Venezuela

Twelve nations are ready to go in search of glory at the Copa America, we give the lowdown on each of the three groups.

Peru Venezuela coach Noel Sanvicente will be looking for improvement from his team when they visit Peru in their penultimate friendly before the Copa America starts in June.

San Jose is the location as Costa Rica and Venezuela prepare for next month's Copa America Centenario in the United States.

The special-edition Copa America Centenario will feature Hawk-Eye goal-line technology, as seen at the 2014 World Cup.

Colombia Colombian club Independiente Santa Fe have announced that Venezuelans forced to leave their homeland can claim free tickets for their next home game.

Ricardo Gareca Nardi Peru coach Ricardo Gareca was happy after his team kept their Copa America quarter-final hopes alive on Thursday.

Luis Suarez The 2016 Copa America Centenario gets underway on Friday, with 16 teams vying to be crowned champions of South America.

Javier Aguirre Javier Aguirre has named five uncapped players in his first squad as Japan coach, but will be without the services of Shinji Kagawa.

Cristian Gamboa Luna Cristian Gamboa and Ariel Rodriguez were both on target as Costa Rica upstaged Venezuela, who slumped to a fifth game without victory.