Brazil team faces nightmare in Bolivia

Brazil will conclude their South American qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup with a trip to Bolivia's Municipal de El Alto Stadium on the morning of September 10.

Brazil has already qualified for the 2026 World Cup finals.

Brazil, under the guidance of coach Carlo Ancelotti, are regaining form after a convincing 3-0 win over Chile in the previous match. The away trip to Bolivia is an opportunity for Brazil to continue to impress experts and fans, after recent criticism.

However, the thin air conditions at the Municipal de El Alto stadium promise to bring nightmares to Brazil's expensive stars. Hernando Siles Stadium in Bolivia's capital La Paz was once known as the most dangerous competition venue in the world . In the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, Bolivia changed the competition venue from Hernando Siles Stadium to Municipal de El Alto, which has a higher altitude.

Municipal de El Alto Stadium is a new nightmare for football teams.

If Hernando Siles Stadium, at 3,640 m above sea level, once haunted many opponents, then Municipal de El Alto, at 4,100 m, was even more terrifying. Thanks to the new venue, Bolivia caused a surprise in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and still had a chance to compete for a place in the intercontinental play-off, when they were only 1 point behind the team above Venezuela.

In the final match, Venezuela will face Colombia, while Bolivia will face Brazil. With home advantage, Bolivia will do everything to look for a surprise against Brazil, keeping their hopes of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup alive.

The challenge for the Brazilian team is huge, because research from El Pais in 2019 showed that when players have to play at an altitude of more than 3,000 meters above sea level, they lose about 30% of their ability to move and breathe normally.

The "Selecao" stars are also very vulnerable to injury if they have to play at Municipal de El Alto in a match that no longer has much meaning. It should be remembered that, right after the above match, most of the Brazilian team will have to fly a long way back to Europe to play club matches at the weekend.

Source: https://znews.vn/tuyen-brazil-doi-dien-con-ac-mong-tai-bolivia-post1583697.html