The Venezuela national football team is the national team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol . It is by far the weakest of 10 CONMEBOL teams (perhaps due to the enormous popularity of baseball in the country), and the only one which has never qualified for a World Cup. Often Venezuela would go through entire qualification tournaments without recording a single win. Their best finish in Copa América was fifth in their first entry, in 1967 . The team has been on a relative rise recently, and could be moving up from the South American cellar.
World Cup record
Copa América record
- 1916 to 1957 - Did not enter
- 1959 - Did not enter
- 1959 - Did not enter
- 1963 - Did not enter
- 1967 - Fifth place
- 1975 - Round 1
- 1979 - Round 1
- 1983 - Round 1
- 1987 - Round 1
- 1989 - Round 1
- 1991 - Round 1
- 1993 - Round 1
- 1995 - Round 1
- 1997 - Round 1
- 1999 - Round 1
- 2001 - Round 1
- 2004 - Round 1
Selected famous players
