Bolivia national football team
The Bolivia national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Bolivia), also known as La Verde, has represented Bolivia in international football since 1926. Organized by the Bolivian Football Federation (FBF), it is one of the ten members of FIFA's South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL).
| Nickname(s) | La Verde (The Green) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Bolivian Football Federation (FBF) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Antônio Carlos Zago | ||
| Captain | Luis Haquin | ||
| Most caps | Marcelo Martins (108) | ||
| Top scorer | Marcelo Martins (31) | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Hernando Siles | ||
| FIFA code | BOL | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 85 1 (4 April 2024) | ||
| 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 | 28 (first in 1926) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1963) | ||
| FIFA Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1999) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1999) | ||
Medal record | |||
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.