Bolivia national football team

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Bolivia
NicknameLa Verde (The Green)[1]
AssociationFederación Boliviana de Fútbol (FBF)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachÓscar Villegas
CaptainLuis Haquín
Most capsMarcelo Moreno (108)
Top scorerMarcelo Moreno (31)
Home stadiumEstadio Municipal de El Alto
FIFA codeBOL
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 76 Steady (1 April 2026)[2]
Highest18 (July 1997)
Lowest115 (October 2011)
First international
 Chile 7–1 Bolivia 
(Santiago, Chile; 12 October 1926)
Biggest win
 Bolivia 7–0 Venezuela 
(La Paz, Bolivia; 22 August 1993)
 Bolivia 9–2 Haiti 
(La Paz, Bolivia; 3 March 2000)
Biggest defeat
 Uruguay 9–0 Bolivia 
(Lima, Peru; 6 November 1927)
 Brazil 10–1 Bolivia 
(São Paulo, Brazil; 10 April 1949)
World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1930)
Best resultGroup stage (1930, 1950, 1994)
Copa América
Appearances29 (first in 1926)
Best resultChampions (1963)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1999)
Best resultGroup stage (1999)
Medal record
Copa América
Gold medal – first place1963 BoliviaTeam
Silver medal – second place1997 BoliviaTeam

The Bolivia national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de BoliviaCategory:Articles containing Spanish-language text), nicknamed La Verde, has represented Bolivia in men's international football since 1926. Organized by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol (English: Bolivian Football FederationCategory:Articles containing explicitly cited English-language text),[A] it is one of the ten members of FIFA's South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).

After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they have qualified just once, in 1994, where they were eliminated in the group stage. Bolivia have never advanced past the first round of any World Cup, and have only scored one goal, in 1994. Despite their World Cup performances, Bolivia won the Copa América at home in 1963, and finished runners-up in 1997, which they also hosted. At the 2015 Copa América in Chile, they advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1997, after defeating Ecuador 3–2. This also ended a winless streak in the Copa América, with their last win being on 28 June 1997, when they defeated Mexico 1–0 in the semi-finals.[3]

History

Photo of twelve men, seven standing and five crouching, inside a stadium
Bolivia national team at the 1930 FIFA World Cup before their match against Yugoslavia

Bolivia debuted in international football in 1926, one year after the Bolivian Football Federation was founded, and joined FIFA that same year. As participants at the 1926 South American Championship in Chile, Bolivia played their first match against the hosts on 12 October 1926, and even ended up scoring first against them, but wound up being defeated by the Chileans 7–1. Bolivia also lost their following three matches: 0–5 against Argentina, 1–6 against Paraguay and 0–6 against Uruguay.[4]

In 1930, Bolivia was one of the teams invited to the inaugural edition of the World Cup, held in Uruguay. Drawn in Group 2 of the 1930 World Cup, Bolivia lost both its games 4–0, first to Yugoslavia at the Estadio Parque Central, and then to Brazil in the Estadio Centenario.[5] The match versus the Yugoslavs would be the last match against non-South American opposition for Bolivia until 1972 – when they again met Yugoslavia.[6] They returned for the 1950 World Cup, where Argentina's withdrawal from the qualifiers gave Bolivia an automatic berth. With three teams declining to play in Brazil, Bolivia was put in a group of two along with Uruguay. The Bolivians' only game was an 8–0 defeat to Uruguay at the Estádio Independência in Belo Horizonte.[7]

The Bolivian squad that won its first and only Copa América title in 1963

Bolivia's greatest football achievement was the 1963 South American Championship title, which they hosted and won after placing first out of 7 countries, including being undefeated, with five wins and one draw. The only draw for Bolivia in the tournament was a 4–4 draw against Ecuador in the opening match. They also had the advantage of being better accustomed to higher altitudes.[8] In the following edition, the 1967 South American Championship, held in Uruguay, Bolivia finished last out of six teams, with one draw and four losses, which was far below what the public expected, as Bolivia had been the defending champion.

Afterwards, the country only started to resurge at an international level with the creation of the Academia Tahuichi Aguilera in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in 1978, a football school that developed players such as Marco Etcheverry, Erwin Sánchez and Luis Cristaldo.

Under Spanish coach Xabier Azkargorta and featuring nine players from Tahuichi, Bolivia surprisingly became the first team to beat Brazil in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers while playing them in La Paz, with a 2–0 win, and qualified for the 1994 World Cup by finishing second in Group B behind the Brazilians themselves, which included record 7–0 and 7–1 wins over Venezuela during their qualification campaign.[9]

Bolivia was drawn into the tournament's Group C, and played defending champions Germany in the tournament's opening match at Soldier Field. Bolivia outplayed Germany in the first half. In the second half, Lothar Matthäus took a 40-yard run and struck Marco "El Diablo" Etcheverry with a high elbow to his jaw. Etcheverry retaliated by fouling Matthäus and was sent off. Eventually, Bolivia lost on a controversial offside goal by Jürgen Klinsmann. Following a goalless draw with South Korea at Foxboro Stadium, where Bolivia was forced to play with ten men again after Cristaldo's red card, Bolivia returned to Chicago and lost 3–1 to Spain, with Sánchez scoring the first ever Bolivian goal in a World Cup.[10]

Following the World Cup, Bolivia participated in the 1995 Copa América held in Uruguay, with Antonio Lopez Habas as manager, where they made the quarter-finals for the first time since winning the competition in 1963, with one win, one draw, and one loss. In the quarter-finals, the nation lost to hosts Uruguay 2–1. Despite the decent performance the team displayed during the tournament, Lopez Habas left his post shortly before the 1997 Copa America, being replaced by Dušan Drašković. The 1997 edition was the second time Bolivia held the tournament. The team reached the final, as had happened last time Bolivia was the host, but this time they finished runner-up to reigning world champion Brazil after losing 3–1 in the final.[8]

Bolivia before a match against Ecuador during the 2018 World Cup qualifiers

With their runner-up finish at the previous Copa America, Bolivia made their first and only FIFA Confederations Cup appearance in the 1999 edition, this time under new Argentine manager Héctor Veira. Bolivia was placed in group A along with hosts Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Their campaign started with a 2–2 draw against Egypt. Their next match was a 0–0 draw against Saudi Arabia. For their last match in the group, they had to play hosts Mexico, in which Bolivia lost 0–1 with a goal from Francisco Palencia. Bolivia finished third in the group with two draws and a loss, being eliminated from the tournament in the first stage.

In the 2015 Copa América in Chile, under Bolivian manager Mauricio Soria, Bolivia were placed in Group A, with Chile, Mexico, and Ecuador. In their match against Mexico, Bolivia drew 0–0. However, against Ecuador, Bolivia won 3–2, with goals from Raldes, Smedberg-Dalence, and Moreno. From this victory against Ecuador, Bolivia made it to the next round, the quarter-finals, for the first time since the 1997 tournament, which they hosted.[11] Bolivia were defeated by Peru 1–3 in the quarter-finals of the tournament, and Bolivia's only goal of the game was a penalty in the last minutes of the match scored by Marcelo Moreno. In the next three Copa América editions, Bolivia performed poorly, losing all games in these tournaments.

In 2021, Bolivian Football Federation's new President, Fernando Costa Sarmiento, lamented the deteriorating condition of football in Bolivia and vowed to rebuild the country's football system. He accused the previous Presidents of mismanaging football as he aimed to reconstruct Bolivian football into a more professional manner.[12]

On 28 March 2023, Bolivia registered its first-ever away win against a World Cup team in the 21st century, a 2–1 over Saudi Arabia in Jeddah in a friendly.Category:All articles with unsourced statementsCategory:Articles with unsourced statements from May 2024[citation needed]

Stadium

Bolivia played their home matches at Estadio Hernando Siles, which has an altitude of 3,637 metres (11,932 ft) above sea level, making it one of the highest football stadiums in the world. Many visiting teams have protested that the altitude gives Bolivia an unfair advantage against opponents. On 27 May 2007, FIFA declared that no World Cup Qualifying matches could be played in stadiums above 8,200 feet (2,500 m) above sea level.[13] However, FIFA raised the altitude limit to 3,000 meters a month later after negative feedback against the ban, and included a special exception for La Paz, thus allowing the stadium to continue holding World Cup qualifying matches.[14] A year after the original ban, in May 2008, FIFA removed the altitude limit entirely.[15] In 2024 the Bolivian Football Federation decided that from then on the home games would be played in the Estadio Municipal de El Alto, that has an altitude of 4,150 metres (13,620 ft) above sea level. The official reasoning by the coach is that it was freshly renovated and that they would play where they live.[16]

Team image

Kit history

Bolivia's first uniforms were all white. In the 1930 FIFA World Cup, before the match with Yugoslavia, Bolivia painted one of the letters in "Viva Uruguay" in each of the eleven starters' jerseys to please the local crowd. In the following game with Brazil, given the adversary also wore white, Bolivia instead borrowed Uruguay's own blue uniform to play. Bolivia again painted a message to the hosts in the 1945 South American Championship, with the players' jerseys reading "Viva Chile". In 1946, Bolivia changed their jersey colors to black and white stripes, like the colors of the Cochabamba region. FBF reverted to white the following year. In 1957, FBF decided to use the colors of the Flag of Bolivia. Given that red and yellow were used by many of the other South American national teams, green became the primary color, leading to the nickname "La Verde" ("The Green").[17]

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier Period
Brazil Penalty 1977–1979
West Germany Adidas 1980–1982
Brazil Penalty 1983–1986
West Germany Adidas 1987–1988
Bolivia El Palacio de las Gorras 1989-1990
Germany Adidas 1991–1992
England Umbro 1993–1999
Mexico Atletica 2000–2005
Ecuador Marathon 2006–2010
Peru Walon 2011–2014
Ecuador Marathon 2015–present

Results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025

6 June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Venezuela  2–0  Bolivia Maturín, Venezuela
18:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 46,741
Referee: Yael Falcón Pérez (Argentina)
9 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Bolivia  1–0  Brazil El Alto, Bolivia
19:30 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Estadio Municipal de El Alto
Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)
10 October Friendly Jordan  0–1  Bolivia Istanbul, Turkey
19:00 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium
Referee: Mehmet Türkmen (Turkey)
14 October Friendly Russia  3–0  Bolivia Moscow, Russia
20:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: VTB Arena
Attendance: 20,533
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
14 November Friendly South Korea  2–0  Bolivia Daejeon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium
Attendance: 33,852
Referee: Ma Ning (China)
18 November 2025 Kirin Cup Japan  3–0  Bolivia Tokyo, Japan
19:15 UTC+9
Report Stadium: Japan National Stadium
Attendance: 53,508
Referee: Fu Ming (China)
21 December Unofficial friendly Peru  2–0  Bolivia Chincha Alta, Peru
15:30 UTC−5
Report Stadium: Estadio Félix Castillo Tardío
Referee: Roberto Pérez (Peru)
Note: The match was organized and contested by a team from SAFAP, an organization separate from the Peruvian Football Federation.[18]

2026

18 January Friendly Bolivia  1–1  Panama Tarija, Bolivia
17:00 UTC−4 Roberts 69' (o.g.) Report Barría 5' Stadium: Estadio IV Centenario
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Bruno Arleu de Araújo (Brazil)
25 January Friendly Bolivia  0–1  Mexico Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
15:30 UTC−4 Matheus Red card 84' Report Berterame 68' Stadium: Tahuichi Aguilera
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: Carlos Betancur (Colombia)
15 March Friendly Bolivia  3–0  Trinidad and Tobago Santa Cruz, Bolivia
16:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)
6 June Friendly Scotland  v  Bolivia Harrison, United States
13:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Sports Illustrated Stadium

Coaching staff

As of 04 September 2024
Role Name
Head coach Bolivia Óscar Villegas
Assistant coach Bolivia Horacio Pacheco
Bolivia Gabriel Ramírez
Bolivia Cristian Farah
Goalkeeper coach Bolivia Gustavo Gois de Lira
Fitness coach Argentina Maximiliano Alonso
Fitness coach Argentina Pablo Sciacia

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the friendly match against Trinidad and Tobago on 15 March and the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification inter-confederation play-offs against Suriname and Iraq on 26 March and 1 April 2026, respectively.[19]

Caps and goals updated as of 1 April 2026Category:Articles containing potentially dated statements from April 2026Category:All articles containing potentially dated statements, after the match against Iraq.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Carlos Lampe (1987-03-17) 17 March 1987 (age 39) 64 0 Bolivian Football Federation Bolívar
12 1GK Gerónimo Govea (2008-04-10) 10 April 2008 (age 17) 2 0 Uruguayan Football Association Montevideo Wanderers
23 1GK Guillermo Viscarra (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 33) 37 0 Peruvian Football Federation Alianza Lima
2 2DF Diego Arroyo (2005-04-29) 29 April 2005 (age 20) 7 0 Ukrainian Association of Football Shakhtar Donetsk
3 2DF Diego Medina (2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 24) 33 0 Bulgarian Football Union CSKA 1948
4 2DF Luis Haquín (captain) (1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 28) 52 2 Saudi Arabian Football Federation Al-Tai
5 2DF Efrain Morales (2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 22) 9 0 Canadian Soccer Association CF Montréal
17 2DF Roberto Fernández (1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 26) 53 1 Russian Football Union Akron Tolyatti
21 2DF Lucas Macazaga (2006-08-16) 16 August 2006 (age 19) 5 0 Royal Spanish Football Federation Leganés B
22 2DF Marcelo Torrez (2006-07-08) 8 July 2006 (age 19) 5 0 Brazilian Football Confederation Santos U20
2DF Yomar Rocha (2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 (age 22) 13 0 Russian Football Union Akron Tolyatti
2DF Leonardo Zabala (2002-05-23) 23 May 2002 (age 23) 5 0 Mexican Football Federation Cancún
2DF Richet Gómez (1998-11-03) 3 November 1998 (age 27) 4 0 Bolivian Football Federation Always Ready
2DF Dieguito Rodríguez (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 22) 0 0 Bolivian Football Federation Always Ready
6 3MF Héctor Cuéllar (2000-08-16) 16 August 2000 (age 25) 26 0 Bolivian Football Federation Always Ready
7 3MF Miguel Terceros (2004-04-25) 25 April 2004 (age 21) 32 9 Brazilian Football Confederation Santos
8 3MF Moisés Villarroel (1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 27) 35 1 Bolivian Football Federation Blooming
10 3MF Ramiro Vaca (1999-07-01) 1 July 1999 (age 26) 47 5 Royal Moroccan Football Federation Wydad Casablanca
14 3MF Robson Tomé (2002-05-18) 18 May 2002 (age 23) 21 1 Bolivian Football Federation Bolívar
15 3MF Gabriel Villamíl (2001-06-28) 28 June 2001 (age 24) 37 0 Ecuadorian Football Federation LDU Quito
16 3MF Ervin Vaca (2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 22) 14 1 Bolivian Football Federation Bolívar
19 3MF Jesús Maraude (2008-02-02) 2 February 2008 (age 18) 2 0 Bolivian Football Federation Always Ready
20 3MF Carlos Melgar (1994-11-04) 4 November 1994 (age 31) 8 0 Bolivian Football Federation Bolívar
9 4FW Enzo Monteiro (2004-05-27) 27 May 2004 (age 21) 13 2 Korea Football Association Chungbuk Cheongju
11 4FW Fernando Nava (2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 (age 21) 8 1 Bolivian Football Federation Always Ready
13 4FW Moisés Paniagua (2007-08-16) 16 August 2007 (age 18) 7 2 Royal Moroccan Football Federation Wydad Casablanca
18 4FW Juan Godoy (1993-06-23) 23 June 1993 (age 32) 4 1 Bolivian Football Federation Always Ready
4FW Víctor Ábrego (1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 29) 18 2 Bolivian Football Federation The Strongest

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up during the last twelve months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Bruno Poveda (2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 22) 0 0 Bolivia Universitario de Vinto v.  Mexico, 25 January 2026
GK Fabián Borda (2009-03-11) 11 March 2009 (age 17) 0 0 Argentina Atlético Tucumán U20 v.  Peru, 21 December 2025
GK Rodrigo Banegas (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 30) 0 0 Bolivia The Strongest v.  Peru, 21 December 2025 WD
DF Ian Rodríguez (2009-01-22) 22 January 2009 (age 17) 0 0 Bolivia Wilstermann v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 15 March 2026
DF Luis Paz (2004-06-09) 9 June 2004 (age 21) 6 0 Bolivia Bolívar v.  Mexico, 25 January 2026
DF Leonardo Justiniano (2001-07-20) 20 July 2001 (age 24) 1 0 Thailand Rayong v.  Mexico, 25 January 2026
DF Escleizon Freita (2007-01-25) 25 January 2007 (age 19) 0 0 Bolivia Bolívar v.  Mexico, 25 January 2026
DF Nicolás Villarroel (2007-09-17) 17 September 2007 (age 18) 0 0 Bolivia Always Ready v.  Mexico, 25 January 2026
DF Marcelo Timorán (2006-07-08) 8 July 2006 (age 19) 2 0 Spain Córdoba B v.  Peru, 21 December 2025
DF Widen Saucedo (1997-03-01) 1 March 1997 (age 29) 1 0 Bolivia The Strongest v.  Peru, 21 December 2025
DF José Sagredo (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 32) 66 1 Bolivia Bolívar v.  Russia, 14 October 2025
DF Fernando Mena TRP (2008-09-22) 22 September 2008 (age 17) 0 0 Bolivia Bolívar v.  Venezuela, 6 June 2025
MF Carlos Collazo (2009-02-16) 16 February 2009 (age 17) 0 0 Bolivia Always Ready v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 15 March 2026
MF Julio Herrera (1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 (age 27) 1 0 Bolivia San Antonio Bulo Bulo v.  Mexico, 25 January 2026
MF Adalid Terrazas (2000-08-25) 25 August 2000 (age 25) 6 0 Bolivia San Antonio Bulo Bulo v.  Peru, 21 December 2025
MF Óscar López (2006-08-13) 13 August 2006 (age 19) 3 0 Spain Mallorca B v.  Peru, 21 December 2025
MF Carlos Sejas (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 22) 2 0 Bolivia Bolívar v.  Peru, 21 December 2025
MF Darío Torrico (2000-10-18) 18 October 2000 (age 25) 1 0 Bolivia Always Ready v.  Peru, 21 December 2025
MF Santiago Arce (2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 25) 0 0 Bolivia The Strongest v.  Peru, 21 December 2025
FW Guilmar Centella (2005-03-26) 26 March 2005 (age 21) 1 0 Bolivia Blooming v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 15 March 2026
FW Nabil Nacif (2009-09-19) 19 September 2009 (age 16) 0 0 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero v.  Trinidad and Tobago, 15 March 2026
FW Bruno Miranda (1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 28) 22 3 Ecuador Aucas v.  Mexico, 25 January 2026
FW Lucas Chávez (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 22) 15 0 Bolivia Bolívar v.  Mexico, 25 January 2026
FW William Álvarez (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 30) 2 0 Bolivia Nacional Potosí v.  Mexico, 25 January 2026
FW Máximo Mamani (2005-04-22) 22 April 2005 (age 20) 2 0 Bolivia Always Ready v.  Mexico, 25 January 2026
FW José Martines (2002-09-18) 18 September 2002 (age 23) 4 0 Bulgaria CSKA 1948 v.  Peru, 21 December 2025
FW Gustavo Peredo (2000-04-07) 7 April 2000 (age 25) 1 0 Bolivia Guabirá v.  Peru, 21 December 2025
FW John García (2000-04-13) 13 April 2000 (age 25) 7 0 Bolivia Bolívar v.  Peru, 21 December 2025 WD
FW Carmelo Algarañaz (1996-01-27) 27 January 1996 (age 30) 38 4 Bolivia The Strongest v.  Russia, 14 October 2025
FW Henry Vaca (1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 28) 23 1 Unattached v.  Russia, 14 October 2025
FW Gabriel Sotomayor (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 (age 26) 1 0 Bolivia The Strongest v.  Chile, 10 June 2025
FW Jhon Velásquez (2003-04-22) 22 April 2003 (age 22) 1 0 Bolivia Bolívar v.  Chile, 10 June 2025
FW Gary Rea (2003-06-30) 30 June 2003 (age 22) 0 0 Bolivia Oriente Petrolero v.  Chile, 10 June 2025
FW Santos García TRP (2008-04-22) 22 April 2008 (age 17) 0 0 Bolivia Bolívar v.  Venezuela, 6 June 2025

COV Withdrew from the squad due to COVID-19.
INJ Withdrew from the squad due to injury.
PRE Preliminary squad / standby.
RET Retired from the national team.
SUS Withdrew from the squad due to suspension.
TRP Invited as a Training player.
WD Withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons

Player records

As of 21 November 2023[20]
Players in bold are still active with Bolivia.

Most appearances

Marcelo Moreno is Bolivia's most-capped player with 108 caps and all-time top scorer with 31 goals.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Marcelo Moreno 108 31 2007–2023
2 Ronald Raldes 102 3 2001–2018
3 Luis Cristaldo 93 5 1989–2005
Marco Sandy 93 6 1993–2003
5 José Milton Melgar 89 6 1980–1997
6 Juan Carlos Arce 88 15 2004–2022
Carlos Borja 88 1 1979–1995
8 Julio César Baldivieso 85 15 1991–2005
Juan Manuel Peña 85 1 1991–2009
10 Miguel Rimba 80 0 1989–2000

Most goals

Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Marcelo Moreno 31 108 0.29 2007–2023
2 Joaquín Botero 20 48 0.42 1999–2009
3 Victor Ugarte 16 45 0.36 1947–1963
4 Carlos Aragonés 15 31 0.48 1977–1981
Erwin Sánchez 15 57 0.26 1989–2005
Julio César Baldivieso 15 85 0.18 1991–2005
Juan Carlos Arce 15 88 0.17 2004–2022
8 Máximo Alcócer 13 22 0.59 1953–1963
Marco Etcheverry 13 71 0.18 1989–2003
10 Miguel Aguilar 10 34 0.29 1977–1983

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Group stage 12th 2 0 0 2 0 8 Squad Qualified as invitees
Italy 1934 Did not enter Declined participation
France 1938
Brazil 1950 Group stage 13th 1 0 0 1 0 8 Squad Qualified automatically
Switzerland 1954 Did not enter Declined participation
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 6 6
Chile 1962 2 0 1 1 2 3
England 1966 4 1 0 3 4 9
Mexico 1970 4 2 0 2 5 6
West Germany 1974 4 0 0 4 1 11
Argentina 1978 8 3 1 4 10 25
Spain 1982 4 1 0 3 5 6
Mexico 1986 4 0 2 2 2 7
Italy 1990 4 3 0 1 6 5
United States 1994 Group stage 21st 3 0 1 2 1 4 Squad 8 5 1 2 22 11
France 1998 Did not qualify 16 4 5 7 18 21
South Korea Japan 2002 18 4 6 8 21 33
Germany 2006 18 4 2 12 20 37
South Africa 2010 18 4 3 11 22 36
Brazil 2014 16 2 6 8 17 30
Russia 2018 18 4 2 12 16 38
Qatar 2022 18 4 3 11 23 42
Canada Mexico United States 2026 20 7 2 11 20 38
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total:3/23 Group stage 12th 6 0 1 5 1 20 — 188 50 34 104 220 364

Copa América

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

South American Championship / Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Argentina 1916 No national representative
Uruguay 1917
Brazil 1919
Chile 1920
Argentina 1921
Brazil 1922
Uruguay 1923
Uruguay 1924
Argentina 1925 Not a CONMEBOL member
Chile 1926 Fifth place5th4004224 Squad
Peru 1927 Fourth place4th3003319 Squad
Argentina 1929 Did not participate
Peru 1935
Argentina 1937
Peru 1939
Chile 1941
Uruguay 1942
Chile 1945 Sixth place6th6024316 Squad
Argentina 1946 Sixth place6th5005423 Squad
Ecuador 1947 Seventh place7th7025621 Squad
Brazil 1949 Fourth place4th74031324 Squad
Peru 1953 Sixth place6th6114615 Squad
Chile 1955 Did not participate
Uruguay 1956
Peru 1957
Argentina 1959 Seventh place7th6015423 Squad
Ecuador 1959 Withdrew
Bolivia 1963 Champions1st65101913 Squad
Uruguay 1967 Sixth place6th501409 Squad
1975 Group stage8th410339 Squad
1979 6th420247 Squad
1983 8th402246 Squad
Argentina 1987 7th201102 Squad
Brazil 1989 9th402208 Squad
Chile 1991 9th402227 Squad
Ecuador 1993 10th302112 Squad
Uruguay 1995 Quarter-finals8th411256 Squad
Bolivia 1997 Runners-up2nd6501105 Squad
Paraguay 1999 Group stage9th302112 Squad
Colombia 2001 11th300307 Squad
Peru 2004 9th302134 Squad
Venezuela 2007 10th302145 Squad
Argentina 2011 12th301215 Squad
Chile 2015 Quarter-finals8th4112410 Squad
United States 2016 Group stage14th300327 Squad
Brazil 2019 12th300329 Squad
Brazil 2021 10th4004210 Squad
United States 2024 16th3003110 Squad
Total1 Title29/48122202676109308

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Mexico 1999 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 2 3 Squad
South Korea Japan 2001 Did not qualify
France 2003
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017
Total Group stage 1/10 3 0 2 1 2 3 —

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Argentina 1951Did not participate
Mexico 1955
United States 1959
Brazil 1963
Canada 1967
Colombia 1971
Mexico 1975Round 26th5203414
Puerto Rico 1979Did not participate
Venezuela 1983
United States 1987
Cuba 1991
Argentina 1995
Since 1999See Bolivia national under-23 football team
TotalRound 21/125203414

Honours

Continental

Regional

  • Bolivarian Games
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal (2): 1970, 1977
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silver medal (2): 1938, 1947–48s
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Bronze medal (2): 1965, 1973s

Friendly

  • Copa Paz del Chaco[21] (4): 1957, 1962, 1979, 1993
  • Copa Mariscal Sucre[22] (1): 1973s

Summary

Competition1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Total
CONMEBOL Copa América 1102
Total1102
Notes
  • s Shared titles.

Notes

  1. ↑ The acronym FBF comes from the organization's Spanish name, Federación Boliviana de Fútbol.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Famous Bolivian Footballers". Your Spanish Translation. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". 1 April 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Ecuador 2 − Bolivia 3". Univision futbol. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Historia de Nuestro Fútbol, Capítulo 2. Nacen la FBF y la Selección 1925-1926". 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
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