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Bolivia
	Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)	La Verde (The Green one)
Association	Federación Boliviana; de Fútbol
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Erwin Sánchez
Captain	Ronald Raldes
Most caps	Luis Cristaldo, Marco Sandy (93)
Top scorer	Joaquín Botero (17)
Home stadium	Estadio Hernando Siles
FIFA code	BOL
First colours	Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	56
Highest	18 (July 1997)
Lowest	114 (July 2003)
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; 5 March, 2000)
Biggest defeat
	Brazil 10 - 1 Bolivia ; (São Paulo, Brazil; 10 April, 1949)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1930)
Best result	Round 1, 1930, 1950, 1994
Copa América
Appearances	23 (first in 1926)
Best result	Winners, 1963
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 1999)
Best result	1st round, 1999

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The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. It is historically one of the weakest teams in CONMEBOL. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once -- in 1994. There, playing champions Germany in the tournament's opening game in Chicago, Bolivia lost 1-0 as Marco Etcheverry, considered the nation's best player of the 1990s, got sent off just three minutes after coming on as a substitute. They have never advanced past the first round of any World Cup, and have only scored one goal in the final stages - Erwin "Platiní" Sánchez in 1994. They won the Copa América in 1963, and also did well in the mid-1990s.

High Altitude Controversy

Since FIFA considered that high altitude football stadiums represent a high risk to the footballers health, a ban for stadiums above the 2500 meters (1.5 miles) above the sea level was imposed. As the Estadio Hernando Siles in La Paz, Bolivia, is sited at 3637 meters (2.3 miles) above sea level, official football matches were banned from this stadium, although FIFA later stated that only the games for the World Cup Qualifiers were banned from this stadium. This statement went against the purpose of banning games, since the health of footballers that played in international tournaments such as the Copa Libertadores and the Copa Sudamericana would be risked. As a result, FIFA backed down acknowledging Bolivia the right to pick La Paz as their main venue, noting its historic relevancy throughout Bolivian football history.

Although high altitude hasn't been proved to endanger footballer's health, it is known that local people would be more used to the environment compared to foreigners - thus giving Bolivia an extra home advantage in matches played there.

FIFA hasn't provided proper studies about the consequences of playing football at either high altitudes, high temperatures or polluted environments. La Paz is known as the preparation venue of many international athletes, such as cycling's multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold and silver medal winner Chris Hoy.

Competitive Record

FIFA World Cup record

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1930	Round 1	12/13	2	0	0	2	0	8
1934	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1938	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1950	Round 1	15/15	1	0	0	1	0	8
1554	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1958	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1962	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Round 1	20/24	3	0	1	3	1	4
1998	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total			6	0	1	5	1	20

FIFA World Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1930	Round 1	Bolivia 0 – 4 Yugoslavia	Loss
1930	Round 1	Bolivia 0 – 4 Brazil	Loss
1950	Round 1	Bolivia 0 – 8 Uruguay	Loss
1994	Round 1	Bolivia 0 – 1 Germany	Loss
	Round 1	Bolivia 0 – 0 South Korea	Draw
	Round 1	Bolivia 1 – 3 Spain	Loss

FIFA Confederations Cup Record

FIFA Confederations Cup Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Round 1	6/8	3	0	2	1	2	3
2001	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	1/8		3	0	2	1	2	3

FIFA Confederations Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1999	Round 1	Bolivia 2 – 2 Egypt	Draw
	Round 1	Bolivia 0 – 0 Saudi Arabia	Draw
	Round 1	Bolivia 0 – 1 Mexico	Loss

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Year	Round	PLD	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	Round 1	3	0	1	2	2	6
1987	Round 1	3	0	1	2	6	9
1989	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2003	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Didn't qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	TBD	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total		6	0	2	4	5	15

FIFA U-17 World Cup History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1985	Round 1	Bolivia 1 – 1 China	Draw
	Round 1	Bolivia 1 – 2 United States	Loss
	Round 1	Bolivia 0 – 3 Guinea	Loss
1987	Round 1	Bolivia 2 – 2 Mexico	Draw
	Round 1	Bolivia 2 – 3 Nigeria	Loss
	Round 1	Bolivia 2 – 4 Soviet Union	Loss

Copa America Record

Copa America/South American Championship
Total: 1 Title
Year	Position	Year	Position	Year	Position
1916	No Participation	1939	Withdrew	1967	Six Place
1917	No Participation	1941	Withdrew	1975	Round 1
1919	No Participation	1942	Withdrew	1979	Round 1
1920	No Participation	1945	Six Place	1983	Round 1
1921	No Participation	1946	Six Place	1987	Round 1
1922	No Participation	1947	Seventh Place	1989	Round 1
1923	No Participation	1949	Fourth Place	1991	Round 1
1924	No Participation	1953	Six Place	1993	Round 1
1925	No Participation	1955	Withdrew	1995	Quarterfinals
1926	Fifth Place	1956	Withdrew	1997	Runners-up
1927	Fourth Place	1957	Withdrew	1999	Round 1
1929	Withdrew	1959	Seventh Place	2001	Round 1
1935	Withdrew	1959	Withdrew	2004	Round 1
1937	Withdrew	1963	Winners	2007	Round 1

Pan American Games record

1951 to 1971 - Did not compete
1975 - Round 2
1979 to 2003 - Did not compete
2007 - Fourth place

Famous players

Records

Most capped players

As of March 12, 2009, the ten players with the most caps for Bolivia are:

#	Name	Career	Caps	Goals
1.	Luis Héctor Cristaldo	1989 - 2005	93	5
=	Marco Antonio Sandy	1993 - 2003	93	6
3.	José Milton Melgar	1980 - 1997	89	6
4.	Carlos Fernando Borja	1979 - 1997	88	1
5.	Julio César Baldivieso	1991 - 2005	85	15
6.	Juan Manuel Peña	1991 - present	82	1
7.	Miguel Ángel Rimba	1989 - 2000	80	0
8.	Óscar Sánchez	1994 - 2006	78	6
9.	Jaime Moreno	1991 - 2008	74	11
10.	Marco Antonio Etcheverry	1989 - 2003	71	13

Top goalscorers

As of October 12, 2008, the ten players with the most goals for Bolivia are:

#	Name	Career	Goals
1.	Joaquín Botero	1999 - present	17
2.	Víctor Agustín Ugarte	1947 - 1963	16
3.	Carlos Aragonés	1977 - 1981	15
=	Julio César Baldivieso	1991 - 2005	15
=	Erwin Sánchez	1989 - 2005	15
6.	Marco Antonio Etcheverry	1989 - 2003	13
7.	Máximo Alcócer	1953 - 1963	13
8.	Jaime Moreno	1991 - 2008	11
9.	Miguel Aguilar	1977 - 1983	10
10.	William Ramallo	1989 - 1997	9

2010 FIFA World Cup
qualification standings

Bolivia is currently participating in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

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Recent and future international matches

Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Score	Type
March 26, 2008	Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela	Venezuela	W	1 - 0	Friendly match
June 14, 2008	Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia	Chile	L	0 - 2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
June 17, 2008	Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia	Paraguay	W	4 - 2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
August 6, 2008	Estadio Robert F. Kennedy Washington D.C., Estados Unidos	Guatemala	L	0 - 3	Friendly match
August 20, 2008	Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera Santa Cruz, Bolivia	Panama	W	1 - 0	Friendly match
September 6, 2008	Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Quito, Ecuador	Ecuador	L	1 - 3	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
September 10, 2008	Estádio Olímpico João Havelange Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Brazil	D	0 - 0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
October 11, 2008	Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia	Peru	W	3 - 0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
October 14, 2008	Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia	Uruguay	D	2 - 2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
March 11, 2009	Estadio Dick's Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, Colorado, United States	Mexico	L	1 - 5	Friendly match
March 28, 2009	Estadio El Campín Bogotá, Colombia	Colombia	L	0 - 2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
April 1, 2009	Estadio Hernando Siles La Paz, Bolivia	Argentina			2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Current Squad

The following players were called for WCQ matches against Colombia and Argentina

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Carlos Arias	(1982-04-27) April 27, 1982 (age 42)	22	0	Bolívar
2	1GK	Hugo Suárez	(1982-04-06) April 6, 1982 (age 42)	3	0	Wilstermann

3	2DF	Ronald Raldes	(1981-04-20) April 20, 1981 (age 43)	43	0	Cruz Azul
4	2DF	Juan Manuel Peña	(1973-01-17) January 17, 1973 (age 51)	82	1	Celta de Vigo
5	2DF	Luis Gutiérrez	(1985-01-15) January 15, 1985 (age 39)	6	0	Ironi Kiryat Shmona
6	2DF	Ignacio Garcia	(1986-08-20) August 20, 1986 (age 37)	4	0	Bolívar
7	2DF	Abdón Reyes	(1981-11-07) November 7, 1981 (age 42)	5	0	Bolívar
8	2DF	Miguel Hoyos	(1981-03-11) March 11, 1981 (age 43)	21	1	Bolívar
9	2DF	Ronald Rivero	(1980-01-29) January 29, 1980 (age 44)	4	0	Club Universitario
10	2DF	Luis Gatty Ribeiro	(1979-11-01) November 1, 1979 (age 44)	33	0	Real Potosí
11	2DF	Edemir Rodríguez	(1984-01-21) January 21, 1984 (age 40)	4	0	Real Potosí

12	3MF	Ronald García	(1980-12-17) December 17, 1980 (age 43)	19	4	Aris FC
13	3MF	Pablo Daniel Escobar	(1978-07-12) July 12, 1978 (age 46)	3	0	Clube Santo André
14	3MF	Wálter Flores	(1978-10-29) October 29, 1978 (age 45)	8	0	Bolívar
15	3MF	Leonel Reyes	(1976-11-19) November 19, 1976 (age 47)	17	1	Bolívar
16	3MF	Jaime Robles	(1978-02-02) February 2, 1978 (age 46)	3	0	Blooming
17	3MF	Joselito Vaca	(1982-08-12) August 12, 1982 (age 42)	36	2	Oriente Petrolero
18	3MF	Álex Da Rosa	(1976-06-01) June 1, 1976 (age 48)	2	0	San José
19	3MF	Julio Cesar Hurtado	(1989-08-12) August 12, 1989 (age 35)	0	0	Aurora
20	3MF	Mauricio Saucedo	(1980-06-01) June 1, 1980 (age 44)	5	0	Club Universitario
21	3MF	Alejandro Gómez	(1982-05-13) May 13, 1982 (age 42)	3	0	Blooming

22	4FW	Marcelo Moreno Martins	(1987-06-18) June 18, 1987 (age 37)	10	5	Shakhtar Donetsk
23	4FW	Diego Cabrera	(1982-08-13) August 13, 1982 (age 42)	13	1	Independiente Medellín
24	4FW	Joaquín Botero	(1977-12-10) December 10, 1977 (age 46)	46	17	Correcaminos UAT
25	4FW	José Alfredo Castillo	(1983-02-09) February 9, 1983 (age 41)	20	6	Oriente Petrolero

Recent Call-ups

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
26	4FW	Jaime Moreno (Friendly v Guatemala, August 6, 2008)	(1974-01-19) January 19, 1974 (age 50)	74	11	DC United
27	3MF	Darwin Peña (WCQ v Ecuador, September 6, 2008)	(1977-08-08) August 8, 1977 (age 47)	18	0	San José
28	3MF	Jhasmani Campos (Friendly v Panama, August 20)	(1988-05-10) May 10, 1988 (age 36)	6	1	Oriente Petrolero
29	4FW	Ricardo Pedriel (Friendly v Panama, August 20, 2008)	(1987-01-19) January 19, 1987 (age 37)	5	1	Steaua Bucuresti
30	4FW	Juan Carlos Arce (WCQ v Paraguay, June 18, 2008)	(1985-04-10) April 10, 1985 (age 39)	17	3	Oriente Petrolero
31	3MF	Limberg Gutiérrez (WCQ v Chile, June 15, 2008)	(1977-11-19) November 19, 1977 (age 46)	52	4	The Strongest
32	1GK	Sergio Galarza (WCQ v Paraguay, June 18, 2008)	(1975-08-25) August 25, 1975 (age 48)	14	0	Oriente Petrolero

Titles

Preceded by 1959 - Uruguay	South American Champions 1963 (First title)	Succeeded by 1967 - Uruguay

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