Bolivia national football team

Bolivia debuted in international football in 1926, one year after the Bolivian Football Federation was founded, and joined FIFA that same year. As participants at the 1926 South American Championship in Chile, Bolivia played their first match against the hosts on 12 October 1926, and even ended up scoring first against them, but wound up being defeated by the Chileans 7–1. Bolivia also lost their following three matches: 0–5 against Argentina, 1–6 against Paraguay and 0–6 against Uruguay.^[6]

In 1930, Bolivia was one of the teams invited to the inaugural edition of the World Cup, held in Uruguay. Drawn in Group 2 of the 1930 World Cup, Bolivia lost both its games 4–0, first to Yugoslavia at the Estadio Parque Central, and then to Brazil in the Estadio Centenario.^[7] The match versus the Yugoslavs would be the last match against non-South American opposition for Bolivia until 1972 – when they again met Yugoslavia.^[8] They returned for the 1950 World Cup, where Argentina's withdrawal from the qualifiers gave Bolivia an automatic berth. With three teams declining to play in Brazil, Bolivia was put in a group of two along with Uruguay. The Bolivians' only game was an 8–0 defeat to Uruguay at the Estádio Independência in Belo Horizonte.^[9]

Bolivia's greatest football achievement was the 1963 South American Championship title, which they hosted and won after placing first out of 7 countries, including being undefeated, with five wins and one draw. The only draw for Bolivia in the tournament was a 4–4 draw against Ecuador in the opening match. They also had the advantage of being better accustomed to higher altitudes.^[10] In the following edition, the 1967 South American Championship, held in Uruguay, Bolivia finished last out of six teams, with one draw and four losses, which was far below what the public expected, as Bolivia had been the defending champion.

Afterwards, the country only started to resurge at an international level with the creation of the Academia Tahuichi Aguilera in Santa Cruz de la Sierra in 1978, a football school that developed players such as Marco Etcheverry, Erwin Sánchez and Luis Cristaldo.

Under Spanish coach Xabier Azkargorta and featuring nine players from Tahuichi, Bolivia surprisingly became the first team to beat Brazil in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers while playing them in La Paz, with a 2–0 win, and qualified for the 1994 World Cup by finishing second in Group B behind the Brazilians themselves, which included record 7–0 and 7–1 wins over Venezuela during their qualification campaign.^[11]

Bolivia was drawn into the tournament's Group C, and played defending champions Germany in the tournament's opening match at Soldier Field. Bolivia played a great first half, outplaying Germany. In the second half, Lothar Matthäus took a 40-yard run and struck Marco "El Diablo" Etcheverry with a high elbow to his jaw. Etcheverry retaliated by fouling Matthäus and was sent off. Eventually, Bolivia lost on a controversial offside goal by Jürgen Klinsmann. Following a goalless draw with South Korea at Foxboro Stadium, where Bolivia was forced to play with ten men again after Cristaldo's red card, Bolivia returned to Chicago and lost 3–1 to Spain, with Sánchez scoring the first ever Bolivian goal in a World Cup.^[12]

Following the World Cup, Bolivia participated in the 1995 Copa América held in Uruguay, with Antonio Lopez Habas as manager, where they made the quarter-finals for the first time since winning the competition in 1963, with one win, one draw, and one loss. In the quarter-finals, the nation lost to hosts Uruguay 2–1. Despite the decent performance the team displayed during the tournament, Lopez Habas left his post shortly before the 1997 Copa America, being replaced by Dušan Drašković. The 1997 edition was the second time Bolivia held the tournament. The team reached the final, as had happened last time Bolivia was the host, but this time they finished runner-up to reigning world champion Brazil after losing 3–1 in the final.^[10]

With their runner-up finish at the previous Copa America, Bolivia made their first and only FIFA Confederations Cup appearance in the 1999 edition, this time under new Argentine manager Héctor Veira. Bolivia was placed in group A along with hosts Mexico, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. Their campaign started with a 2–2 draw against Egypt. Their next match was a 0–0 draw against Saudi Arabia. For their last match in the group, they had to play hosts Mexico, in which Bolivia lost 0–1 with a goal from Francisco Palencia. Bolivia finished third in the group with two draws and a loss, being eliminated from the tournament in the first stage.

In the 2015 Copa América in Chile, under Bolivian manager Mauricio Soria, Bolivia were placed in Group A, with Chile, Mexico, and Ecuador. In their match against Mexico, Bolivia drew 0–0. However, against Ecuador, Bolivia won 3–2, with goals from Raldes, Smedberg-Dalence, and Moreno. From this victory against Ecuador, Bolivia made it to the next round, the quarter-finals, for the first time since the 1997 tournament, which they hosted.^[13] Bolivia were defeated by Peru 1–3 in the quarter-finals of the tournament, and Bolivia's only goal of the game was a penalty in the last minutes of the match scored by Marcelo Moreno. In the next three Copa América editions, Bolivia performed poorly, losing all games in these tournaments.

In 2021, Bolivian Football Federation's new President, Fernando Costa Sarmiento, lamented the deteriorating condition of football in Bolivia and vowed to rebuild the country's football system. He accused the previous Presidents of mismanaging football as he aimed to reconstruct Bolivian football into a more professional manner.^[14]

On 28 March 2023, Bolivia registered its first-ever away win against a World Cup team in the 21st century, a 2–1 over Saudi Arabia in Jeddah in a friendly.

Bolivia plays their home matches at Estadio Hernando Siles, which has an altitude of 3,637 metres (11,932 ft) above sea level, making it one of the highest football stadiums in the world. Many visiting teams have protested that the altitude gives Bolivia an unfair advantage against opponents. On 27 May 2007, FIFA declared that no World Cup Qualifying matches could be played in stadiums above 8,200 feet (2,500 m) above sea level.^[15] However, FIFA raised the altitude limit to 3,000 meters a month later after negative feedback against the ban, and included a special exception for La Paz, thus allowing the stadium to continue holding World Cup qualifying matches.^[16] A year after the original ban, in May 2008, FIFA removed the altitude limit entirely.^[17]

Kit history

Bolivia's first uniforms were all white. In the 1930 FIFA World Cup, before the match with Yugoslavia, Bolivia painted one of the letters in "Viva Uruguay" in each of the eleven starters' jerseys to please the local crowd. In the following game with Brazil, given the adversary also wore white, Bolivia instead borrowed Uruguay's own blue uniform to play. Bolivia again painted a message to the hosts in the 1945 South American Championship, with the players' jerseys reading "Viva Chile". In 1946, Bolivia changed their jersey colors to black and white stripes, like the colors of the Cochabamba region. FBF reverted to white the following year. In 1957, FBF decided to use one of the colors in the Flag of Bolivia. Given red and yellow were used by many of the other South Americans, green became the primary color, leading to the nickname "La Verde" ("The Green").^[18]

Kit sponsorship

Kit supplier	Period
Penalty	1977–1979
Adidas	1980–1982
Penalty	1983–1986
Adidas	1987–1988
El Palacio de las Gorras	1989-1990
Adidas	1991–1992
Umbro	1993–1999
Atletica	2000–2005
Marathon	2006–2010
Walon	2011–2014
Marathon	2015–present

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2023

Saudi Arabia  v  Bolivia

28 March Friendly	Saudi Arabia	1–2	Bolivia	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
22:00 UTC+3	Al-Dawsari 44' (pen.)	Report	Martins Moreno 13' Algarañaz 68'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Ahmed Issa (United Arab Emirates)

Ecuador  v  Bolivia

17 June Friendly	Ecuador	1–0	Bolivia	Harrison, United States
19:00 UTC−4	Valencia 69'	Report		Stadium: Red Bull Arena Referee: Victor Rivas (United States)

Bolivia  v  Chile

20 June Friendly	Bolivia	0–0	Chile	Santa Cruz, Bolivia
20:00 UTC−4		Report		Stadium: Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)

Bolivia  v  Panama

27 August Friendly	Bolivia	1–2	Panama	Cochabamba, Bolivia
16:00 UTC−4	Ursino 52'	Report	Lenis 12', 87'	Stadium: Estadio Félix Capriles Referee: Pablo Echavarría (Argentina)

Brazil  v  Bolivia

8 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Brazil	5–1	Bolivia	Belém, Brazil
21:45 UTC−3	Rodrygo 24', 53' Raphinha 47' Neymar 61', 90+3'	Report	Ábrego 78'	Stadium: Mangueirão Attendance: 43,188 Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)

Bolivia  v  Argentina

12 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bolivia	0–3	Argentina	La Paz, Bolivia
16:00 UTC−4		Report	Fernández 31' Tagliafico 42' González 83'	Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)

Bolivia  v  Ecuador

12 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bolivia	1–2	Ecuador	La Paz, Bolivia
19:00 UTC−4	Ramallo 83'	Report	Páez 45' Rodríguez 90+6'	Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Attendance: 34,200 Referee: Cristian Garay (Chile)

Paraguay  v  Bolivia

17 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Paraguay	1–0	Bolivia	Asunción, Paraguay
19:30 UTC−3	Sanabria 69'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance: 30,681 Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)

Bolivia  v  Peru

16 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bolivia	2–0	Peru	La Paz, Bolivia
16:00 UTC−4	H. Vaca 20' R. Vaca 87'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Guillermo Guerrero (Ecuador)

Uruguay  v  Bolivia

21 November 2026 World Cup qualification	Uruguay	3–0	Bolivia	Montevideo, Uruguay
20:30 UTC−3	Núñez 15', 71' Villamíl 39' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 46,100 Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)

2024

Algeria  v  Bolivia

22 March 2024 FIFA Series	Algeria	3–2	Bolivia	Algiers, Algeria
22:00 UTC+1	A. Gouiri 43' Y. Benzia 79' A. Mandi 90+3'	Report	Algarañaz 47' Sagredo 70'	Stadium: Nelson Mandela Stadium Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)

Bolivia  v  Andorra

25 March 2024 FIFA Series	Bolivia	1–0	Andorra	Annaba, Algeria
22:00 UTC+1	Vaca 13'	Report		Stadium: 19 May 1956 Stadium Referee: Houssam Benyahia (Algeria)

Mexico  v  Bolivia

31 May Friendly	Mexico	v	Bolivia	Chicago, United States
				Stadium: Soldier Field

Colombia  v  Bolivia

15 June Friendly	Colombia	v	Bolivia	East Hartford, United States
				Stadium: Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field

United States  v  Bolivia

23 June 2024 Copa América	United States	v	Bolivia	Arlington, United States
17:00 UTC−5				Stadium: AT&T Stadium

Uruguay  v  Bolivia

27 June 2024 Copa América	Uruguay	v	Bolivia	East Rutherford, United States
21:00 UTC−4				Stadium: MetLife Stadium

Bolivia  v  Panama

1 July 2024 Copa América	Bolivia	v	Panama	Orlando, United States
21:00 UTC−4				Stadium: Exploria Stadium

Bolivia  v  Venezuela

September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bolivia	v	Venezuela	La Paz, Bolivia
--:-- UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles

Chile  v  Bolivia

September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Chile	v	Bolivia	Santiago, Chile
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano

Bolivia  v  Colombia

October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bolivia	v	Colombia	La Paz, Bolivia
--:-- UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles

Argentina  v  Bolivia

October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Argentina	v	Bolivia	Argentina
--:-- UTC−3

Ecuador  v  Bolivia

November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Ecuador	v	Bolivia	Ecuador
--:-- UTC−5

Bolivia  v  Paraguay

November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bolivia	v	Paraguay	La Paz, Bolivia
--:-- UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles

As of 31 October 2023

Role	Name
Technical Coach And Management	Julio César Baldivieso
Head coach	Antônio Carlos Zago
Assistant coach	Yulio Barrero
Assistant coach	Guillermo Pino
Goalkeeper coach	Anderson Ortuño
Team Doctor	Yoaquín Fernández
Physiotherapist	Josemar Echevarría
Video Analyst	Jimmy Cabriles

Coaching history

Caretaker managers are listed in italics.

Current squad

The following players were called up for the friendly matches against Algeria and Andorra on 22 and 25 March 2024, respectively.^[19]

Caps and goals updated as of 26 March 2024^[update], after the game against Andorra.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Guillermo Viscarra	(1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 31)	19	0	The Strongest
	1GK	David Akologo	(1997-02-19) 19 February 1997 (age 27)	0	0	Aurora
	1GK	Bruno Poveda	(2003-10-22) 22 October 2003 (age 20)	0	0	Wilstermann
	2DF	José Sagredo	(1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 30)	51	1	Bolívar
	2DF	Adrián Jusino	(1992-07-09) 9 July 1992 (age 31)	35	0	The Strongest
	2DF	Roberto Fernández	(1999-07-12) 12 July 1999 (age 24)	33	1	Baltika Kaliningrad
	2DF	Luis Haquin (captain)	(1997-11-15) 15 November 1997 (age 26)	33	1	Ponte Preta
	2DF	Diego Medina	(2002-01-13) 13 January 2002 (age 22)	11	0	Always Ready
	2DF	Marcelo Suárez	(2001-08-29) 29 August 2001 (age 22)	7	0	Always Ready
	2DF	Yomar Rocha	(2003-06-21) 21 June 2003 (age 20)	2	0	Bolívar
	2DF	Daniel Lino	(2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22)	0	0	The Strongest
	3MF	Rodrigo Ramallo	(1990-10-14) 14 October 1990 (age 33)	39	7	The Strongest
	3MF	Ramiro Vaca	(1999-07-01) 1 July 1999 (age 24)	31	4	Bolívar
	3MF	Moisés Villarroel	(1998-09-07) 7 September 1998 (age 25)	26	1	Guabirá
	3MF	Jaime Arrascaita	(1993-09-02) 2 September 1993 (age 30)	17	1	The Strongest
	3MF	Boris Céspedes	(1995-06-19) 19 June 1995 (age 28)	15	1	Yverdon-Sport
	3MF	Gabriel Villamil	(2001-06-28) 28 June 2001 (age 22)	15	0	LDU Quito
	3MF	Miguel Terceros	(2004-04-25) 25 April 2004 (age 20)	9	0	Santos
	3MF	Robson Tomé	(2002-05-18) 18 May 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Always Ready
	3MF	Pablo Vaca	(2002-05-31) 31 May 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Always Ready
	3MF	Rafinha	(1991-12-20) 20 December 1991 (age 32)	0	0	Blooming
	4FW	Carmelo Algarañaz	(1996-01-27) 27 January 1996 (age 28)	21	2	Bolívar
	4FW	Jaume Cuéllar	(2001-08-23) 23 August 2001 (age 22)	7	0	Barcelona B
	4FW	Jair Reinoso	(1985-06-07) 7 June 1985 (age 38)	4	0	Aurora
	4FW	César Menacho	(1999-08-09) 9 August 1999 (age 24)	2	0	Blooming

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up during the last twelve months. Retired players are not included.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Carlos Lampe	(1987-03-17) 17 March 1987 (age 37)	53	0	Bolívar	v.  Uruguay, 21 November 2023
GK	Rubén Cordano	(1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 25)	5	0	Oriente Petrolero	v.  Uruguay, 21 November 2023
GK	Braulio Uraezaña	(1995-03-26) 26 March 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Blooming	v.  Paraguay, 17 October 2023
GK	Fabián Pereira	(2006-05-15) 15 May 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Always Ready	Microcycle, 23–29 September 2023
GK	Mauricio Adorno	(2001-04-03) 3 April 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Nacional Potosí	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
DF	Diego Bejarano	(1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 (age 32)	46	3	Oriente Petrolero	v.  Uruguay, 21 November 2023
DF	Jairo Quinteros	(2001-02-07) 7 February 2001 (age 23)	22	0	Bolívar	v.  Uruguay, 21 November 2023
DF	Héctor Cuéllar	(2000-08-16) 16 August 2000 (age 23)	6	0	Always Ready	v.  Uruguay, 21 November 2023
DF	Denilson Durán	(2003-03-24) 24 March 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Blooming	v.  Uruguay, 21 November 2023
DF	Jesús Sagredo	(1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 30)	8	0	Bolívar	v.  Paraguay, 17 October 2023
DF	Carlos Roca	(1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 (age 26)	7	0	The Strongest	v.  Paraguay, 17 October 2023
DF	Eduardo Álvarez	(2003-04-09) 9 April 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Royal Pari	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
DF	Efrain Morales	(2004-03-04) 4 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Atlanta United	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
DF	César Romero	(2001-08-03) 3 August 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Blooming	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
DF	Saúl Severiche	(2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Blooming	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
DF	Jairo Velasco	(2002-03-08) 8 March 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Guabirá	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
MF	Leonel Justiniano	(1992-07-02) 2 July 1992 (age 31)	49	2	Bolívar	v.  Uruguay, 21 November 2023
MF	Danny Bejarano	(1994-01-03) 3 January 1994 (age 30)	32	0	Nea Salamis	v.  Uruguay, 21 November 2023
MF	Jeyson Chura	(2002-02-03) 3 February 2002 (age 22)	8	0	The Strongest	v.  Uruguay, 21 November 2023
MF	Julio Herrera	(1999-02-11) 11 February 1999 (age 25)	1	0	Always Ready	v.  Uruguay, 21 November 2023
MF	Henry Vaca	(1998-01-27) 27 January 1998 (age 26)	20	1	Bolívar	v.  Uruguay, 21 November 2023 SUS
MF	Javier Uzeda	(2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Bolívar	Microcycle, 23–29 September 2023
MF	Miguel Villarroel	(2003-01-10) 10 January 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Bolívar	Microcycle, 23–29 September 2023
MF	Fernando Saucedo	(1990-03-15) 15 March 1990 (age 34)	21	1	Bolívar	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
MF	Luciano Ursino	(1988-10-31) 31 October 1988 (age 35)	7	1	The Strongest	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
MF	Carlos Abastoflor	(2002-04-09) 9 April 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Always Ready	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
MF	Andrés Moreno	(2002-10-09) 9 October 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Royal Pari	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
MF	Marco Salazar	(2004-10-14) 14 October 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Always Ready	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
MF	Kevin Salvatierra	(2001-08-05) 5 August 2001 (age 22)	0	0	Oriente Petrolero	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
MF	Carlos Sejas	(2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Aurora	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
MF	Ervin Vaca	(2004-03-18) 18 March 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Bolívar	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
MF	Daniel Rojas	(2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 20)	1	0	The Strongest	v.  Panama, 27 August 2023
MF	Adalid Terrazas	(2000-08-25) 25 August 2000 (age 23)	0	0	Always Ready	v.  Panama, 27 August 2023
MF	Álvaro Quiroga	(1995-06-17) 17 June 1995 (age 28)	1	0	The Strongest	v.  Chile, 20 June 2023
FW	Marcelo Martins RET	(1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 36)	108	31	Cruzeiro	v.  Uruguay, 21 November 2023
FW	Bruno Miranda	(1998-02-10) 10 February 1998 (age 26)	16	2	The Strongest	v.  Uruguay, 21 November 2023
FW	Víctor Ábrego	(1997-02-11) 11 February 1997 (age 27)	15	2	Raja Casablanca	v.  Paraguay, 17 October 2023
FW	Lucas Chávez	(2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21)	1	0	Bolívar	v.  Paraguay, 17 October 2023
FW	José Martines	(2002-09-18) 18 September 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Always Ready	Microcycle, 23–29 September 2023
FW	Enzo Monteiro	(2004-05-27) 27 May 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Santos U20	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
FW	Fernando Nava	(2004-06-08) 8 June 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Santos U20	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
FW	José Alipaz	(2003-04-06) 6 April 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Universitario de Vinto	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
FW	José Briceño	(2002-01-20) 20 January 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Vaca Díez	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
FW	Fabricio Quaglio	(2003-07-30) 30 July 2003 (age 20)	0	0	The Strongest	v.  Argentina, 12 September 2023
COV Withdrew from the squad due to COVID-19. INJ Withdrew from the squad due to injury. PRE Preliminary squad / standby. RET Retired from the national team. SUS Withdrew from the squad due to suspension.

As of 21 November 2023^[20]

Players in bold are still active with Bolivia.

Most appearances

Most goals

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Group stage	12th	2	0	0	2	0	8	Squad		Qualified as invitees
1934	Did not enter										Declined participation
1938
1950	Group stage	13th	1	0	0	1	0	8	Squad		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	Squad		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											18	4	3	11	23	42
2026	Qualification in progress										6	1	0	5	4	14
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total	Group stage	3/22	6	0	1	5	1	20	—		174	44	32	98	204	340

FIFA World Cup record
Year	Round	Score	Result
1930	Group stage	Bolivia 0–4  Yugoslavia	Loss
	Group stage	Bolivia 0–4  Brazil	Loss
1950	First round	Bolivia 0–8  Uruguay	Loss
1994	Group stage	Bolivia 0–1  Germany	Loss
	Group stage	Bolivia 0–0  South Korea	Draw
	Group stage	Bolivia 1–3  Spain	Loss

Copa América

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

South American Championship / Copa América record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1916	Not a CONMEBOL member
1917
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926	Fifth place	5th	4	0	0	4	2	24	Squad
1927	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	3	19	Squad
1929	Did not participate
1935
1937
1939
1941
1942
1945	Sixth place	6th	6	0	2	4	3	16	Squad
1946	Sixth place	6th	5	0	0	5	4	23	Squad
1947	Seventh place	7th	7	0	2	5	6	21	Squad
1949	Fourth place	4th	7	4	0	3	13	24	Squad
1953	Sixth place	6th	6	1	1	4	6	15	Squad
1955	Did not participate
1956
1957
1959	Seventh place	7th	6	0	1	5	4	23	Squad
1959	Withdrew
1963	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	19	13	Squad
1967	Sixth place	6th	5	0	1	4	0	9	Squad
1975	Group stage	8th	4	1	0	3	3	9	Squad
1979		6th	4	2	0	2	4	7	Squad
1983		8th	4	0	2	2	4	6	Squad
1987		7th	2	0	1	1	0	2	Squad
1989		9th	4	0	2	2	0	8	Squad
1991		9th	4	0	2	2	2	7	Squad
1993		10th	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad
1995	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	5	6	Squad
1997	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	10	5	Squad
1999	Group stage	9th	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad
2001		11th	3	0	0	3	0	7	Squad
2004		9th	3	0	2	1	3	4	Squad
2007		10th	3	0	2	1	4	5	Squad
2011		12th	3	0	1	2	1	5	Squad
2015	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	4	10	Squad
2016	Group stage	14th	3	0	0	3	2	7	Squad
2019		12th	3	0	0	3	2	9	Squad
2021		10th	4	0	0	4	2	10	Squad
2024	Qualified
Total	1 Title	28/47	119	20	26	73	108	298	—

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1992	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999	Group stage	6th	3	0	2	1	2	3	Squad
2001	Did not qualify
2003
2005
2009
2013
2017
Total	Group stage	1/10	3	0	2	1	2	3	—

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Score	Result
1999	Group stage	Bolivia 2–2  Egypt	Draw
	Group stage	Bolivia 0–0  Saudi Arabia	Draw
	Group stage	Bolivia 0–1  Mexico	Loss

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951	Did not participate
1955
1959
1963
1967
1971
1975	Round 2	6th	5	2	0	3	4	14
1979	Did not participate
1983
1987
1991
1995
Since 1999	See Bolivia national under-23 football team
Total	Round 2	1/12	5	2	0	3	4	14

Official

• South American Championship/Copa América
  • Champions (1): 1963
  • Runners-up (1): 1997
  • Fourth place (2): 1927, 1949

South American tournaments

• Copa Paz del Chaco^[21] (vs  Paraguay):
  • Winners (4): 1957, 1962, 1979, 1993
• Copa Mariscal Sucre^[22] (vs  Peru):
  • Winners (1): 1973 (shared)

Olympic and Pan American team

• Pan American Games
  • Fourth place (1): 2007
• South American Games
  • Bronze medal (2): 1978, 2010
• Bolivarian Games
  • Gold medal (4): 1970, 1977, 2003, 2009
  • Silver medal (2): 1938, 1947-48 (shared)
  • Bronze medal (2): 1965, 1973 (shared)

• Bolivia national under-23 football team
• Bolivia national under-20 football team
• Bolivia national under-17 football team
• Bolivia national futsal team

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bolivia national association football team.

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Bolivia FIFA profile
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers