Pos. [2], From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, "50 Reasons Why World Football Is the Best and Biggest Sport in the World", Comparison of association football and futsal, https://simple.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Copa_América&oldid=7049620, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. 19, 1969, Santa Cruz de la Sierra), (February 11, 1965, Santa Cruz de la Sierra), (Club Destroyers- Santa Cruz de Next year, they made it to the quarter-final of the Copa America in Uruguay and this was the first time they achieved the feat since 1963. The Bolivian national team has seldom tasted success in international tournaments. Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas), Club de Fútbol Atlante S. A. de C. V. (Potros), Club Deportiva Esmeralda The high altitude of the La Paz stadium (3637m) provides the home side with a massive advantage. T he 46th edition of the Copa América, the longest-running international tournament in football, gets underway on 14 June in São Paulo’sMorumbi. While there is definitely some correlation between this and Bolivia enjoying a good record at home, other factors came into play for La Verde during that era. Néstor Oscar Craviotto (Club Independiente Unificada-Lapaz) (, (Club Bolívar Independiente The most successful team has been Uruguay, with 15 titles. Guadalajara) (, Photo “The team had a very good Copa of America; we won against rivals like Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay, Colombia and Mexico. Habas ran back the clock when he spoke to Goal about the historic tournament. Perez, Luis Perea (91 - SALO (Campeonato Chileno + Copa America)), Faustino Asprilla (1992-93 Calciatori Panini), Photo Gaviria, Victor Pacheco, Oscar Cortes (2000 - Pacific Sports), Farid Province-October 18, 1997, La Paz), 21-Erwin Popular Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla) (, (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico

Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz) (, September City / Mexico), 13-

However, they managed to put on a fight and lost with respectable scorelines against these oppositions.

It was held from June 11 to 29. Bolivia had qualified for the 1994 World Cup in the USA but were unfortunate to be grouped alongside heavyweights Germany and Spain. Spain), Club Atlético Vélez Sársfield Habas was the head coach during this tournament.

Fernando Carlos Redondo Neri (Club Deportivo Tenerife / Spain) (, 8- Dario Javier Franco (Real Zaragoza / (, Julio Alberto Zamora (Club Atlético Newell´s Old Boys –Rosario) (.

Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí) (, (Independiente

Copyright © 2020 Goal.com All rights reserved. Campos, Juan Ramirez, Miguel Espana, Luis Flores (. Leonardo Adrián Rodríguez (Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio / Italy) (, 22- (Itagüí) (, (Corporacion Deportiva Independiente Medellín) (. Alberto Federico Acosta  (Club Atlético Boca Juniors -Buenos After winning the 1963 Copa America at home, Bolivia failed to make a mark in any of the subsequent tournaments until 1997.

Vazquez, Diego Simeone, Gabriel Batistuta (La Copa America, Album y Los After winning the 1963 Copa America at home, Bolivia failed to make a mark in any of the subsequent tournaments until 1997. Norberto Hugo Scoponi (Club

Deportivo Los Millonarios- Santafé de Bogotá) (, (Corporacion Popular Deportiva Junior- Alejandro Victor Mancuso (Club 1997 Copa América squads. Below are the rosters of the teams that participated in the 1997 Copa América Group A Argentina.

1970, (Corporacion Deportiva Club Atletico Nacional- Medellin (Itagüí) (November Deportiva Junior- Barranquilla) (, (Club

Nor Yungas Province-October 18, 1997, La Paz) 21-Erwin Sanchez Freking (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto / Portugal) (October 19, 1969, Santa Cruz de la Sierra) 22-Julio César Baldivieso Rico (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz) (December 2, …

-Buenos Aires, 11- Having made an appearance in the World Cup just once (1994) in the last 70 years, La Verde’s history has a shortage of tales of glory. Matches of the Copa America (1997) in the stage Group Stage Compendium to the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup-Par... New Addition: The Soccernostalgia Interview-Part One. Head coach: Daniel Passarella.

Sabino Castillo (Copa America 1999 – NAVARRETE), https://www.zerozero.pt/foto.php?fk_galeria=0&nchapter=1&tpe=1&ide=58047, http://www.sportbuddha.com.ve/player.php?id=6784, Miguel Bolivia made it out of a group that also had Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. The current format has 10 South American teams and two other teams from other FIFA federations in each tournament. Compendium to the 1995 CONMEBOL Copa America-Part 1 (Squads Group A) 1995 CONMEBOL Copa America Squads: I. Atlético Newell´s Old Boys –Rosario)  (, Club Deportivo Universidad Católica -Santiago / Chile, 3- Modesto Sorucco (Club Blooming- Santa Cruz de la Sierra) (, February The information contained in Goal.com may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without the prior written authority of Goal.com.

From: Onze-Mondial, Hors Serie 16, May 1994, (Corporacion Deportiva Once Phillips-Manizales) (, (Corporacion Popular Alvarez, Carlos Valderrama, Freddy Rincon (La Copa America, Album y Los

The winner of the tournament goes to the FIFA Confederations Cup. Santa Fe Corporacion Deportiva- Santafé de Bogotá) (, https://enunabaldosa.com/2014/05/19/pazo-jose/, http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/27131/Orlando_Maturana.html, https://www.elespectador.com/deportes/futbolcolombiano/asi-jugaba-diego-leon-osorio-el-exfutbolista-capturado-articulo-660368, Leonel But Habas led them to a silver medal in the 1997 edition with Brazil clinching the gold. Avellaneda-Avellaneda - Buenos Aires) (, 18- “Brazil had a fantastic team, with world-class players such as (Claudio) Tafarell, Cafú, Roberto Carlos, Dunga, Edmundo (Neto) and Ronaldo.

Hosts Brazil will be taking on perennial South American underdogs Bolivia in that opening clash, seeking to win their first continental title since 2007. But Brazil’s quality took them over the line eventually. Nacional Autonoma de México)- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) –Pumas) (, Impulsora del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México

Etcheverry, Erwin Sanchez (La Copa America, Album y Los Mejores), Alvaro It was organized by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. 12, 1966, San Ignacio de Velasco), (Club Oriente Petrolero- Santa Cruz de la Sierra), (Club Bolívar Independiente Unificada-Lapaz) (, (Club de la Sierra) (, January 17, 1973, Santa Cruz de la Sierra), (Club Bolívar Mejores), Herman

Pena, Carlos Borja (91 - SALO (Campeonato Chileno + Copa America)), Juan

Fernando Gabriel Caceres (Club Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires) (, 14- Preparations of a Host (or Defending Champion)-Par... New Addition: Preparations of a Host (or Defending... Copa America 1993 Compendium-Part 8 (Semifinals an... Copa America 1993 Compendium-Part 7 (Quarterfinals), Copa America 1993 Compendium-Part 6 (Group C), Copa America 1993 Compendium-Part 5 (Group B), Copa America 1993 Compendium-Part 4 (Group A), Copa America 1993 Compendium-Part 3 (squads Group C), Copa America 1993 Compendium-Part 2 (squads Group B), Copa America 1993 Compendium-Part 1 (squads Group A). We only lost in the final against Brazil, with goals of Denilson, Ze Roberto and Ronaldo,” he said. la Sierra) (, Francisco Xabier Azkargorta Uriarte (Spain) (, Photo Argentina), (Club Blooming- Santa Cruz In fact, they never finished above sixth during this period.

–Pumas) (, (Club UNAM (Universidad Atlético River Plate- Buenos Aires) (, (Associazione Calcio

The look-back at how ATK boss almost took Bolivia across the line in the 1997 Copa America .... Lukaku for Ighalo and Cavani? Mario Zagallo’s men beat Paraguay 2-0 and destroyed Peru 7-0 in the subsequent rounds to storm their way into the final.

C. Rios, Modesto Sorucco, Jaime Moreno (Copa America 95 – NAVARRETE), Photo

6, 1993, http://efemeridesundiacomohoy.blogspot.com/search/label/1965%3A%20NACI%C3%93%20Daniel%20Guzm%C3%A1n%20Casta%C3%B1eda, http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/14377/Abraham_Nava.html, http://mty360.net/deportes/la-cantera-de-los-rayados-de-monterrey/, Jorge However, current ATK boss Antonio Habas nearly provided them with one in 1997.

From:  France Football, Issue 2465, July Sanchez Freking (Boavista Futebol Clube- Porto / Portugal) (, October Franco (91 - SALO (Campeonato Chileno + Copa America), Sergio Goycoechea, Oscar Ruggeri, Sergio del Deportivo Necaxa SA- Ciudad de México (Mexico City) (, (Club de Fútbol Atlas (Zorros), Atletico Club -

1970, Santa Cruz de la Sierra), (Club Roberto Alves dos Santos Gavranic ‘Zague’, Impulsora

Mondragon (1996 - ARGENTINA FÚTBOL – CROMY), Ricardo Habas’ men hence marched on to the 1997 Copa America with some optimism to go with the home advantage. 4, 1968, Ciudadela, Buenos Aires), 7- Ramon Ismael Medina Bello (Club