Bolivia at the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of Bolivia's results at the FIFA World Cup.

The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]

Bolivia have qualified for the Finals on three occasions, in 1930, 1950 and 1994. They have played in six matches at the Finals, but have lost five and drawn one, with their only goal coming against Spain in 1994.

Record at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Group stage 12th 2 0 0 2 0 8 Qualified as invitees
1934 Did not enter Declined participation
1938
1950 Group stage 13th 1 0 0 1 0 8 Qualified automatically
1954 Did not enter Declined participation
1958 Did not qualify 4 2 0 2 6 6
1962 2 0 1 1 2 3
1966 4 1 0 3 4 9
1970 4 2 0 2 5 6
1974 4 0 0 4 1 11
1978 8 3 1 4 10 25
1982 4 1 0 3 5 6
1986 4 0 2 2 2 7
1990 4 3 0 1 6 5
1994 Group stage 21st 3 0 1 2 1 4 8 5 1 2 22 11
1998 Did not qualify 16 4 5 7 18 21
2002 18 4 6 8 21 33
2006 18 4 2 12 20 37
2010 18 4 3 11 22 36
2014 16 2 6 8 17 30
2018 18 4 2 12 16 38
2022 To be determined To be determined
2026
Total Group stage 3/23 6 0 1 5 1 20 150 39 29 82 177 284
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

By match
World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Scorers
1930Group stage Yugoslavia0–4LMontevideo—
 Brazil0–4LMontevideo—
1950Group stage Uruguay0–8LBelo Horizonte—
1994Group stage Germany0–1LChicago—
 South Korea0–0DFoxborough—
 Spain1–3LChicagoE. Sánchez

Record by opponent
FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals scored Goals conceded
 Brazil001104
 Germany001101
 South Korea010100
 Spain001113
 Uruguay001108
 Yugoslavia001104

Record players

Eight players have been fielded in all of Bolivia's group matches in 1994, making them record World Cup players for their country. In the 1930 and 1950 editions, Bolivia was drawn into groups with less than four teams, allowing those years' squads to earn less caps.

No. Name Matches World Cups
1 Carlos Borja31994
Milton Melgar31994
William Ramallo31994
Miguel Rimba31994
Erwin Sánchez31994
Marco Sandy31994
Vladimir Soria31994
Carlos Trucco31994

Top goalscorers

The only Bolivian goal at a FIFA World Cup was scored by Erwin Sánchez during their 1-3 defeat against Spain in 1994. Bolivia had not scored in their previous five World Cup matches.

References
  1. 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage Archived June 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
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