USA vs Bolivia Prediction & Betting Tips (24 June)

Semi-finalists of the 2016 Copa America, the United States were then not invited to the last two editions. They are thus making their return to the competition this year and have legitimate ambitions. Since the 2022 World Cup where they were eliminated in the round of 16 by the Netherlands, Christian Pulisic's teammates took part in the Gold Cup last summer. Unfortunately, with a selection cut by several executives, they were surprised by Panama in the semi-final. The United States, on the other hand, won the CONCACAF Zone Nations League. They secured their title at the March gathering by dominating Jamaica in the semis 3-1 after extra time and Mexico in the final 2-0. During its preparation, Team USA lost quite a bit against Colombia 1-5 before making up for it somewhat against Brazil, notably with a wonderful free kick from Pulisic 1-1. Eliminated in the group stage during of the last three editions of the Copa America, Bolivia hopes to do better this year but the task once again promises to be delicate.

After missing qualification for the 2022 World Cup, La Verde began its qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup last September. As expected, the performances have been very insufficient so far. Antonio Carlos Zago's men occupy, with a record of 1 victory and 5 defeats, the 9th and penultimate place in the ranking. However, they are only 2 points behind 7th place, synonymous with an inter-continental play-off. Engaged in friendlies last March, Bolivia lost in Algeria 3-2 before beating Andorra 1-0 by the narrowest of margins. Subsequently, it was dominated by Mexico at the beginning of June 1-0 and even beat Ecuador 3-1 and against Colombia in the final rehearsal before the start of the competition, losing 3-0.

For the United States, it is necessary to highlight the non-calls of defenders Dest (PSV, 33 sel), Yedlin (Cincinnati, 81 sel), Long (Los Angeles FC, 35 sel), Miazga (Cincinnati, 28 sel) and Reynolds (Westerlo, 7 sel), midfielder Roldan (Seattle, 37 sel) as well as attackers Jordan Morris (Seattle, 11 goals in 55 sel), Jesus Ferreira (Dallas, 15 goals in 23 sel) and Brandon Vazquez (Monterrey, 4 goals in 8 sel). The usual captains are, however, present for this Copa America. This is particularly the case of star Pulisic (AC Milan, 29 goals in 68 seasons) and other offensive players Aaronson (Leeds United, 8 goals in 41 seasons), Timothy Weah (ex-Lille), Pepi (PSV) and Balogun (Monaco, 3 goals in 12 seasons). The midfield also does not lack quality with the presence of McKennie (Juventus, 53 sels, 11 goals), Tyler Adams (Bournemouth, 39 sels), Musah (AC Milan) and the crack Reyna (Nottingham Forest, 8 goals in 28 sel). On the Bolivia side, midfielders Villarroel (26 sel) and Vaca (20 sel) are unfortunately injured for this Copa America.

In addition, defender Saavedra (40 selections) was not called up. The elements that make up the Bolivian squad play for the most part in the weak domestic championship. We can still point out the presence of executive defenders Roberto Fernandez (Kaliningrad, 35 sel) and captain Luis Haquin (Ponte Preta, 34 sel) as well as midfielders Cespedes (Yverdon, 17 sel) and Terceros (Santos, 12 sel) .