At 4:30 Beijing time on February 2, the 16th round of the World Preliminary Round south American region, Bolivia played at home against Chile. After 90 minutes of fighting, Bolivia lost 2-3 and failed to work wonders. Bolivia lost two consecutive games in 3 days, basically bidding farewell to the World Cup, and also led to the complete exit of Venezuela at the bottom.
In the last round, Bolivia was beaten 4-1 by Venezuela on the road, and this battle returned to the highland home at an altitude of 3500 meters, and they were looking forward to overturning Chile. But the ideal is very full, the reality is quite bone, and Bolivia has lost again.
This 2-3 game not only allowed Bolivia to suffer two consecutive defeats, but also lost 3 of the last 4 rounds, only 3 points. Last November's 3-0 victory over Uruguay was wiped out in an instant. So far, Bolivia has only scored 15 points after 16 rounds, continuing to rank third from the bottom.
Even more distressing is that Bolivia is trailing by as many as 5 points in the table, and they will have to play Colombia and Brazil in the next two rounds, with a slim chance of winning two consecutive games. Bolivia itself is struggling, and Venezuela, which is at the bottom, has also suffered, becoming the first South American team to be determined not to qualify for the World Cup.
It is worth mentioning that Bolivia is currently ranked 77th in the world, 3 places lower than our national football team, and ranked first from the bottom in South America. In addition, the Bolivian team is just worth more than 10 million euros, which is also more than 4 million lower than the national football team.
Bolivia has participated in the World Cup three times, but the last one was in 1994. In the following 28 years, Bolivia repeatedly failed to attack, and the once invincible Devil's Plateau home was gradually cracked by other opponents.
As the saying goes, some people are happy and some are sad, and Chile has ended a two-game losing streak in the World Preliminaries and is now rising to 5th in the table, seeing hope of qualifying for the play-offs.
Contest Review ——
In the 13th minute, Sanchez scored with a direct free-kick and Bolivia fell behind 0-1.
In the 36th minute, Juan Aarcel's corner kick was crossed and Enuba's header broke the net and Bolivia equalised.
In the 76th minute, veteran Isla crossed from inside the penalty area, and Marcelino Nunez followed up with the ball to push the ball to give Chile a 2-1 lead.
In the 84th minute, Isla assisted the second time, Sanchez used his personal ability to shake off the angle and then shoot low into the far corner to stage a double,3-1!
In the 87th minute, Henry Baca's cross from near the bottom line was met by Moreno's header to pull back a city, 2-3! It is worth mentioning that Moreno has played in the Chinese Super League and The First Division.