Bolivia plays the repechage against Brazil and depends on Venezuela. The Bolivian team will face on Tuesday its last chance to keep the World Cup illusion alive. The duel against Brazil (19:30 at the Municipal Stadium of El Alto) will be Decisive: Only victory will allow green to aspire to intercontinental repechage to the 2026 World Cup.
The table shows how tight the fight is. Venezuela marches seventh with 18 points, closely followed by Bolivia, which adds 17. One of the two teams will occupy the last South American quota, since Argentina (38), Brazil (28), Uruguay (27), Colombia (26), Ecuador (25) and Paraguay (25) already have their classification insured. Peru (12) and Chile (10), on the other hand, are eliminated and will only play to meet the calendar.
“About Brazil, we have whatAnd try to do our job, we know the team that is and the class of players who have and we only have to think about winning, ”said midfielder Roberto Carlos Fernández, REflejo the mentality that reigns in the locker room.
The squad led by Óscar Villegas worked on Saturday at the Hernando Siles stadium and closed practices on Sunday at El Alto, by closed doors. The coach will have the full template, without low poR Injurities or suspensions. The main unknown is in the arch: Guillermo Viscarra could take the place of Carlos Lampe. In the midfield, Antonio Melgar and Henry Vaca appear as alternatives to reinforce the offensive.
On the other sidewalk, the green yellow of Carlo Ancelotti has already secured his ticket, but nothing is stored. The team landed in Santa Cruz this Monday and will travel directly to El Alto an hour before the match, with the intention of reducing the effects of height.
“The height is something that hinders, but we have prepared to win,” said Gabriel MartinelliArsenal striker. According to the attacker, Ancelotti asked his players “attitude from the first minute” to close the qualifiers with a triumph.
The history in Bolivia shows parity: Eight confrontations, with three victories for each selection and two draws. The green will try on Tuesday to tip the balance in its favor and keep the dream of being In the next World Cup.
– Probable alignments:
Bolivia: Carlos Lampe (Guillermo Viscarra); Diego Medina, Luis Haquín, Efraín Morales, José Sagredo; Robson Tomé, Héctor Cuéllar, Gabriel Villamil; Miguel Terceros, Roberto Carlos Fernández and Carmelo Algarañaz. Coacator: Oscar Villegas
Brazil: Allison Becker; Santos, Gabriel, Marquinhos, Wesley; Guimarães, Andrey, Martinelli, Raphinha, Estevao; Joao Pedro. Coacator: Carlo Acelotti
