Venezuela vs Turkey - prediction, team news, lineups

Turkey's last affable earlier the commencement of the 2026 World Cup volition instrumentality spot connected Saturday against Venezuela successful the USA's Chase Stadium.

Preparations for this summer's tourney are already good nether mode successful the Turkish camp, and a clash against Venezuela successful the US could beryllium the cleanable mode to acclimatise.

Match preview

Venezuela failed to suffice for the World Cup aft they finished eighth successful the CONMEBOL radical table, narrowly missing retired connected the intercontinental playoff spot to seventh-placed Bolivia by 2 points.

The South American broadside person ne'er played astatine the World Cup successful their history, though they managed to decorativeness 5th successful the 2024 Copa America, their associated 2nd champion placement successful that competition.

Boss Oswaldo Vizcarrondo has lone been successful complaint of the nationalist squad for 3 matches, overseeing 2 defeats and 1 triumph arsenic caput coach.

La Vinotinto scored 3 goals and conceded doubly successful those games, with their astir caller clash a decision connected penalties to Uzbekistan connected March 30 pursuing a goalless stalemate successful regularisation time.

Venezuela person ne'er antecedently faced Turkey, but they person mislaid their past 2 meetings with countries that autumn nether UEFA's banner.

Turkey volition beryllium participating successful their archetypal World Cup since 2002, and it volition beryllium conscionable their 3rd wide quality astatine the competition.

The Crescent-Stars volition beryllium facing Australia successful their opening radical crippled connected June 14, though it whitethorn beryllium concerning to supporters that the squad mislaid their opening matches of the 2002 and 1954 World Cups.

Boss Vincenzo Montella volition privation to debar past repeating itself, which is wherefore heading into the tourney disconnected the backmost of a triumph volition beryllium important, and a triumph would beryllium his side's seventh successful 8 fixtures.

Turkey bushed North Macedonia 4-0 connected June 1 successful a friendly, and that was their 3rd consecutive cleanable sheet, arsenic good arsenic the 4th clip successful 5 clashes that they kept their opponents astatine bay.

Montella's broadside person scored astatine slightest 2 goals successful 5 of their past 7 games, and they netted astatine slightest 4 times connected 3 occasions successful that period.

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Team News

Venezuela goalkeeper Jose Contreras whitethorn beryllium protected by cardinal defenders Carlos Vivas and Nahuel Ferraresi, portion Telasco Segovia and Cristian Casseres are acceptable to patrol midfield.

Number 10 Wikelman Carmona is simply a apt inclusion alongside wingers David Martinez and Gleiker Mendoza, and the trio could beryllium asked to enactment striker Jesus Ramirez.

Given Turkey volition person much than a week betwixt Saturday's affable and their opening radical game, a beardown XI volition astir surely beryllium named featuring stars like Kenan Yildiz and Arda Guler successful the frontline.

If Montella names a treble pivot, expect Besiktas's Orkun Kokcu to look alongside Salih Ozcan, while Hakan Calhanoglu could beryllium an enactment from the bench.

Manchester United goalkeeper Altay Bayindir volition beryllium afloat focused connected commanding the defence successful beforehand of him, which could diagnostic centre-backs Ozan Kabak and Caglar Soyuncu.

Venezuela imaginable starting lineup:

Contreras; Aramburu, Vivas, Ferraresi, Quintero; Segovia, Casseres; Martinez, Carmona, Mendoza; Ramirez

Turkey imaginable starting lineup:

Bayindir; Muldur, Kabak, Soyuncu, Kadioglu; Ozcan, Kokcu; Uzun, Guler, Yildiz; Gul

We say: Venezuela 0-2 Turkey

Turkey volition beryllium expected to triumph connected Saturday, particularly arsenic they person been defensively resilient successful caller matches.

They person besides managed to regularly endanger successful the last third, and Venezuela could conflict to woody with their opponents' firepower.

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