Venezuela beat Bolivia 1-0 to join Uruguay and Argentina on seven points in the top places of the South American group standings they could previously only dream of reaching.
"If Venezuela can maintain this [points] average, we will surely reach the World Cup," Farias, who has set his heart on steering his team to the Brazil finals, told reporters.
Central defender Oswaldo Vizcarrondo scored the only goal with a header from a corner in the 25th minute and Venezuela, who are showing their fourth place at this year's Copa America in Argentina was no fluke, then hung on under constant if rather lightweight pressure from Bolivia in a second half downpour.
"We won with some suffering but these are three very important points," captain Juan Arango, who plays for SV Hamburg, said.
It was Venezuela's second successive 1-0 win at home after they upset Argentina last month, their first victory over one of the giants of the South American game.
