Bolivia National Football Team

The Bolivia national football team is the national team of Bolivia and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol. It is historically one of the weakest teams in CONMEBOL. After playing in the 1930 and 1950 World Cups, they qualified just once -- in 1994. There, playing champions Germany in the tournament's opening game in Chicago, Bolivia lost 1-0 as Marco Etcheverry, considered the nation's best player of the 1990s, got sent off just three minutes after coming on as a substitute. They have never advanced past the first round of any World Cup, and have only scored one goal in the final stages - Erwin "Platiní" Sánchez in 1994. They won the Copa América in 1963, and also did well in the mid-1990s. On April 1, 2009 they achieved a famous 6-1 win against Argentina in the qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.


Competitive Record

FIFA World Cup Record
1930 - Round 1
1934 - Did not enter
1938 - Did not enter
1950 - Round 1
1954 - Did not enter
1958 - Did not enter
1962 - Did not qualify
1966 - Did not qualify
1970 - Did not qualify
1974 - Did not qualify
1978 - Did not qualify
1982 - Did not qualify
1986 - Did not qualify
1990 - Did not qualify
1994 - Round 1
1998 - Did not qualify
2002 - Did not qualify
2006 - Did not qualify
2010 - TBD

FIFA Confederations Cup Record
1992 - Did Not Qualify
1995 - Did Not Qualify
1997 - Did Not Qualify
1999 - Round 1
2001 - Did Not Qualify
2003 - Did Not Qualify
2005 - Did Not Qualify
2009 - Did Not Qualify

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
1985 - Round 1
1987 - Round 1
1989 - Did Not Qualify
1991 - Did Not Qualify
1993 - Did Not Qualify
1995 - Did Not Qualify
1997 - Did Not Qualify
1999 - Did Not Qualify
2001 - Did Not Qualify
2003 - Did Not Qualify
2005 - Did Not Qualify
2007 - Did Not Qualify
2009 - Did Not Qualify

Copa America Record
1916 - No Participation
1917 - No Participation
1919 - No Participation
1920 - No Participation
1921 - No Participation
1922 - No Participation
1923 - No Participation
1924 - No Participation
1925 - No Participation
1926 - Fifth Place
1927 - Fourth Place
1929 - Withdrew
1935 - Withdrew
1937 - Withdrew
1939 - Withdrew
1941 - Withdrew
1942 - Withdrew
1945 - Sixth Place
1946 - Sixth Place
1947 - Seventh Place
1949 - Fourth Place
1953 - Sixth Place
1955 - Withdrew
1956 - Withdrew
1957 - Withdrew
1959 - Seventh Place
1959 - Withdrew
1963 - Winners
1967 - Sixth Place
1975 - Round 1
1979 - Round 1
1983 - Round 1
1987 - Round 1
1989 - Round 1
1991 - Round 1
1993 - Round 1
1995 - Quarterfinals
1997 - Runners-up
1999 - Round 1
2001 - Round 1
2004 - Round 1
2007 - Round 1

Pan American Games record
1951 to 1971 - Did not compete
1975 - Round 2
1979 to 2003 - Did not compete
2007 - Fourth place