Montevideo, June 10 (Reporter) Venezuela head coach Fernando Batista said that his team will be playing to win when it meets Uruguay in a potentially decisive FIFA World Cup qualifier. Both teams would take a major step toward securing a berth in football's showpiece tournament by winning Tuesday's clash at Estadio Centenario here. "Our strategy and approach will be focused on winning because that's what we came here for," Batista told reporters on Monday. "We are trying to build a strategy based on the characteristics of each player we have and those of our opponent. We know that they like to apply pressure and then try to hurt you on the counterattack." Venezuela, which has never qualified for the World Cup, is currently seventh in the 10-team South American group with 18 points, three behind fifth-placed Uruguay, with three qualifiers remaining. The top six teams will earn direct entry to next year's tournament in the United States, Mexico and Canada. "We know we can't afford to make any mistakes," Batista said. "We have to respect Uruguay because it is a team with a great manager and players who are at some of the biggest clubs in the world. "Our motivation is that we are three points behind [Uruguay] and that we know we have to win to have a chance of qualifying directly...////...