User:Swim123blue/Venezuela en la Copa América Centenario

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Venezuela



6.to lugar
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Association FVF
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Confederation Conmebol
Participation 17th (17th consecutive)
More goals José Luis Dolgetta (6)
More particip. Juan Arango (19)
Better result 4.° In 2011
Ranking Historical 11.° Place
Ranking FIFA 77.° Place (June of 2016)[1]
Trainer Rafael Dudamel

The Venezuelan national soccer team was one of the twelve teams who played in the Centennial Cup America tournament. The cup happened between June 3 and 26 2016 in the United States.[2]​ This was the 17th time that the Venezuelan team played in the Cup America.​ When organizers chose the groups on February 21, 2016, in New York, they put the Venezuelan team in Group C with Jamaica, Uruguay and Mexico. Venezuela played its first game against Jamaica.

The debut of The Vinotinto[note 1] in the competition produced in front of Jamaica where won 0:1. In his second meeting, triumphed on Uruguay 0:1, and in his third and last presentation in the phase of groups, equalised 1:1 with Mexico, with what classified of second in his group. In the quarter-finals, would be defeated 4:1 by Argentina, remaining in the place 6 of 16 in the tournament.

  1. Federación Internacional de Fútbol Asociación (ed.). "Clasificación Venezuela". Retrieved 18 de junio de 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. Agencia EFE, ed. (2015). "Copa América del Centenario se jugará del 3 al 26 de junio". Retrieved 24 de febrero de 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)