The 4,150 meters of altitude in the city of El Alto weighed a lot and Brazil was defeated 1-0 by Bolivia on Tuesday night (9) in the 18th, and last, round of the South American qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup. With this result the Brazilian team closed participation in the competition in 5th place with 28 points.
UNA HISTORICAL VICTORY THAT KEEPS LIVE EL SUEñO GIVING! ✨🇧🇴#EliminatoSuda American pic.twitter.com/6ZHDZPHTVB
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Faced with a Bolivia that dreamed of the classification for the recap for the 2026 World Cup and clearly feeling the effects of the altitude of the city of El Alto, the team led by Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti just closed in defense in the first half.
However, the Brazilian strategy failed 46 minutes, when midfielder Bruno Guimarães founded on the back Roberto inside the area. After analysis by VAR (video referee), the match judge confirmed the penalty. Miguelito charged in the corner and surpassed goalkeeper Alisson to score the only goal of the match.
Mucho Gusto, Miguel Terceros! 🤝👋
🇧🇴 1-0 🇧🇷#EliminatoSuda American pic.twitter.com/zonld5klb6
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After the interval Ancelotti gave new mood to the Brazilian team by promoting the entry of rested players. However, the changes were not enough to avoid Bolivia’s victory, which was able to confirm the passage to the recap.
Final classification
With the end of the 18th round of the qualifiers, the competition ended with the following classification. Argentina was in 1st place with 38 points, Ecuador appears in 2nd with 29, Colombia is the 3rd with 28, same score as Uruguay (4th place), Brazil (5th) and Paraguay (6th). All of these confirmed the direct classification for the 2026 World Cup. Bolivia was in 7th place with 20 points, heading for the recap.
¡FINAL RESULTS LAS #EliminatoSuda American! 🔚
FINAL RESULTS OF #EliminatoSuda American! ✍️ pic.twitter.com/wpzfhdnycf
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