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Paris Olympics Qualifiers: Brazil Beat Venezuela, Paraguay Hold Argentina

An 88th-minute goal by Guilherme Biro proved to be the winning one as the Brazil Under-23 men's football team Venezuela 2-1 in their CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament clash at the Brigido Iriarte stadium in Caracas, Venezuela on Thursday, February 8. In the earlier game, Argentina's Federico Redondo scored a stoppage-time goal to avert defeat against Paraguay. The match ended in a 3-3 stalemate. The tournament features the four teams in a round-robin format to secure the two qualifying berths available for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

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Paris Olympics Qualifiers: Brazil Beat Venezuela, Paraguay Hold Argentina
Paris Olympics 2024 Qualifiers: Venezuela vs Brazil | Photo: AP/Matias Delacroix

Brazil's Biro, right, celebrates with Endrick after he scored his team's second goal against Venezuela during South America's under-23 pre-Olympic tournament soccer match at Brigido Iriarte stadium in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Paris Olympics 2024 Qualifiers: Venezuela vs Brazil
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Brazil's Endrick, left, and Venezuela's Carlos Vivas fight for the ball during South America's under-23 pre-Olympic tournament soccer match at Brigido Iriarte stadium in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Paris Olympics 2024 Qualifiers: Venezuela vs Brazil
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Brazil's Gabriel Pec, left, heads the ball as Venezuela's Carlos Faya falls on the pitch, during South America's under-23 pre-Olympic tournament soccer match at Brigido Iriarte stadium in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Venezuela's Kevin Kelsy, front, heads the ball challenged by Brazil's Matheus Dias during South America's under-23 pre-Olympic tournament soccer match at Brigido Iriarte stadium in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Brazil's Biro, left, and Venezuela's Rafael Uzcátegui compete for the ball during South America's under-23 pre-Olympic tournament soccer match at Brigido Iriarte stadium in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Paris Olympics 2024 Qualifiers: Paraguay vs Argentina
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Argentina's Federico Redondo celebrates after he scored his team's third goal against Paraguay during South America's under-23 pre-Olympic tournament soccer match at Brigido Iriarte stadium in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Argentina's Thiago Almada scores on a penalty kick, his side's second goal against Paraguay on a pitch blanketed by a light fog, during South America's under-23 pre-Olympic tournament soccer match at Brigido Iriarte stadium in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Paraguay's Alan Núñez, left, celebrates after he scored his team's second goal against Argentina during South America's under-23 pre-Olympic tournament soccer match at Brigido Iriarte stadium in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Paraguay's Ronaldo De Jesús, left, and Argentina's Santiago Castro battle for the ball during South America's under-23 pre-Olympic tournament soccer match at Brigido Iriarte stadium in Caracas, Venezuela.

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Argentina's Pablo Solari celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Paraguay during South America's under-23 pre-Olympic tournament soccer match at Brigido Iriarte stadium in Caracas, Venezuela.