The Venezuela national football team is the national team of Venezuela and is controlled by the Federación Venezolana de Fútbol . It is by far the weakest of 10 CONMEBOL teams (perhaps due to the enormous popularity of baseball in the country), and the only one which has never qualified for a World Cup. Often Venezuela would go through entire qualification tournaments without recording a single win. Their best finish in Copa América was fifth in their first entry, in 1967 . The team has been on a relative rise recently, and could be moving up from the South American cellar.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1954 - Did not enter
• 1958 - Withdrew
• 1962 - Did not enter
• 1966 - Did not qualify
• 1970 - Did not qualify
• 1974 - Withdrew
• 1978 to 2002 - Did not qualify

Copa América record

• 1916 to 1957 - Did not enter
• 1959 - Did not enter
• 1959 - Did not enter
• 1963 - Did not enter
• 1967 - Fifth place
• 1975 - Round 1
• 1979 - Round 1
• 1983 - Round 1
• 1987 - Round 1
• 1989 - Round 1
• 1991 - Round 1
• 1993 - Round 1
• 1995 - Round 1
• 1997 - Round 1
• 1999 - Round 1
• 2001 - Round 1
• 2004 - Round 1

Selected famous players

• Alejandro Moreno
• Giovanni Savarese