Argentina beat Venezuela 3-0. Lionel Messi scored 2 goals. Best on the pitch was Lionel Messi, rated 9.2.

1. 0'
   ⚽Kick-off
   World Cup Qualifiers — CONMEBOL
   ARG 4-2-2-2·5-3-2 VEN
   Coach: Lionel Sebastián Scaloni · Fernando Ariel BatistaReferee: Piero Maza, Chile📍 Estadio Monumental
2. 1. First half
   2. 16'
      VEN
      Yellow card
      C. Casseres
   3. 39'
      

      ARG
      GOOOAL!Lionel MessiAssist: J. Alvarez
3. 1. Second half
   2. 46'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲J. Yriarte▼T. Rincon
   3. 56'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲Yeferson Soteldo▼Miguel Navarro
   4. 56'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲Josef Martínez▼Salomón Rondón
   5. 60'
      VEN
      Yellow card
      J. Aramburu
   6. 63'
      

      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲Nicolás González▼F. Mastantuono
   7. 64'
      

      ARG
      Yellow card
      Cristian Romero
   8. 67'
      VEN
      Substitution
      ▲L. Flores▼J. Savarino
   9. 74'
      

      ARG
      Substitution
      ▲Exequiel Palacios▼L. Paredes
   10. 74'
       

       ARG
       Substitution
       ▲Lautaro Martínez▼Julián Álvarez
   11. 76'
       

       ARG
       GOOOAL!Lautaro MartínezAssist: N. Gonzalez
   12. 80'
       

       ARG
       GOOOAL!Lionel MessiAssist: T. Almada
   13. 81'
       

       ARG
       Substitution
       ▲Giuliano Simeone▼Nahuel Molina
   14. 81'
       

       ARG
       Substitution
       ▲N. Paz▼Thiago Almada
   15. 81'
       VEN
       Substitution
       ▲Jhon Murillo▼Eduard Bello