CONMEBOL WC Qualifiers - How to watch Bolivia vs Argentina in over 60 countries

October 12, 2020 By Oscar Rojas

Topics: World Cup Qualifying, CONMEBOL, Bolivia, Argentina, TV Schedules, TV Listings

La Albiceleste won their previous game but showed poor form in front of goal. Let's see if they can show a better face against the Bolivian side.

CONMEBOL's World Cup Qualifiers are already underway, and before the International break ends, there will be one more match fo each South American side in their quest to play in the tournament that will be held in 2022.

The national teams of Bolivia and Argentina will put an end to their international activity this month at the Bolivian capital, La Paz, in what should turn out to be quite an entertaining game. Bolivia frequently takes advantage of the altitude to compete against better teams, such as the Argentinean side, and the team coached by César Farías will undoubtedly try to live up to those words when they host La Albiceleste.

Bolivia and Argentina started their World Cup Qualifiers' campaign on different sides of the coin, with Bolivia being slammed by Brazil with a 5-0 score. Meanwhile, Argentina earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over Ecuador, which left fans with a bittersweet sensation due to their poor performance on the pitch.

With those results, Argentina is ranked fourth in the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers, while Bolivia is ranked 10th in the South American competition. Needless to say, both these teams will be in need of winning all the points on Tuesday to improve their current ranking.

Bolivia's coach César Farías has started his tenure as La Verde's boss with quite a few changes, leaving out of the team players such as Marvin Bejarano, Alejandro Chumacero, Juan Carlos Arce, and Marcelo Martins, who is still two goals shy from becoming the team's all-time top scorer. Instead, coach Farías decided to call up a team full of youngsters with the only exceptions being Rudy Cardozo (43 apps) and 41-year-old striker Carlos Saucedo.

On the other side of the pitch, Argentina's multi-talented team will be led by Lionel Messi, in what could be his final South American Qualifiers due to his age. Even with "La Pulga" leading the pack, coach Lionel Scaloni faced quite a few setbacks when putting together this team, as Paulo Dybala, Sergio Agüero, Marcos Rojo, and Giovani Lo Celso had to be left out due to different injuries.

Bolivia vs Argentina - Stats and facts ahead of their October 13, 2020 clash

This will be the 39th game between these teams considering friendly and competitive matches.
La Albiceleste has taken home all the points in 26 of those matches.
Bolivia has only been able to beat Argentina in seven of their 38 games.
La Verde handed Argentina one of their toughest losses in history during a WC Qualifying match held in April, 2009. That game, held in La Paz, ended in a 6-1 blowout for Bolivia.
The most recent game between these teams held in Bolivia ended in a 2-0 win for the hosts.
Argentina's last away win against Bolivia took place in March 26, 2005. That game concluded with a 2-1 victory for the team led by José Pékerman.
Lionel Messi will be looking to score his fourth goal against Bolivia. So far, "La Pulga" scored a brace in a friendly game in 2015 and one more in the FIFA WC Qualifier held on March 29, 2016.