Seventh-placed in the South American Qualifiers, Bolivia beat Suriname this Thursday (26), with a comeback victory, 2-1, in the first match of the World Cup play-offs.
Now, to compete in the World Cup, the Bolivian team will have to beat Iraq, on the 31st. Whoever survives the duel will enter Group I of the World Cup, alongside France, Norway and Senegal.
At the El Gigante de Acero stadium, in the city of Monterrey, Mexico, Gelderen opened the scoring, but Paniagua and Miguelito scored the goals that gave the victory to the South American team.
In the other intercontinental bracket, Jamaica and New Caledonia face each other at the Akron Stadium, in Guadalajara, for the right to duel against Congo. The team that wins advances to Group K of the World Cup, alongside Colombia, Portugal and Uzbekistan.
