Chile will miss their third straight World Cup after shedding 2-0 at Bolívia on Tuesday to stay final in South America’s 10-team round-robin competitors.
Bolivia saved their hopes alive for an inter-continental playoff spot in a bid to succeed in the 2026 event in america, Mexico and Canada.
The highest six groups in South American qualifying will safe direct berths within the World Cup. Defending champions Argentina have already certified.
Chile’s golden technology gained two Copa América titles — in 2015 and ’16 — however are out of rivalry for subsequent summer time’s expanded 48-team event.
“Unhappy, I’m feeling dangerous. By no means lived one thing like this. We’ve to ask individuals to forgive us,” veteran Chile striker Alexis Sánchez stated after the match. “We’ve to maintain working. There’s change already, the golden technology is buried, I’m the one one left.”
Bolivia scored the primary with Miguel Terceros within the fifth minute and added a second within the ninetieth with Enzo Monteiro on the 4,150-meter excessive El Alto Stadium, exterior La Paz.
The hosts now have 17 factors to place stress on Venezuela, who’ve 18 and can play later at Uruguay. Each are preventing for seventh place, which secures the inter-continental playoff spot. Sixth-place Colombia have 21 factors.
Ecuador can clinch their spot with a win later at Peru. Brazil and Paraguay, who will conflict in Sao Paulo, also can ebook their tickets in the event that they win and Venezuela lose in Montevideo.
Additionally on Tuesday, Argentina host Colombia.
Bolivia’s future will probably be determined in September at Colombia and at residence in opposition to Brazil.
