This Friday, May 31 at 7:00 p.m. from Soldier Field in Chicago, the Mexican team and its counterpart from Bolivia begin their preparatory tour towards their participation in the Copa America 2024 which will be played from June 20 to July 14 in the United States.
Thus, in the following list we tell you five things that perhaps you did not know about the Bolivian national team.
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The Bolivian team has participated in the Soccer World Cup three times (1930, 1950 and 1994). In the 1930 World Cup, they participated as a guest, in 1950 they managed to qualify after the withdrawal of Argentina and Peru from the qualifiers, and in the 1994 edition they qualified by playing the corresponding qualifiers.
Bolivia has participated 26 times in the Copa América, where it became champion, winning the 1963 edition, this title being its greatest international achievement. He was also runner-up in the 1997 edition, with this fact he managed to qualify for the Confederations Cup for the first and only time in the 1999 edition.
Today, after 16 years of international career, Marcelo Moreno Martins played his last game with the Bolivian National Team. The Uruguayan players, including Luis Suárez, went to hug him before he left the field a
nd the Uruguayan fans who attended the Centenario Stadium… pic.twitter.com/fuk8Avxfsk— Undefeated (@InvictosSomos) November 22, 2023
Just a few months ago at the end of 2023, its greatest exponent, Marcelo Martinshe retired from the national team and with this left his records with the most participations at the national team level (108) and top scorer (31).
The former Brazilian soccer player and current coach is the helmsman of the Bolivian national team, previously he coached more than 10 different clubs in his country for 10 years and then had a stint in Japanese and Bolivian soccer, before taking the reins of the absolute national team of Bolivia.
On a day like today, January 16, but in 1930, the Hernando Siles stadium in La Paz was founded, this being the main stadium in the country and where the national team plays 🇧🇴
Happy 9️⃣3️⃣ years to everyone’s stadium!❤️💛💚 pic.twitter.com/BKUFgrztmQ
— Tigo Sports Bolivia (@TigoSportsBol) January 17, 2023
The Hernando Siles Reyes Stadium is the national stadium where the national team plays and is located in the central district of the Miraflores neighborhood of the city of La Paz.
The stadium is the largest capacity in the country, with a capacity of 41,143 spectators seated, after its remodeling in 2007 where seats were placed throughout the stadium. The stadium is named in honor of Hernando Siles Reyes31st president of Bolivia (1926 – 1930).
The stadium is located in the Miraflores neighborhood, at an altitude of 3.5813 meters above sea level, making it one of the highest professional stadiums in the world.
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