Bolivia national beach soccer team
The Bolivia national beach soccer team represents Bolivia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Federación Boliviana de Fútbol (Bolivian Football Federation), the governing body for football in Bolivia.
| Nickname(s) | La Verde (The Green) Los Altiplanicos (The Highlanders) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Antonio Gigliotti | ||
| FIFA code | BOL | ||
| BSWW ranking | 49 4 (8 April 2024) | ||
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| First international | |||
| El Salvador 7–3 Bolivia (Huanchaco, Peru; 7 December 2014) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Bolivia 6–3 Dominican Republic (Huanchaco, Peru; 12 December 2014) Bolivia 5–2 Uruguay (Santa Cruz de Asia, Peru; 4 March 2018) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Brazil 11–1 Bolivia (Río de Janeiro, Brazil; 28 April 2019) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| Best result | none | ||
Bolivia first fielded a beach soccer team at the 2014 Bolivarian Beach Games in Huanchaco, Peru. Subsequently, in 2015, La Verde became the final of the 10 members of CONMEBOL to start competing in the Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers, meaning all 10 were contesting the event together for the first time. Since then, Bolivia have remained an active team, becoming regulars at the major CONMEBOL events of the World Cup qualifiers, Copa América and Liga Sudamericana, however have yet to achieve a podium finish.
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