Xabier Azkargorta, the Spain coach who led Bolivia to the 1994 World Cup in the United States, has reflected on the mountain side’s poor start to the 2026 qualifying round and asked for the confidence of Gustavo Costas’ team.
The green team started the process with a victory over Brazil in Belém (1-5), and then was defeated in La Paz against Argentina (0-3).
“You can, you can, you can (fight for a place in the World Cup), and you have to have more faith in this Costa team. “Bolivia had to dance with the ugliest,” he said.
“The teams we will be fighting in the match are not Argentina or Brazil; We will take risks with Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Chile and Venezuela. “We have to be OK with them,” the strategist added in an interview with the network. Erbol.
For a nickname Mustache“you have to forget” on the first two dates of the qualifying rounds, since La Verde had to play the two favorite and strongest teams in Conmebol.
“Qualifications start with Ecuador; The team has to give and put their heart into it,” he expressed.
“I believe that because of your height, the opposing team plays worse, not that you play better. This is an important point, because there are people who make the opposing team’s game worse in very hot areas, but everyone plays with their own weapons,” Azkargorta concluded. (D)
South American qualifiers 2026
Source: Eluniverso
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