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Vinotinto fans at the Copa America

Venezuela’s national team faced Canada at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Main photo: EFE

Friday July 5th Canada beat the Vinotinto in the penalty shootout in the quarter-finals of the 2024 Copa America. Now the Canadian team must face Argentina in the semi-finals. The match took place at the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas (United States).

In the 13th minute, Jacob Shaffelburg scored the first goal for Canada and Salomón Rondón tied the game for Venezuela in the 64th minute. This result led to a penalty shootout, where the Canadian team emerged victorious.

The Venezuelans who were present at the stadium to support the team wore the team’s shirt, raised the country’s flags and held up signs in support of the players throughout the match.

Coach Fernando “Bocha” Batista started with the same starting XI as in his debut once morest Ecuador, with the forced substitution of the suspended Darwin Machís for Eduard Bello; while Canada repeated the team that tied the last match once morest Chile.

Arlington (United States), 05/07/2024.- Venezuela soccer fans cheer before the CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 Quarter-finals match between Venezuela and Canada, in Arlington, Texas, USA, 05 July 2024. EFE/EPA/KEVIN JAIRAJ

Batista brought back Miguel Navarro, Nahuel Ferraresi and Cristian Cásseres Jr. to the starting 11, following leaving them on the bench for the match once morest Jamaica due to the risk of being suspended if they received a card.

Vinotinto fans at the Copa America — Arlington (United States), 05/07/2024.- A Venezuela soccer fan cheers before the CONMEBOL Copa America 2024 Quarter-finals match between Venezuela and Canada, in Arlington, Texas, USA, 05 July 2024. EFE/EPA/KEVIN JAIRAJ

A wave of burgundy fans endured a heavy downpour while waiting for the doors to open at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, to be able to enter to watch the national team on Friday.