Mumbai, October 16: Antonio Sanabria scored two second-half goals as Paraguay recovered from a goal down to secure a 2-1 home victory over Venezuela in their World Cup qualifier. Jon Aramburu gave the visitors the lead in the 25th minute at Estadio Defensores del Chaco with a low finish after Yeferson Soteldo's pass. The hosts missed a chance to equalize when Julio Enciso's penalty attempt was saved by goalkeeper Rafael Romo just before halftime, reports Xinhua. Brazil 4–0 Peru, FIFA World Cup 2026 CONMEBOL Qualifiers: Raphinha's Brace, Andreas Pereira and Luiz Henrique Goals Helps Earn Selecao Canarinho Three Points.

But the hosts drew level shortly after the restart through Sanabria who fired home from inside the six-yard box after combining with Junior Alonso. Torino forward Sanabria doubled the lead with a close-range header 16 minutes from time. Paraguay now have 13 points from 10 qualifiers, two more than Venezuela.

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