Bolivia chase World Cup dream in play-off semi v Suriname: KO, TV, XIs | OneFootball

Bolivia and Suriname will face off starting at 7 p.m. in Monterrey in the World Cup playoff. The winner will meet Iraq in the grand final.

The match will be played starting at 7 p.m. (Argentina time) at BBVA Stadium in the city of Monterrey, and it will be broadcast on DSports. The appointed referee is Australian Alireza Faghani.

The Bolivian national team comes into this after finishing seventh in the South American Qualifiers with 20 points, which allowed it to end above Venezuela, Peru, and Chile and dream of its first World Cup qualification since the United States 1994.

On that occasion, Bolivia finished last in Group C with just one point, the result of a draw with South Korea and defeats against Germany and Spain.

If it achieves the long-awaited qualification, Bolivia will play in a World Cup for the fourth time in its history. In addition to the United States 1994, it also took part in Uruguay 1930 and Brazil 1950, although it failed to win a single match in those appearances.

Suriname’s reality, Bolivia’s rival in the playoff

On the other side will be Suriname, which reached the playoff in almost miraculous fashion since it finished second in Group A of the Concacaf Qualifiers and advanced only because it scored more goals than Honduras in the third round.

The winner of this matchup will qualify for the grand final of this bracket, where Iraq is waiting, in a match to be played on March 31, also in Monterrey.

Unlike the Argentina national team, Brazil and Colombia are facing top-level opponents

This Thursday there will also be action for two South American teams that have already secured their place at the 2026 World Cup.

These are Brazil and Colombia, which, unlike what is happening with the Argentina national team, will indeed have top-level opponents as preparation for the World Cup.

Brazil will face France at 5 p.m. in Massachusetts (United States), while Colombia will do the same against Croatia starting at 8:30 p.m. in Orlando, Florida.

Bolivia: Guillermo Viscarra; Diego Medina, Luis Haquín, Marcelo Torrez, Roberto Carlos Fernández; Gabriel Villamíl, Robson Matheus; Miguel Terceros, Ramiro Vaca, Fernando Nava; Enzo Monteiro. Head coach: Oscar Villegas.

Suriname: Etienne Vaessen; Liam van Gelderen, Myenty Abena, Melayro Bogarde, Shaquille Pinas; Dion Malone, Kenneth Paal, Denzel Jubitana; Gyrano Kerk, Sheraldo Becker and Joël Piroe. Head coach: Henk ten Cate.

The match will be available on Dsports (South America), TUDN and ViX (Mexico), and Fox Sports (United States).

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