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03/26 20:58 CDT Bolivia rallies past Suriname 2-1 to reach a 2026 World Cup
playoff final against Congo
Bolivia rallies past Suriname 2-1 to reach a 2026 World Cup playoff final
against Congo
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) --- Moises Paniagua and Miguel Terceros scored goals
within a seven-minute span in the second half, and Bolivia rallied to beat
Suriname 2-1 on Thursday to qualify for the final of the World Cup qualifying
playoff against Congo.
Liam Van Gelderen put Suriname ahead in the 48th minute but Paniagua tied the
score at the 72nd and Terceros had the winning goal in the 79th minute for the
Bolivians, who are aiming for their second World Cup appearance.
The Bolivians have only previously played in the 1994 World Cup in the United
States. Suriname was looking to qualify for the first time.
Bolivia will play Congo next Tuesday in Monterrey. The winner will qualify for
Group K in the tournament to join Colombia, Portugal and Uzbekistan.
Congo, 48th in the FIFA world rankings, qualified for the playoff by defeating
Nigeria in an African playoff, while Bolivia finished seventh place in the
CONMEBOL qualifiers.
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