Colombia beat Venezuela 1-0. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 13 shots. Best on the pitch was Jhon Arias, rated 7.3.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — CONMEBOL
   COL 4-3-3·4-3-3 VEN
   Coach: Néstor Gabriel Lorenzo · Fernando Ariel BatistaReferee: A. Daronco📍 Estadio Metropolitano Roberto Meléndez
2. 1. First half
   2. 33'
      VEN
      Yellow card
      A. Gonzalez
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      

      COL
      Substitution
      ▲Jorge Carrascal▼Juan Cuadrado
   3. 46'
      

      COL
      GOOOAL!R. BorreAssist: J. Arias
   4. 59'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲Yeferson Soteldo▼J. Savarino
   5. 59'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲Josef Martínez▼Yangel Herrera
   6. 75'
      

      COL
      Substitution
      ▲James Rodríguez▼Jhon Arias
   7. 75'
      

      COL
      Substitution
      ▲J. Duran▼R. Borre
   8. 78'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲A. Marques▼Salomón Rondón
   9. 78'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲R. Rosales▼L. Mago
   10. 82'
       VEN
       Substitution
       ▲Rómulo Otero▼Darwin Machís
   11. 85'
       

       COL
       Substitution
       ▲W. Barrios▼M. Uribe
   12. 88'
       

       COL
       Substitution
       ▲L. Sinisterra▼Luis Díaz