Overview
Bolivia just had a historic victory when defeating Chile 2-1 away. This is Bolivia's first away victory in the South American World Cup qualifiers after 67 matches, lasting from 1993 to the present.
This is also proof that Bolivia can completely become a formidable team even when they do not have home field advantage.
The victory over Chile is extremely important for Bolivia, as they have 9 points after 8 matches. With South America having 6.5 places to attend the 2026 World Cup, Bolivia can completely think about the World Cup dream if they take advantage of the remaining home matches in hand.
On the other side of the front line, Colombia successfully avenged their defeat in the 2024 Copa America final with a victory over Argentina. This victory helped Colombia gain 16 points after 8 matches, only 2 points behind Argentina and maintain an unbeaten record in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.
Colombia are on a successful run, having lost just once in their last 31 games in all competitions. That run stretches back to March 2022, with the only defeat coming against Argentina in the 2024 Copa America final.
The away match against Bolivia is expected to be a difficult match for Colombia. Bolivia is in high spirits with home field advantage.
However, with a history of never losing to Bolivia since 2003, winning 10/13 in the most recent encounters, Colombia is still capable of taking all 3 points.
In the most recent meeting between the two teams at Copa America 2024, Colombia defeated Bolivia with a score of 3-0.
Human resources situation
Bolivia are without goalkeeper Calrlos Lampe, who suffered an Achilles tendon tear in the win over Chile. Guillermo Viscarra could start in goal, while Algaranaz and Terceros will feature in attack.
On the other side of the front line, Yerson Mosquera, Rafael Santos Borre and goalkeeper David Ospina were eliminated from the Colombian team due to injury.
Expected lineup:
Bolivia: Viscarra, Medina, Haquin, Suarez, Sagredo, Vaca, Cuellar, Villamil, Terceros, Miranda, Algaranaz.
Colombia: Vargas, Mojica, Lucumi, Sanchez, Arias, Lerma, Arias, Rios, Rodriguez, Diaz, Duran.
The match between Bolivia and Colombia takes place at 3:00 a.m. on October 11 (Vietnam time).
