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CARACAS: Venezuela on Wednesday accused the Peruvian government of “kidnapping” its national football team, accusing Lima of refusing to allow the team’s aircraft to refuel after a 1-1 draw between the two teams in a 2026 World Cup qualifier. The diplomatic spat began after the match, when Venezuelan players accused Peruvian police of beating them when they went to greet fans on Tuesday night. It was a tumultuous night for the South American qualifiers, after a match between Brazil and Argentina in Rio de Janeiro led to ugly clashes between fans. “The Peruvian government has carried out another arbitrary act against the Venezuelans by preventing the plane bringing the team back from refueling,” Foreign Minister Yvan Gil wrote on social media. “This is kidnapping as vengeance against our team which played an extraordinary match” in Lima, he added. The Peruvian government said that it “has not ordered any measure that prohibits the refueling” of the aircraft” and that “it is taking steps to resolve this situation as soon as possible.” “The aforementioned aircraft has been experiencing private commercial supply restrictions beyond the control of the Peruvian State,” he added. Hours earlier, Venezuelan footballer Nahuel Ferraresi showed bandages on his right hand, saying Peruvian police “beat me.” “These are things which should not happen. The match was over and we went to thank our Venezuelan supporters,” he said. Ferraresi said another player had handed his jersey over to fans, and he was about to throw his to the crowd when the police blocked him. “Then others got angry, I don’t know what happened, and (the police) took out their batons to hit us.
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Vinicius may miss Argentina World Cup qualifier due to injury
(FILES) Brazil’s forward Vinicius Junior gestures as leaves a training session in Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro, on November 15, 2023, ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup South American qualification football matches against Colombia and Argentina, on November 16 and 21 respectively. – Forward Vinícius Jr. sees it “a little difficult” to play in a South American derby against Argentina in the 2026 World Cup qualifier after suffering a muscle strain in Brazil’s defeat to Colombia in Barranquilla on November 16. (Photo by Daniel RAMALHO / AFP)
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Vinicius Jr To Miss Brazil's World Cup Qualifier vs Argentina Due To Injury
Brazilian attacker Vinicius Junior will miss Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Argentina with an injury to his left thigh, national team officials said after he limped off against Colombia. The 23-year-old Real Madrid star "underwent imaging exams that confirmed an injury to his posterior left thigh muscle," the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said Friday in a statement. It said Vinicius, a key piece of Brazil's attacking arsenal, had been ruled out of next week's match against arch-rivals and 2022 World Cup champions Argentina in Rio de Janeiro.