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Bolivia 2-1 Brazil: Oh, Marcelo!

October 12th, 2009 | By: Marty | 3 Comments »

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 [...]

Bolivia vs. Brazil: From Brazil in La Paz to Brazil in La Paz

October 6th, 2009 | By: Marty | 2 Comments »

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 in 1997 that [...]

Bolivia vs. Ecuador: a retrospect

August 31st, 2009 | By: Marty | 2 Comments »

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

Bolivia vs. Paraguay: winding it back

August 26th, 2009 | By: Marty | 1 Comment »

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.

Why Brazil hate altitude

July 25th, 2009 | By: Marty | No Comments »

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 match to leave [...]

The way we are

July 15th, 2009 | By: Marty | No Comments »

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:

Write for Bolivia World Cup Blog

October 20th, 2007 | By: WC Bob | 1 Comment »

Bolivia is looking to secure a place in 2010 World Cup in South Africa and we’re looking for their biggest fan to captain our blog. If you are passionate about the team, unafraid to offer an opinion, enjoy writing and would like to be part of a really cool project, drop us a line at [...]


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