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| Nickname(s) | La Verde (The Green)[1] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Óscar Villegas | ||
| Captain | Luis Haquín | ||
| Most caps | Marcelo Moreno (108) | ||
| Top scorer | Marcelo Moreno (31) | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Hernando Siles [As of September 2024 -Estadio Municipal de El Alto] | ||
| FIFA code | BOL | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 79  4 (24 October 2024)[2] | ||
| Highest | 18 (July 1997) | ||
| Lowest | 115 (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 | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1930) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1930, 1950, 1994) | ||
| Copa América | |||
| Appearances | 29 (first in 1926) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1963) | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1999) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1999) | ||
Medal record | |||
The Bolivia national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Bolivia), nicknamed La Verde, has represented Bolivia in men's international football since 1926. Organized by the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF),[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.[5]
- ^ "Famous Bolivian Footballers". Your Spanish Translation. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Men's World Ranking". FIFA. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
- ^ a b "World Football Elo Ratings: Bolivia". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings. 29 January 2018. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Ecuador 2 − Bolivia 3". Univision futbol. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
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