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Bolivia 2-1 Brazil: Oh, Marcelo!
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This was nice. As our Brazilian correspondent rightly said in his preview of this match, “At this point what is there really to say about this fixture?” But wins against Brazil don’t come every day (only Bolivia’s fifth defeat of Brazil ever), and much of Brazil’s A-team was surprisingly intact (Julio Cesar, Maicon and Dani Alves were some unexpected high-profile starters).
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Bolivia vs. Brazil: From Brazil in La Paz to Brazil in La Paz
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All of Bolivia’s major moments have occurred against Brazil; be it winning the 1963 Copa America title against them 5-4, a 1979 Copa America 2-1 win that statistically was the greatest upset of all time, the match against Brazil in 1993 that began it all, or the terrible injustice of a match ... [read more]
Bolivia vs. Ecuador: a retrospect
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Each of Bolivia and Ecuador’s greatest moments were achieved on the field of the other. Bolivia forced a 1-1 draw in Ecuador in September 1993 to qualify for the World Cup for the first time (more…)
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Bolivia vs. Paraguay: winding it back
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As we approach a fresh series of win-or-perish matches, this page will be taking a look back at what’s gone down recently between Bolivia and its upcoming rivals. First Bolivia travel to Asunción to play Paraguay on September 5, then host Ecuador in La Paz on the 9th.
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Why Brazil hate altitude
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Brazil’s lone vendetta against teams being able to play matches in their own capital cities has its roots in the following…
1993: The big one. Brazil, for the first time EVER, lose a World Cup qualifying match, in BOLIVIA of all places! Bolivia scored two goals in the last two minutes of the ... [read more]
The way we are
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We’re at the tail end of Bolivia’s once again ill-fated attempt to reach the 2010 World Cup. I’m biased, but in an odd way the Bolivian national team have had a spectacular campaign compared to anything else they’ve done post-1997. Generally Bolivia display two types of performances:
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Bolivia 2-1 Brazil: Oh, Marcelo!
I agree with you Marty about the altitude argument. Its your capital city. Bolivia can't change thei ... [Read More]Bolivia 2-1 Brazil: Oh, Marcelo!
Bolivia doesn't have 200,000,000 superstar athletes to choose from like Brazil, or millions of dolla ... [Read More]Bolivia 2-1 Brazil: Oh, Marcelo!
was this played in the cloud again?? hmmm dont you notice a trend? ... [Read More]Bolivia vs. Brazil: From Brazil in La Paz to Brazil in La Paz
You can add to this article after today. A solid and well deserved win for your side, hopefully they ... [Read More]Bolivia vs. Brazil: From Brazil in La Paz to Brazil in La Paz
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