Bolivia beat Brazil at Alto and will play the World Cup repechage

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Bolivia He won 1-0 to Brazil at the Villa Cenio Municipal Stadium, of El Alto, in La Paz, for the 18th and last date of the South American qualifiers For the 2026 World Cup. The Green took advantage of Venezuela’s defeat with Colombia and got into the Repechaje next March.

The team led by Oscar Villegas arrived located 8th in The Table of the South American Qualifierswith 17 points, and sought to overcome the Vinotinto (7th, with 18 units) to be able to dispute the playback and there to qualify for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Bolivia went out to play the first ten minutes with the determination to which the situation forced him. He pressed the world’s pentacampeon and had the best possibilities at that start thanks to auction from medium distance. The visit chose to wait.

While the place did not change its position, Brazil risked a little more and when the initial stage averaged the clash was already more even. The green tried a lot from afar, but the final touch was missing to bring danger to the Alisson area.

When it seemed that the Ancelotti team settled, a controversial criminal for Bolivia arrived. After the review with the VAR, Cristian Garay gave Miguelito third to open the score and he did not fail. The advantage came just at the close of the first half and when Venezuela tied 2-2 with Colombia at home.

The complement was different. Green began to show nervousness and some tiredness, after a first half that had it as the protagonist and in constant search for the rival arch.

Brazil contradicts more facilities to touch the ball to his pleasure and generated several danger situations in the area of ​​Carlos Lampe.

From Venezuela there were good news for green, but the problems were at the top. I could not play foot and every minute that passed the visiting domain was greater.

With an Ancelotti team inclined towards the attack, Bolivia found spaces to leave and the match turned back and forth. However, the changes gave air and hierarchy to Brazil, which submitted the premises and forced him to get into his own area in the final minutes.

Bolivia endured during the second half, but in the first half he showed the attitude he had to have a historical classification to repechage. He played this final as Venezuela could not do with Colombia and, with justice, he won the chance to give his people a joy.