Soccer fans celebrated the Venezuela's national team 2-0 victory over Bolivia on Friday (June 6).

The win helped Fifa's ranked 47th team maintain their crucial playoff position in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, bringing them to the brink of making history, as they inch closer than ever to competing in their first World Cup.

Fans turned out in the hundreds at a plaza in the country's capital Caracas to watch a screening of the match.

"We're all in, we're going to qualify and fulfil every Venezuelan's dream of experiencing a World Cup", said one fan.

Salomon Rondon, Venezuela's captain and top scorer, netted the second goal in the 30th minute with an assist from Nahuel Ferraresi, in front of 52,000 fans at the Monumental Stadium in Maturin.

With the win, Venezuela reached 18 points and remain seventh in the group standings, one place away from automatic qualification. The seventh-placed finisher of the regional group will go into the FIFA Play-Off Tournament.

Venezuela will face Uruguay at the Centenario Stadium on Tuesday (June 10), while Bolivia will host Chile at the El Alto Stadium on the same date.

DESCRIPCIÓN DE IMÁGENES

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (JUNE 6, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. VARIOUS OF VENEZUELAN SOCCER FANS WATCHING SCREENING OF MATCH IN A PLAZA IN CARACAS

2. VARIOUS OF FANS CELEBRATING VENEZUELA'S GOAL

3. SOCCER FAN SINGING

4. CHILD WEARING THE VENEZUELA NATIONAL TEAM JERSEY

5. SOCCER FAN WATCHING THE MATCH

CARACAS, VENEZUELA (JUNE 6, 2025) (REUTERS - Access all) (NIGHT SHOTS)

6. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VENEZUELAN NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM FAN, JASMIN CANACHE, SAYING:

"We won, the important thing is we won and earned points, and we're going for more."

REPORTER ASKING: Do you expect Venezuela to reach the World Cup?

"Of course, we are super excited, we want Venezuela to reach the World Cup, and we're always supporting them."

7. VARIOUS OF VENEZUELAN SOCCER FANS WATCHING MATCH

8. VARIOUS OF FAN HOLDING A DOG WITH VENEZUELA'S SOCCER TEAM JERSEY

9. (SOUNDBITE) (Spanish) VENEZUELAN NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM FAN, ABRAHAM DELGADO, SAYING:

"We're just one step away from qualifying for the World Cup. We look forward to Tuesday's game (REFERRING TO: Venezuela's next match against Uruguay’s soccer team) to see if we can earn a point in Montevideo. We're all in, we're all in, we're going to qualify and fulfil every Venezuelan's dream of experiencing a World Cup."

10. VARIOUS OF VENEZUELAN SOCCER FANS WATCHING MATCH

11. FANS CELEBRATING THE VICTORY OVER BOLIVIA