Venezuela 1-0 Australia: men’s international football friendly – as it happened

Australia’s Lewis Miller and Venezuela’s Matias Rafael Lacava Gonzalez collide as the Socceroos suffer a 1-0 defeat in the men’s football friendly in Houston. Photograph: Karen Warren/AP

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Match report

Thanks a lot for following along for what was an admittedly underwhelming performance from the Socceroos against Venezuela. Hope to catch you again on Wednesday as Australia take on Colombia needing a big improvement if they are to break their run of back-to-back defeats.

Joey Lynch is in Houston and his report of the match has now landed.

Updated at 5.24am GMT

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The match stats are damning for the Socceroos as the side heading to the 2026 World Cup was largely outplayed by a Venezuela outfit already planning for the next global tournament four years later.

• Possession: 65.5-35.5%

• Passes: 698-363

• Shots: 10-9

• Shots on target: 5-4

• Successful final third passes: 111-48