10 facts from the United States vs. Bolivia preview

BOLIVIA AND THE UNITED STATES will meet this Sundayin a duel corresponding to the first date of Group C. It will be played from 7 p.m. in the AT&T Stadium in Texas refereed by the Italian Mauricio Mariani and with Mauricio Di Bello in the VAR. Below are ten facts from the preview of the match.

1 – The United States and Bolivia will play for the second time in the history of the Copa América. The only precedent occurred in the group stage of the 1995 Uruguay edition with a 1-0 Bolivian victory with a goal from Marco Antonio Etcheverry.

2 – The United States will play its fifth Copa América. He was present in 1993, 1995, 2007 and 2016. His best performance was fourth place in 1995 and 2016.

3 – The American balance in the tournament after 18 games played is as follows: 5 won, 11 lost and only two tied.

4 – The Americans have gone 11 games without a draw in the competition. The last one was in 1995 when, after drawing against Mexico in the quarterfinals (0-0), they won the penalty shootout 4-1.

5 – Bolivia once won the Copa América. He did it as host in 1963 by winning all 6 matches of the tournament.

6 – La Verde won one match in the last 30 in the Copa América (8 draws and 21 losses). They beat Ecuador 3-2 at Chile 2015 with goals from Ronald Raldes, Smedberg and Marcelo Martins, while Enner Valencia and Miller Bolaños scored for the Ecuadorians in Valparaíso, Chile.

7 – The organizers of the Copa América won 30 times in their debut, They tied 8 and barely lost the remaining 6. The last host country to lose in its first match was United States in the 2016 edition (0-2 against Colombia).

8 – Bolivia has 12 consecutive defeats in the Copa América, the worst streak in its history in the competition. Only Ecuador with 17 between 1939 and 1945 and Venezuela with 14 between 1995 and 2004 have a longer streak. Besides, Bolivia has not won in its debut since 1997 when it beat Venezuela 1-0 at home (currently accumulates 9 premieres without winning)

9 – Bolivia has gone 5 games without winning against CONCACAF rivals in the Copa América with 4 losses and a draw. It has not been imposed since the 1997 edition, when they beat Mexico 3-1 in the semifinals of the edition where they were local.

10 – In the last 10 matches between CONMEBOL teams and the United States in the Copa América, those from South America won eight, including the last two: Argentina 4-0 (semifinals in 2016) and Colombia 1-0 (third place match in 2016). The last North American victory was in the 2016 quarterfinals against Ecuador by 2-1.

BOLIVIA’S LAST 30 GAMES IN THE AMERICAN CUP

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