With a week to go before the much anticipated Copa América Centenario kicks off, most of the sides participating will likely be taking part in their final warm-up friendlies prior to the big event. As hosts, the USMNT will be aspiring to go as far in the competition as possible. However, with a tough opening match against Colombia on June 3rd, Jürgen Klinsmann's men will need all the extra prep they can need. And they will be hoping to achieve that in Saturday evening's match against Bolivia.
USMNT
It wasn't easy, but they finallly got the job done. Against Ecuador this past Wednesday, the USMNT were frustrated time and time again. As the minutes ticked by, it looked more likely that the Stars and Stripes would have to settle for a scoreless and disappointing draw.
That is, until Klinsmann opted to mix things up in the second half - and it paid dividends. A very late goal - literally in the 90th minute - was enough to give the hosts their first win over Ecuador since March 2007. It was a night that rising star Darlington Nagbe will surely not forget in a hurry, either. The 25-year-old Liberian-born midfielder, who plays his club football for MLS side Portland Timbers, netted his first ever goal for his adopted nation in quite a dramatic and spectacular fashion.
Furthermore, Nagbe's goal not just helped the USMNT to of course beat Ecuador, but to pick up only their third win over a South American side in 21 attempts (with the other results being a whopping 14 losses and four draws).
Portland Timbers midfielder Darlington Nagbe celebrates his debut goal for the USMNT against Ecuador on Wednesday evening
Next up for Klinsmann's side will be Bolivia, another team who are also featuring at this summer's Copa América Centenario. Although their upcoming opponents have had their share of struggles as of late Bolivia are not a team that the USMNT will want to take lightly - despite being presently ranked 29th versus Bolivia's 79th.
Why? Well, for starters, the two sides have met six times. The USMNT have never beaten Bolivia, with four draws and two defeats to date, and, in addition Bolivia have outscored them by six goals to three.
Bolivia
Bolivia will be coming into this game having lost their past three matches. All were World Cup 2018 qualifiers, and presently, Julio César Baldivieso's side are second from last in their confederation group. Having lost all but one of their qualifying games, only Venezuela have fared worse, and La Verde look certain to miss out on participating in another World Cup tournament.
In fact, Bolivia have not fared well when it comes to qualifying or even participating at past World Cups. To date, they have never advanced past the first round of any World Cup, and have only scored one goal, in 1994 (during a 3-1 defeat to Spain). However, in the Copa América, they have experienced a bit more success.
Back in 1963, they clinched their only title to date and finished as runners-up in the 1997 edition, when they served as hosts. In the Copa América 2015 in Chile, after defeating Ecuador 3-2, they advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time since 1997.
Bolivia will be featuring in Group D, which also includes reigning Copa América champions Chile and South American powerhouse Argentina, so naturally, they are viewed at being at a huge disadvantage. Nonetheless, they will be counting on their good past showings against the USMNT, but the question is: Will they be able to keep their unbeaten record intact on Saturday?
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- In the USA at 20.00 EST on: Fox Sports 1 USA, Fox Sports GO, Fox Soccer 2GO USA, fuboTV, UniMás, Univision Deportes USA
- In Bolivia at 20.00 BOT on: Bolivia TV
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