Venezuela beat Peru 1-0. Peru controlled the ball — 61% possession — but had nothing to show for it. The winner had to work for it: 1 from 12 shots. Best on the pitch was Yeferson Soteldo, rated 7.7.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — CONMEBOL
   VEN 4-2-2-2·4-3-3 PER
   Coach: Fernando Ariel Batista · Óscar Manuel Ibáñez HolzmannReferee: C. Garay📍 Estadio Monumental de Maturín
2. 1. First half
   2. 13'
      

      PER
      Yellow card
      Carlos Zambrano
   3. 19'
      

      PER
      Yellow card
      P. Aquino
   4. 41'
      VEN
      GOOOAL!Salomón RondónPenalty
   5. 45'
      VEN
      Yellow card
      A. Gonzalez
   6. 45+4'
      

      PER
      VAR review
      B. Reyna
3. 1. Second half
   2. 47'
      VEN
      Yellow card
      Josef Martínez
   3. 52'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲T. Segovia▼Josef Martínez
   4. 62'
      

      PER
      Substitution
      ▲Edison Flores▼P. Aquino
   5. 62'
      

      PER
      Substitution
      ▲K. Quevedo▼B. Reyna
   6. 77'
      VEN
      Yellow card
      Yangel Herrera
   7. 78'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲T. Rincon▼José Martínez
   8. 78'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲Jhonder Cádiz▼Salomón Rondón
   9. 78'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲C. Casseres▼Yangel Herrera
   10. 83'
       VEN
       Substitution
       ▲Josua Mejías▼J. Savarino
   11. 83'
       

       PER
       Substitution
       ▲Gianluca Lapadula▼A. Polo