<p><strong>Venezuela </strong>has never qualified for a senior men’s or <strong>Women’s World Cup</strong>, but after some magic on June 9, the women’s team is one step away. </p><br><p>The <strong>Vinotinto </strong>qualified for the inter-confederation playoffs after drawing <strong>Uruguay</strong> 1-1 in the final matchday of the <strong>CONMEBOL Women’s Nations League</strong> thanks to an equalizing goal from captain <strong>Deyna Castellanos</strong>. </p><br><p>On this episode of Full Time, host <strong>Jillian Sakovits </strong>is joined by Castellanos to talk about her journey to the <strong>Portland Thorns</strong> from <strong>Florida State</strong>, the girls’ soccer tournament hosted by her foundation and getting one step closer to World Cup glory.</p><p>_______________</p><p>HOST: Jillian Sakovits</p><p>GUESTS: Deyna Castellanos</p><p>This podcast was produced by The Athletic.</p><p>_______________</p><p>Referenced on the show:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7076357/2026/03/03/womens-world-cup-2027-qualified-countries/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Which countries have qualified for the 2027 Women’s World Cup?</a></p><p>_______________</p><p>Get in touch:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠</a></p><p>Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime</p><p>Subscribe to our Youtube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@theathleticfulltime" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><p>Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/newsletters/full-time/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠here⁠⁠</a></p><p>Visit the Yahoo Women's Sports hub <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/womens-sports/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠here</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>