – Ecuador 1:1 | July 6, 1997 | Qualifying for France 1998
- Ecuador – Venezuela 2-0 | March 29, 2000 | 2002 Korea-Japan qualification
- Venezuela – Ecuador 1:2 | 11/15/2000 | 2002 Korea-Japan qualification
- Ecuador – Venezuela 2-0 | 09/06/2003 | Germany 2006 qualification
- Venezuela – Ecuador 3:1 | October 14, 2004 | Germany 2006 qualification
- Ecuador 0-1 Venezuela | October 13, 2007 | South Africa 2010 qualification
- Venezuela – Ecuador 3:1 | October 15, 2008 | South Africa 2010 qualification
- Ecuador – Venezuela 2-0 | Oct 7, 2011 | Brazil 2014 qualifying matches
- Venezuela – Ecuador 1:1 | October 16, 2012 | Brazil 2014 qualifying matches
- Venezuela 1-3 Ecuador | November 17, 2015 | Russia 2018 qualification
- Ecuador – Venezuela 3-0 | November 15, 2016 | Russia 2018 qualification
- Venezuela – Ecuador 2:1 | Oct 10, 2021 | Qatar 2022 qualification
- Ecuador – Venezuela 1-0 | 11/11/2021 | Qatar 2022 qualification.
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When does Venezuela play Ecuador?
The next match, Venezuela vs. Ecuador, will be played this Thursday, November 16, from 6:00 p.m. (Venezuelan time) at the Monumental Stadium of Maturín, for the fifth date of the 2026 South America Qualifiers.