Bolivia national football team: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

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Encyclopedia: Bolivia national football team

Although one of the weaker teams in South America, Bolivia has long provided tough opposition on home soil to more illustrious opponents, possibly because of the very high altitude of the city of La Paz (3,600 meters above sea level) to which the Bolivian team is acclimatized. The 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cup qualifying campaigns saw Bolivia only narrowly fail to qualify. In this era they also won the Copa America in 1963. Notable players of this period included Maximo Alcocer and Ramiro Blacutt. In the 1978 qualifying campaign, Bolivia topped their group but were then heavily beaten by Brazil and Peru, and subsequently by Hungary in an intercontinental play-off. Bolivia would not come as close to qualifying again until the 1990 campaign, finishing runners-up on goal difference to Uruguay.

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How to say "Bolivia national football team" in other languages:

	(Japanese)	サッカーボリビア代表
	(German)	Bolivianische Fußballnationalmannschaft
	(Spanish)	Selección de fútbol de Bolivia
	(French)	Équipe de Bolivie de football
	(Italian)	Nazionale di calcio della Bolivia