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- Competition: WC Qualifiers South America
- Date: Wednesday, 10th, September 2025
- Kickoff: 00:30 UK / 01:30 CEST
- Venue: Estadio Municipal de El Alto (El Alto)
With qualification already sealed, Brazil look to finish the campaign as runners-up as they take on Bolivia at the extreme altitude of 4,088 meters in El Alto’s Municipal Stadium this Wednesday.
vs Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Brazil
5 : 1
Bolivia
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Bolivia
0 : 4
Brazil
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Brazil
5 : 0
Bolivia
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Brazil
3 : 0
Bolivia
Copa America
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Bolivia
0 : 0
Brazil
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Brazil
5 : 0
Bolivia
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Out of a total of 33 meetings between the two sides, Brazil came out on top in as many as 24 encounters, while only five went Bolivia’s way, with the remaining four ending without a winner.
Bolivia team overview
The prospect of Bolivia ending their absence from the World Cup finals dating back to 1994 has all but faded, after they were comprehensively brushed aside 3-0 by Colombia in their penultimate qualifier.
In fact, La Verde are not mathematically out of the race for a top-seven finish just yet, sitting only a single point adrift of the final playoff berth currently held by Venezuela, but their last hurdle against the mighty Brazil looks like a task that will demand nothing short of a miracle.
Bolivia may be staring at a mammoth task, but they can draw confidence from their strong record at the Estadio Municipal de El Alto, staying unbeaten across their last six home fixtures and turning four of those into valuable wins.
Right-back Diego Medina will need to undergo assessment after being forced off in the 68th minute against Colombia, though 22-year-old Yomar Rocha is ready to step in against Brazil.
Last matches of
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Bolivia
2 : 0
Chile
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Bolivia
0 : 0
Uruguay
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Peru
3 : 1
Bolivia
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Bolivia
2 : 2
Paraguay
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Ecuador
4 : 0
Bolivia
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lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Carlos Lampe
Defenders
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21
José Sagredo
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5
Efraín Morales
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4
Luis Haquín
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18
Yomar Rocha
Midfielders
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15
Gabriel Villamíl
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16
Ervin Vaca
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14
Robson Matheus
Forwards
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17
Roberto Fernández
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7
Miguelito
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13
Moises Paniagua
Brazil team overview
Although Brazil had already sealed their spot for next June’s World Cup, they chose to sign off their final home qualifying match in style, delighting their loyal fans with a convincing 3-0 victory over an unfortunate Chile side.
That routine victory saw newly-appointed coach Carlo Ancelotti not only maintain his unbeaten record since taking charge (W2 D1), but also oversee his side remain untouchable on goal under his leadership after previously drawing nil-nil with Ecuador and edging past Paraguay by a single goal.
To remain the "best of the rest" behind elusive leaders Argentina, Selecao will need to grab all the spoils without relying on the other results, but it may not go so smoothly as they haven't had many shining moments on foreigh soil in these qualifiers, winning just two and losing half of their eight to date.
Considering that two of the three goals against Chile came from substitutes Lucas Paqueta and Bruno Guimaraes, it’s highly likely that one of them will start in Wednesday’s final World Cup qualifier.
Last matches of
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Brazil
3 : 0
Chile
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Brazil
1 : 0
Paraguay
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Argentina
4 : 1
Brazil
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Brazil
2 : 1
Colombia
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Brazil
1 : 1
Uruguay
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lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Alisson
Defenders
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6
Douglas Santos
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3
Gabriel Magalhães
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4
Marquinhos
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2
Wesley
Midfielders
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5
Casemiro
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8
Bruno Guimarães
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22
Gabriel Martinelli
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10
Raphinha
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20
Estêvão
Forwards
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7
João Pedro
Prediction
While Brazil are still expected to close out their World Cup qualifiers triumphantly, skepticism surrounds their ability to dominate, given their difficulties winning on the road and scoring, having netted only six times in eight away matches—a surprisingly low output for a team of their calibre. Brazil have shown exceptional defensive organization and resilience since Carlo Ancelotti took charge, and the likelihood of them remaining unbreached between the posts appears strong, given they have held Bolivia scoreless in seven of their previous eight meetings. La Verde have struggled to make an impact on the scoreboard recently, drawing blanks in three of their last four World Cup qualifiers, and coupled with Brazil’s newly discovered defensive resilience, this clash is shaping up to be a low-scoring affair.
Four Reasons we expect BTTS - NO
- Bolivia have been kept goalless in three of their last four World Cup qualifiers.
- Brazil have remained unbeaten at the back in three matches under Carlo Ancelotti.
- Brazil have recorded a clean sheet in seven of their last eight encounters with Bolivia.
- Brazil have been limited to no more than one goal in four of their last five World Cup qualifying away games.
Main prediction -
Under 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
vs standings in WC Qualification South America
Regular Season | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
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1 | Argentina | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 31 - 9 | +22 | 38 |
2 | Brazil | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 24 - 16 | +8 | 28 |
3 | Uruguay | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 22 - 12 | +10 | 27 |
4 | Ecuador | 17 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 13 - 5 | +8 | 26 |
5 | Colombia | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 - 15 | +7 | 25 |
6 | Paraguay | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 13 - 10 | +3 | 25 |
7 | Venezuela | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 15 - 22 | -7 | 18 |
8 | Bolivia | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 16 - 35 | -19 | 17 |
9 | Peru | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 - 20 | -14 | 12 |
10 | Chile | 17 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 - 27 | -18 | 10 |