World Cup 1982 Qualifiers : Brazil beats Venezuela 1-0
CARACAS, Feb. 8, 1981 (AMP) — Spain 82 (South American Qualifiers) : Brazil defeated Venezuela by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a qualifying game for the 1982 FIFA World Cup on Sunday.
The result put the Brazilians top of Group 1 with 2 points. In their next game, Brazil will meet Bolivia on February 22, while Venezuela will face Bolivia.
Fixtures and Results : Group 1
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Overview
Venezuela at the World Cup
- Never qualified
- 4 participations in the qualifications (first in 1966)
Brazil at the World Cup
- 3 titles (1958, 1962, 1970)
- 11 appearances (first in 1930)
- 12 participations in the qualifications (first in 1930)
- Statistics: Champions (1958, 1962, 1970) Runners-up (1950) Third Place (1938, 1978) Fourth Place (1974)

Venezuela

0:1

Brazil
0:1 (0:0)
- 8 February 1981
- Caracas
Group 1
Team | Pts |
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![]() | 2 |
![]() | 0 |
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Matches
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