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Austin. Venezuela made historical past on the Copa América and confirmed this Sunday its passage to the quarterfinals as chief of Group B, with an ideal rating, after beating an eradicated Jamaica 3-0.

La Vinotinto will face Canada, second in Group A behind Argentina, within the quarterfinals on Friday at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

The targets that thrilled the 20,000 souls at Austin’s Q2 Stadium, nearly filled with followers of the Venezuelan crew, got here from Eduard Bello (48), Salomón Rondón (56) and Eric Ramírez (85).

That is the primary time that Venezuela has reached the quarter-finals of the continental match with three wins.

“We’re completely satisfied, delighted, we’re having fun with the second, we’ve got not achieved any goal but, however we’re on that path,” stated Leandro Cufré, the technical assistant who changed Venezuela coach Fernando Batista, suspended by Conmebol.

The stands had been a celebration from an hour earlier than the sport. The overwhelming majority wore the Vinotinto shirt and waved flags in yellow, blue and pink with eight white stars.

The match started with Venezuela attempting to manage the ball, in order that they pressed and invaded the Jamaican half. However the bodily energy of the “Reggae Boyz” prevailed, with velocity and overflow they managed to open the sphere and advance alongside the edges.

Venezuelan Darwin Machís stood out in assault, with a shot within the fortieth minute that goalkeeper Jahmali Waite saved from the precise nook.

Nevertheless, he’ll miss the quarter-final match. In the course of the first minutes of the match he got here on along with his studs on Joel Latibeaudiere’s foot and acquired a yellow card, reviewed by the VAR, which risked being a pink card.

Jamaica additionally insisted with Demaray Grey, who stole balls and entered by means of the middle, searching for mixtures with Damion Lowe and Renaldo Cephas.

For Venezuela, Rondón sought to pull his crew into the assault by making use of intelligence. At 27, he backheeled a ball to Yangel Herrera, who was unable to transform.

The match appeared even till the primary half, though Jamaica was struggling to outline and Venezuela was dropping the ball and counting on its particular person skills. That was how they went into the break.

After the break, the crew got here out with the whole lot within the second half. Within the forty eighth minute, Bello acquired a cross from Jon Aramburu and headed it in the direction of the far put up of goalkeeper Jahmali Waite. However they needed extra.

At 55, Rondon gained a velocity duel with Michael Hector. The Jamaican knocked him down, however Rondon gave a magic contact to the ball whereas falling, scoring the second.

To seal the enjoyment, Ramírez scored the third completely, after receiving a by means of ball from Kervin Andrade, one other who entered within the second half.

Regardless of already having a thrashing lead and having already certified, the Venezuelans didn’t cease searching for extra targets, however they had been unable to attain once more.

Mexico Metropolis. Duilio Davino, director of Nationwide Groups, confirmed the continuity of Jaime Lozano as coach of the Mexican nationwide workforce regardless of the failure within the Copa América, the place El Tri was eradicated within the first spherical after drawing 0-0 this Sunday in opposition to Ecuador.

“The mission continues as we had mentioned. In two weeks, ‘Jimmy’ will current us with an analysis of what occurred in the summertime and we may also discuss with him about every thing we will enhance, the areas of alternative we’ve got, that are certainly many, but in addition that there are constructive issues from the event and that we’ve got to construct on that base. As I discussed, the mission goes to 2026, we had already mentioned that a very long time in the past,” he talked about after the match in opposition to Ecuador.

Though he admitted being unhappy concerning the early elimination of the Mexican workforce within the Conmebol competitors, the director harassed that different goals have been met, resembling giving alternatives to younger gamers.

“Clearly I’m very unhappy as a result of as a Mexican it hurts me that the workforce didn’t win, and being within the mission much more so, however though the target of qualifying was not met, others have been achieved, that they put in younger individuals who haven’t had participation, that the workforce all the time moved ahead, fought, competed, ran greater than the rivals, had an excellent angle, so properly, let’s construct on that and never begin over and do one other (mission),” he added.

However, the Mexican workforce posted a message on its social media that infuriated its followers and generated a number of criticisms.

“Our participation within the Copa América is coming to an finish. A event that has allowed us to empower new gamers and that has left us with precious classes on the highway to our World Cup at house.

“We’ll proceed working onerous to consolidate the very best workforce for 2026 and provides them the outcomes they deserve. No person mentioned the highway can be simple. Let’s proceed #TogetherandUnited!” reads the publish.

Whereas Venezuela is main Group B with six factors, the Mexicans and Ecuadorians have three factors. Solely a victory can save the Tricolor, for the reason that South Individuals have the benefit because of a greater objective distinction after having received in opposition to Jamaica, which has already been eradicated.

Though the tricolors have been in a position to generate hazard regardless of the absence of Edson Álvarez, the component with the very best efficiency and who’s recovering after an harm suffered within the duel with Jamaica, none of their strikers have been fantastic.

Not solely that, Orbelín Pineda missed a golden alternative by lacking a penalty within the closing stretch that might have no less than given them the draw that might have modified all the pieces.

Venezuela, however, knew be decisive in key moments. With the renewed workforce poster that has stunned by putting itself in fourth place within the Conmebol World Cup qualifiers, it now appears to substantiate that change to which it aspired to face out.

With Venezuela insistent, the objective was solely a matter of time. A mistake by Julián Quiñones opened the door for the rival when he dedicated a foul on Eduard Bello that led to a penalty awarded by Salomón Rondón (57).

Tensions boiled over within the closing stretch, when the VAR gave Mexico a break by signaling a handball by Venezuela. Orbelín ready to take the penalty, a shot thought of a formality, however the tricolor despatched a shot to the middle of the objective that was stopped by goalkeeper Rafael Romo, erasing any chance of a tie.