Spain's foreign minister on Monday called for a "democratic and peaceful" solution to Venezuela's "crisis", days after Nicolas Maduro was sworn in for a third term as president.

On Saturday, the U.S. men’s national team will face Venezuela in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The friendly is an opportunity for the United States to build positive momentum under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is set to be sworn in for a third term on Friday amid protests and international calls for him to stand aside.

The Maduro government says it has arrested at least nine U.S. citizens in the months since Venezuela’s widely discredited presidential election.

Supporters of María Corina Machado said she was arrested after leaving a protest against president Nicolás Maduro

Venezuelans once again watched as Nicolás Maduro was sworn into office on Friday, donning the executive sash and declaring himself president despite irregularities and questions around his election.

The Spanish government on Thursday expressed its "total condemnation" of the arrest of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado in Caracas during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro.

Venezuela’s opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez waves a Venezuelan ... exiled Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo Gonzalez, left, walks with Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez outside the Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Thursday Sept.

Venezuela’s foreign minister on Monday accused opponents of President Nicolás Maduro as being linked to damages at the country’s diplomatic facilities in five nations.

(AP Photo/Cristian Hernandez) Russians visiting Venezuela cheer outside Miraflores presidential ... Felipe Calderon of Mexico and General Secretary of the Democratic Initiative of Spain and the Americas Asdrubal Aguiar, at the presidential palace in ...

Those sanctioned included Supreme Court justices, electoral authorities, the head of Venezuela’s state oil company and Cabinet ministers. Meanwhile, González, who left for Spain in September to avoid arrest, was in the Dominican Republic, which was ...