Canadian men's soccer team complete 2025 schedule with November friendly vs. Venezuela

Canada coach Jesse Marsch has filled the last empty slot on his team's schedule this year with a neutral-site date with No. 46 Venezuela in the November international window.

The 28th-ranked Canadian men will face the South American side Nov. 18 at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, the home of Inter Miami.

Canada defeated Venezuela in a penalty shootout, following a 1-1 draw, the last time they met in quarterfinal action at Copa America last summer.

The previous two meetings ended in draws in Venezuela — 1-1 in May 2010 in Merida and 2-2 in June 2007 in Maracaibo.

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"The quarterfinal win over Venezuela at the 2024 Copa America was a landmark moment for our program and something our players, staff, and supporters will never forget," Marsch said in a statement. "Venezuela is a quality team and will be eager for the rematch. This friendly gives us another chance to measure ourselves against a challenging opponent."

Venezuela's World Cup hopes were dashed Tuesday in a 6-3 home loss to No. 14 Colombia, which, coupled with No. 78 Bolivia's 1-0 win over No. 5 Brazil, meant Bolivia finishes (6-10-2, 20 points) seventh in the CONMEBOL standings and advances to FIFA's six-team intercontinental playoff.

Venezuela (4-8-6, 18 points) finishes out of luck in eighth place in the 10-team table. It remains the only CONMEBOL team never to have qualified for a World Cup.

The top CONMEBOL six finishers — Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Uruguay, Brazil and Paraguay — receive automatic World Cup berths.

In the wake of recent 3-0 and 1-0 wins over No. 48 Romania and No. 31 Wales in the September international window, the Canadian men are 6-1-3 this