The list of Vinotinto squad for the matches against Argentina and Paraguay

• The players who will be absent in these matches, which will be held on October 10 and 15, are defender Jhon Chancellor, due to injury, and Rafael Lacava, due to a technical decision | Photo: EFE

The Venezuelan Football Federation announced the players who are called up for the matches against Argentina and Paraguay that will take place on October 10 and 15, in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.

In total, there are 40 footballers called up, including 25 players from the Under 20 division, such as Pedro Fulco, Ángel Peñaranda, Juán Sánchez, Miguel Vegas, among others. They will be under the direction of Ricardo Valiño.

Another name that stands out is Yangel Herrera, who had been out the previous day of the Qualifiers, due to a fibrillar tear in his left leg. The other players are Tomás Rincón, Darwin Machís, Yeferson Soteldo, Salomón Rondón and Jefferson Savarino.

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The first match will be against the Argentina team, current leader of the classification table and current World Cup champion, at the Monumental Stadium of Maturín (Monagas) on October 10. Then, on October 15, the team led by Fernando “Bocha” Batista will play as a visitor against Paraguay at the Defensores del Chaco Stadium, in Asunción, the capital of that country.

The players absent from this call are defender Jhon Chancellor, due to injury, and Rafael Lacava, due to a technical decision.

These are the 40 footballers called up for October 10 and 15:

Goalkeepers

-Rafael Romo (Catholic University, Ecuador)

-Joel Graterol (Cali America, Colombia)

-José David Contreras (Águilas Doradas, Colombia)

Defenses

-Yordan Osorio (Parma, Italy)

-Nahuel Ferraresi (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

– Christian Makoun (Levski Sofia, Bulgaria)

-Yiandro Raap (Jong PSV, Holanda)

-Delvin Alfonzo (Millonarios, Colombia)

-Miguel Navarro (Talleres, Argentina)

-Victor Fung (Inter Miami II, United States)

-Alexander González (Emelec, Ecuador)

-Jon Aramburu (Real Sociedad, Spain)

-Teo Quintero (Sparta Rotterdam, Netherlands)

-Bianneider Tamayo (University of Chile)

-Carlos Vivas (Deportivo Táchira)

-Alessandro Milani (Lazio Primavera, Italy)

-Rubén Ramírez (Cusco FC, Peru)

-Luis Francisco Balbo (Fiorentina Primavera, Italy)

Midfielders

-José Andrés Martínez (Corinthians, Brazil)

-Tomás Rincón (Santos, Brazil)

-Yangel Herrera (Girona, Spain)

-Cristian Cásseres Yepes (Toulouse, France)

-Nicola Profeta (Santos under-20, Brazil)

-Telasco Segovia (Casa Pia, Portugal)

-Yair Ramos (Cincinnati II, United States)

-Giovanny Sequera (Philadelphia Union II, United States)

-Bryant Ortega (Jeddah Club, Arabia Saudita)

-Daniele Quito (Inter Milan Primavera, Italy)

-Yeferson Soteldo (Gremio, Brazil)

-Jefferson Savarino (Botafogo, Brazil)-David Martínez (Los Angeles FC, United States)

-Darwin Machís (Valladolid, Spain)

-Kervin Andrade (Fortaleza, Brazil)

-Leenhan Romero (Catholic University)

-Eduard Bello (Barcelona, ​​Ecuador)

-Daniel Pereira (Austin, United States)

Forwards

-José Salomón Rondón (Pachuca, Mexico)

-Jhonder Cádiz (León, Mexico)

-Lorenzo D’Agostini (Lazio Primavera, Italy)

-Jesús Ramírez (Vitória Guimaraes, Portugal)

Vinotinto’s performance in the Qualifiers

The Venezuelan team dropped to sixth place in the 2026 World Cup Qualifying table after the seventh and eighth FIFA rounds, held in September against Bolivia and Uruguay.

After losing by a 4-0 win against Bolivia on September 5, those led by Batista fell to fifth place, without any new points.

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On September 10, after the goalless draw against Uruguay, they dropped to sixth place on the list with 10 points.

The footballers Yangel Herrera, Jhon Chancellor and Wilker Ángel did not participate in these matches, all due to injuries.

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