Could Braian Guille make the World Cup squad? Find out why | OneFootball

The Bolivian national team is preparing for one of the most important matches in its history: it will face Suriname in Mexico for the first match of the World Cup playoff with the hope of returning to the top competition after 32 years of absence. In the lead-up, the team's coach, Óscar Villegas, gave an exclusive interview to TyC Sports and confirmed that they have started talks for the naturalization of Braian Guille, a forward from Olimpo de Bahía Blanca who played in the Professional League with Deportivo Riestra during 2025.

If called up, Guille would become the third player born outside Bolivia to be part of Villegas' cycle, which already included Juan Godoy, born in Paraguay, and Máximo Mamani, born in Argentina, whose transfer belongs to Vélez.

It is worth noting that the confirmation that they are pursuing the forward comes amid a goal drought for La Verde, which, ahead of such an important clash, only managed to score one goal (vs. Panama) in the previous six matches they played.

To resolve the offensive crisis, there was a rumor about the return of Marcelo Moreno Martins, the country's all-time top scorer who, after two years of retirement, joined Oriente Petrolero seeking the opportunity to play in the World Cup qualifying match. However, Villegas dismissed this possibility, stating: "It still seems unprofessional to me, we are absolutely focused on the match, it is practically impossible."

In 2025, Guille played only nine matches with Malevo, managing to score twice and providing one assist. This year, he has not played any matches as the Federal A, the league in which he plays, has not yet started.

Emerging from Racing, he played for the Under-20 National Team and was a teammate of Lautaro Martínez in the youth academies, being a promising talent, he made his debut in the First Division in a classic against Independiente in 2015. However, after that match, he went from loan to loan, even having a loan at Santamarina de Tandil terminated due to "conduct issues." Three years later, his name gained prominence after a magnificent performance in the Copa Argentina when he was with Brown de Adrogué, managing to eliminate Rojo and becoming the standout player of the match.

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