Venezuela |
2 - 2
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Venezuela vs Uruguay Live Streams and TV Channels
| Country | Channels |
|---|---|
| International | OmniSportTV |
| United States | ESPN Deportes |
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Venezuela vs Uruguay Delayed and Repeat Broadcasts
| Country | Date/Time (US/Eastern) | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Thu, Jun 11 14:00pm | ESPN Deportes |
| Fri, Jun 12 17:15pm | Setanta Sports USA | |
| Sat, Jun 13 12:45pm | Setanta Sports USA | |
| Sun, Jun 14 13:00pm | ESPN Deportes | |
| Canada | Fri, Jun 12 15:00pm | Sportsnet World |
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Venezuela vs Uruguay Match Preview
Venezuela and Uruguay clash against each other at the Estadio Cachamay on Day 14 of South America Group Zone qualifiers.
The pair met in the first leg of this tie in Montevideo in June 2008, where a goal in each half settled the score line to 1-1 at the end of the game. Each side will try and get the better of the other this time, as the battle to reach the finals of the World Cup is boiling up.
The Burgundy – who play Bolivia before – sent a relatively home-based squad in La Paz on March 26 to cooperate with the country’s high altitude, but kept another group made of several European-based players to train in Puerto Ordaz, where they’ll welcome Uruguay.
This clever idea might do for the Venezuelans. Depending on what happens in Uruguay’s game against Brazil, Venezuela could close the gap against the Uruguayans if they indeed get good results against Bolivia and ultimately, against Uruguay at home.
Venezuela won their last home qualifier 2-0 against Colombia while Uruguay mastered only two points from their last three outings. In a sense, Venezuela have the upper hand because of the home factor but Uruguay’s despair at recording their first away win in the qualifiers since September 2008 could break the odds.
A win for Venezuela will help them a lot as they aim to upset the rest with an impressive comeback. The Burgundy have never qualified to the finals of a World Cup, and it might be time for them to do so. But then again, the mission ahead is huge and difficult to overcome. Picking up half of the remaining possible points may not even be enough for Venezuela to reach South Africa 2010.
The 2007 CONMEBOL hosts are way out of South America’s range of giants, but a string of convincing results after their 4-0 thumping in the hands of Argentina in March could steer them all the way to success. According to statistics, Venezuela stand a great chance of getting the better of the Uruguayans at the Estadio Cachamay on June 10.
Would they take their chances or would they stumble against Uruguay’s forces lead by Atletico de Madrid’s influential striker Diego Forlan?