Our prediction for this match:
Iceland
Match Time & Date:
22/09/2022
11:00 AM
Prediction: 1-0
Venezuela
Iceland and Venezuela face each other at motion_invest Arena in what will be their first ever meeting on the international stage. The Icelanders missed out on a spot at the 2022 World Cup finals, with the drawing each of their first three group games in the Nations League. Arnar Vidarsson’s men are eager to return to winning ways, and we are positive that they will adopt an attack-minded approach in Wednesday’s clash. Experienced midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson has been left out of the squad, and, in his absence, a man to watch in the home team will be Birkir Bjarnason, who has netted 15 goals in 110 appearances for the Iceland national team.
La Vinotinto, on the other hand, failed to impress in the South America WC qualifiers, with the team collecting only 10 points in the process from possible 54. Iceland are more of a team than Venezuela, and we predict that the European side will prove their worth on the field. A man to watch in the away team will be Everton striker Salomon Rondon.
Highlighted Player (Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson):
Runar Ale Runarsson is a professional footballer who plays for The Iceland National team and French club Dijon FCO. Born in Reykjavik, Iceland, Alex joined the local club's youth academy in 2012, at the age of seven. On the 25th of July, 2013, Alex made his professional debut, featuring in Reykjavik's 3-1 loss to Standard Liege in a Europa League qualifier match.
After that, he made just three additional appearances for his hometown club before leaving to join FC Nordsjaelland's youth academy in January 2014. In his four years at Nordsjaelland, the 6ft tall goalkeeper made 62 appearances and won the 17/18 player of the season award. In July 2018, Alex joined his current club Dijon FCO on a four-year deal worth 1.6 million euros.
At the International level, the 24-year-old has formerly represented Iceland at every youth level. He was called up to the senior squad for the 2017 China cup. He won his first cap, however, in a friendly against the Czech Republic on the 9th of November, 2017.
Highlighted Team (Venezuela):
The Venezuela national team is the member of South American CONMEBOL confederation competing at the international stage since 1938, at the same time fighting for glory and popularity in the country where baseball diverts all of the attention from the sport. With increased popularity of the FIFA World Cup the country found enough motivation and incentive to increase player development and fan support in order to strengthen the cult of the national football team.
However, South American minnows Venezuela have never qualified for the FIFA World Cup and as of 2014 they remain the only CONMEBOL member not to achieve this feat. La Vinotinto have however appeared in 15 Copa America tournament with their first entry coming in 1967. Their best result was the fourth-place finish in 2011 and under the new leadership of Rafael Dudamet, Venezuela are looking for an upset at Copa America Centenario.
The most prominent player of the Venezuela national team is New York Cosmos midfielder Juan Arango who is the team’s top scorer and the player with most caps.
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