Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw at Venezuela with Vinicius Junior missing a penalty in their CONMEBOL World Cup qualifier on Thursday.

Vinicius Júnior missed a second-half penalty as Brazil was held to a 1-1 draw at Venezuela, leaving the Real Madrid star still without a goal in World Cup qualifying.

Venezuela vs. Brazil in World Cup Qualifiers kicks off at 4 p.m. ET on Nov. 14. This fixture takes place at the Estadio Monumental de Maturín. Venezuela vs. Brazil in World Cup Qualifiers is available to live stream for free on SBS On Demand in Australia.

Brazil faced a 1-1 draw against Venezuela in the South American World Cup qualifiers. Raphinha scored for Brazil, but Venezuela equalized via Telasco Segovia. Vinicius Jr missed a penalty, and the match was intense with both teams having multiple goal attempts.

The draw keeps Brazil third in the standings with 17 points from 11 matches, with Argentina and Colombia occupying first and second place with a match in hand.

A second-half Vinicius Junior penalty miss saw Venezuela hold on to share the points with Brazil in Monagas. The two teams traded chances in the opening half of play, and were it not for some heroic defending and goalkeeping it could have been a high-scoring affair.

Brazil and Venezuela drew 1-1 in a high-paced South American World Cup qualifier. Substitute Telasco Segovia scored to cancel out Raphinha's opener. Rafael Romo saved Vinicius Jr's penalty, maintaining the draw.

Brazil had the better chances in the opening stages of the match, but a lack of quality in the final third kept the Seleção off the scoresheet. Raphinha sent a glorious cutback

(Reuters) -Brazil had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Venezuela after a quick-fire second-half strike by substitute Telasco Segovia canceled out Raphinha's opener for the dominant visitors in the South American World Cup qualifiers on Thursday.

World champions Argentina suffered a 2-1 defeat to Paraguay while rivals Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw at Venezuela as South America's big guns struggled in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying on Thursday.

Argentina's Lionel Messi and Brazil's Vinicius Júnior had frustrating nights in South American World Cup qualifying. While Messi could not help his team avoid a 2-1 defeat at Paraguay, Vinicius Junior missed a second-half penalty as Brazil was held to a 1-1 draw at Venezuela on Thursday.