Venezuela - Argentina 0:4

26 APR 2000, World Cup Quals

Goals

0:1 Roberto Ayala 7', 0:2 Ariel Ortega 23', 0:3 Ariel Ortega 76', 0:4 Hernán Crespo 88'

Venezuela (José Omar Pastoriza)

Rafael Dudamel, José Rey, Miguel Mea Vitali, Jorge Rojas, Javier Villafraz (46' Luzardo), Gabriel José Urdaneta, Hector Bidoglio, Rafael H Castellin, Juan Enrique Garcia (70' Francisco Martinez), José González, José de Jesus Vera

Argentina (Marcelo Bielsa)

Roberto Bonano, Wálter Samuel, Roberto Ayala, Roberto Sensini, Kily González, Diego Simeone, Juan Sebastián Verón, Javier Zanetti, Hernán Crespo, Claudio López (68' Gustavo Adrián López), Ariel Ortega (78' Marcelo Gallardo)

Venue

José Pachenco Romero, Maracaibo, Maracaibo

CONMEBOL · after matchday 2

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals for	Goals against	Goal difference	Points
1	Argentina	2	2	0	0	8	1	+7	6
2	Peru	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	4
3	Brazil	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	4
4	Ecuador	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	3
5	Uruguay	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
6	Paraguay	2	1	0	1	1	2	-1	3
7	Colombia	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	2
8	Bolivia	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1
9	Chile	2	0	1	1	2	5	-3	1
10	Venezuela	2	0	0	2	0	6	-6	0

Trivia

Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay).

Attendance: ~19,000–27,000.

Player Details

Name	Cap	Club
Roberto Bonano	6	River Plate
Wálter Samuel	12	Boca Juniors
Roberto Ayala	58	Milan
Roberto Sensini	54	Lazio
Kily González	14	Valencia
Diego Simeone	90	Lazio
Juan Sebastián Verón	30	Lazio
Javier Zanetti	51	Inter
Hernán Crespo	22	Parma
Claudio López	33	Valencia
Gustavo Adrián López	21	Celta Vigo
Ariel Ortega	66	Parma
Marcelo Gallardo	35	Monaco

Earlier matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
07 SEP 1999	Away	Brazil	2:4	Friendly
13 OCT 1999	Home	Colombia	2:1	Friendly
17 NOV 1999	Away	Spain	2:0	Friendly
23 FEB 2000	Away	England	0:0	Friendly
29 MAR 2000	Home	Chile	4:1	World Cup Quals

Later matches

Date	Ground	Opponent	Score	Competition
04 JUN 2000	Home	Bolivia	1:0	World Cup Quals
29 JUN 2000	Away	Colombia	3:1	World Cup Quals
19 JUL 2000	Home	Ecuador	2:0	World Cup Quals
26 JUL 2000	Away	Brazil	1:3	World Cup Quals
16 AUG 2000	Home	Paraguay	1:1	World Cup Quals

Verified with South American Football International Line-Ups & Statistics 1902-2013, 11v11