Brazil Vs Venezuela 2026 World Cup Qualification Prediction: Death Trident Evidence

Brazilian star Neymar is ready to duet with Vinicius Junior against Venezuela in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. (Twitter @CBF_Futebol)

JAKARTA - Brazil's deadly front line that will be prepared by interim coach Fernando Diniz against Venezuela in the CONMEBOL 2026 World Cup qualifying match at the Pantanal Arena, Friday, October 13 at 07.30 WIB. This time, Neymar will have a duet with Vinicius Junior who supports Gabriel Jesus.

Vinicius has not even played in qualifying matches due to injury. However, Diniz has a large stock of forwards so he is not worried that the Real Madrid forward is absent.

Apart from having a tandem in Madrid, Rodrygo, there are still Raphinha, Richarlison, Jesus and definitely a senior Neymar player in Brazil's front line. In the first match against Bolivia, Rodrygo and Neymar both scored a brace. Meanwhile, one goal was produced by Richarlison which made Brazil a 5-1 win.

In the next match against Peru, the line-up of goals was suddenly barren. Brazil won 1-0 and the only goal was produced by defender Marquinhos.

Now, Vinicius has returned to the national team. Diniz also prepared a strategy to install this 23-year-old player with Neymar in front. They support Jesus who plays the center forward. The problem is that so far you are used to occupying Neymar's position.

"They [Neymar and Vinicius] are very good players. Both have high intelligence and technique. They also like each other. In addition, there is still Rodrygo who also plays at a high level," said Diniz.

"I hope they can play together as they did during training. This will be a big game," he said again.

Diniz, who did not leave the club he handled, Fluminense, during his time as interim coach of Selecao, must be able to create a balance in the team. Because he has the most competitive team because he is inhabited by all star players with big egos.

"It's fun, they build a family in this team. The old players always welcome new players with joy," said Diniz who said Neymar felt that he was not rivaled by Vinicius' presence.

Even the former Barcelona star who is now playing in Saudi Arabia hopes that his juniors can be comfortable in the Brazil squad.

Brazil started the fight in qualifying with perfect results. This makes them and Argentina top the standings.

Brazil is also slightly seeded despite the loss of Raphinha, Renan Lodi, Vanderson and Caio Henrique who were sidelined by injury.

Likewise, Joelinton and Eder Militao were not included in the squad because they were recovering due to a knee injury.

Not only that, Brazil had a good record during Venezuela. They are unbeaten from the last 10 meetings in various competitions. Including beating Venezuela 3-1 in their last meeting, two years ago.

Venezuela under new coach Fernando Batista has had a pretty good result. They won four of the first six matches since Batista handled the team in March.

In two trials, Venezuela won 1-0 over Guatemala and Honduras. Unfortunately, this good trend did not continue when it entered qualifying.

They lost 1-0 to Colombia in the first match. Luckily, Venezuela was able to rise and beat Paraguay in the next match.

Striker Solomon Rondon will be a threat to the Brazilian defense that brought down Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel Magalhaes and Guilherme Arena. Rondon, the top scorer in Venezuelan football history, will duet Inter Miami striker Josef Martinez.

While in the middle there is Tomas Rincon et al who arranges the rhythm of the team's game as well as the equalizer. Behind are Alexander Gonzalez, Wilker Angel, Jordan Osorio and Miguel Navarro who will withstand the onslaught of the deadly trident of Brazil.

Brasil Lineup Forecast (4-2-3-1): Ederson; Danilo, Marquinhos, Gabriel, Arana; Guimaraes, Casemiro; Rodrygo, Neymar, Vinicius Jr; Jesus

Venezuela (4-4-2): Romo; Gonzalez, Osorio, Angel, Navarro; Sosa, Rincon, Herrera, Soteldo; Josef Martinez, Rondon