US EditionBolivian National Football Team Held in Venezuela on Dubious Grounds
- The Bolivian national football team was prevented from leaving Venezuela on June 7, 2025, and was forced to return to its hotel overnight in Maturin.
- Venezuelan authorities cited an alleged air traffic problem as the cause, though the Bolivian delegation claims to have had all necessary documentation for departure.
- This incident disrupted Bolivia's schedule to return to La Paz for training ahead of their June 10 match against Chile in El Alto after losing 2-0 to Venezuela in World Cup qualifiers.
- Harold Howard, Bolivian team logistics head, described the event as "sabotage" by the Venezuelan regime, while coach Óscar Villegas said the situation surprised them.
- The episode stirred outrage in Bolivia's sporting and political sectors, prompting calls for government intervention amid concerns over Venezuela's transparency and reliability.
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The selection of Bolivia, after falling to Venezuela for the eliminations to the World Cup 2026, denounces that it has been forced...
Bolivia, after falling to Venezuela, should have taken off during the early hours of Saturday, although they are still being held in Maturín. Nicolás Maduro is accused.
Bolivian national football team held in Venezuela on dubious grounds
After losing 2-0 to Venezuela in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, the Bolivian national team has suffered a different and completely unexpected kind of setback: the authorities of the Maduro regime have prevented their flight from departing without offering clear explanations.
The Bolivian delegation remained in detention for more than 12 hours in Maturín without official explanation, which has generated tensions and accusations of intentionality. Bolivia's Selector entry denounces retention in Venezuela after #7Jun's qualifier match was first published in El Impulso.
The coach of Bolivia has the points in front of Chile and knows that Venezuela will not be able to win his next match. This bet made! The coach of Bolivia knows perfectly well that the fall against Venezuela left with the obligation to beat Chile to his team. The altiplanánico painting has lived hours convulsed after that duel against the Vinotinto in the Monumental of Maturín. There, the Venezuelan painting beat for 2-0 La Verde, which still re…
After what was the hard defeat before the Venezuelan National Team by 2-0, which further alienates him from the world championship dream, the Green woman lived a tense moment: they denounced that they were “kidnapped” in Maturín, when they were about to fly back to their country, something they could not do until after noon on Saturday. With 2-0 in favor of the already consummated Vinotinto, the Bolivian team went to the airport to return to the…
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