Bolivia’s national team will play in an international hexagonal next March for a place in the 2026 World Cup as a result of the seventh place it earned on Wednesday, September 10, at the end of the South American qualifiers with a 1-0 victory over Brazil, which surprisingly finished in fifth place.
A penalty kick taken by Miguel Terceros in the fourth minute added to the first half was enough for La Verde to seal victory at the 4,150-meter altitude of the municipality of El Alto, Bolivia, and knocked La Canarinha down to fifth in the standings with the same 28 as Colombia (third), Uruguay (fourth) and Paraguay (sixth).
Bolivia secures playoff berth and keeps dreaming
Bolivia reached the end of its journey with 20 points, which was enough to take over the seventh place, which the Venezuelan team reached today.
And that gives a ticket to play an international playoff for a single place in the World Cup in which will also participate one team from Africa, one from Asia and one from Oceania, as well as two from CONCACAF.
Out of a possible 54 points, Bolivia obtained the equivalent of 37 percent, a balance that extends the dream of qualifying for the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
La Verde celebrates in El Alto and Brazil falls
The team coached by Antonio Carlos Zago celebrated with their fans in an atmosphere of total celebration, convinced that the altitude of El Alto, Bolivia, was once again a key ally in the historic achievement that keeps the illusion of this country alive.
According to EFE, Brazil reached the end of its qualifying campaign with 28 points out of a possible 54, that is to say, a 51.8 percent efficiency rate.
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