LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Bolivia vs Colombia 2011 last night ended in a stunning win for Colombia. It also moved up the team in the CONMEBOL rankings. Yesterday’s Bolivia vs Colombia 2011 game was a FIFA Copa Mundial (World Cup) qualifier match for the CONMEBOL. For member countries, the top four advance automatically. A fifth place country still has a chance to advance if it beats a to-be-determined Asian country. Last night, Colombia had its first qualifier and won, moving into sixth place. For Bolivia, the news was not as good. With two losses in two games, Bolivia is last in rankings in the CONMEBOL.

While Bolivia’s Walter Flores made news, delivering a blistering strike at the eighty-forth minute of action, it was not enough for Bolivia. Dorlan Pabon put Colombia in the lead with an initial goal at the forty-eight minute mark. But Radamel Falcao Garcia delivered the game winning goal for Colombia at the ninety-minute mark.

Bolivia was dominate but not accurate. It produced twenty eight shots yesterday compared to Colombia’s twelve.

Bolivian fans have two more Copa Mundial matches to watch in the coming months. Bolivia vs. Argentina is November 11 and then Bolivia vs Venezuela is November 15. The team has no international friendly matches slated for the rest of the year. Bolivia’s will have four qualifiers next year, two in the June and two in October.

Colombia’s win last night was its second consecutive success this fall, previously defeating Honduras in September in friendly action. Next month, fans and news will have all eyes on two back to back Colombian matches. First there is Colombia vs. Venezuela on November 11, and then Colombia vs Argentina on November 15. The team has no other matches scheduled for this year. News analysts believe that a big win in both matches will secure Colombia advancing to the next round.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – If today’s Paraguay vs. Uruguay 2011 showdown looks familiar, it should. When Paraguay vs. Uruguay 2011 take to the field in the FIFA World Cup (Copa Mundial) qualifier today, it will be a rematch of their Copa America 2011 Championship finals. In that game, to the surprise of news critics, Uruguay destroyed Paraguay, earning a 3-0 win. In the weeks that have followed, Uruguay has been unbeatable. Today it hopes to continue that winning streak. But can Paraguay derail its competitor?

Since that Copa America showdown, Uruguay won against the Ukraine in an international friendly match. In its opening World Cup qualifying match, Uruguay then defeated Bolivia convincingly with a 4-2 final score.

In contrast, Paraguay has been inconsistent. It delivered expected wins against Panama and Honduras in international friendly matches. In both games Paraguay prevented its opponent from ever scoring a goal. But its opening Copa Mundial qualifier shocked news with an unexplainable loss to the Peruvians 0-2. Now, Paraguay is hoping to get back into World Cup qualifying rankings with a win or draw today.

Suarez and Forlan, however, have different plans. “We played as a group,” Suarez told news after the team’s Copa America win. “I think when groups are united like this, everyone together and going for the same thing, you can get things done. We have a huge joy to give this title to our people. This is an indescribable feeling.” He added “The important thing was getting started well. With two goals in the first half, I think it was very difficult for them to come back.”

But the biggest offensive threat to Paraguay might not be Suarez or Forlan but Diego Lugano. Lugano had two of four goals in the team’s qualifying opener against Bolivia. Click HERE for updates.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Today’s Venezuela vs. Argentina 2011 showdown (en vivo 8:50 PM EST) will help solidify Argentina’s dominance of the FIFA World Cup (Copa Mundial) standings, that is if Argentina wins again. Before today’s Venezuela vs. Argentina 2011 game, the CONMEBOL table has been dominated by first ranked Argentina. But nearly last place ranked Venezuela is hoping to stay in this World Cup ranking. A loss today, however, could end the Venezuelan hope.

As reported previously on LALATE, the 2014 World Cup qualifying format is peculiar for CONMEBOL countries. Most other stages undergo group play, where member countries try to win their individual group like a Copa qualifier. For CONMEBOL, it’s all different. For the 2014 World Cup, the top four CONMEBOL countries are guaranteed to advance to the next round.

Many of those teams play today. Argentina is ranked first in the CONMEBOL, Venezuela is next to last place. But the field is still wide open. Many of the member CONMEBOL countries have only played one game, like today’s competitors. With one win for Argentina and one loss for Venezuela, a complete shift could happen in today’s rankings if a draw is earned. Click HERE for updates.

But can Venezuela actually beat Argentina? Before today’s match, Venezuela has been lackluster this year. Its first Copa Mundial qualifier ended in a loss when it faced Ecuador days ago. Before that, it played two International Friendly matches, winning against Guinea but losing against Argentina 0-1 in September.

Argentina has been impressive. Its first World Cup qualifier against Chile ended in a enormous 4-1 win. But the game that shocked news and delighted fans was a draw against powerhouse Brazil in September.

The last time these two countries met in Salt Lake City, Utah, Argentina delivered the only goal with a strike by Nicolás Otamendi. For Venezuela, the Argentina threat to watch is Gonzalo Higuaín. He delivered a hat trick against Chile with Lionel Messi delivering the fourth goal.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE)- When Chile vs Peru 2011 kicks off tomorrow for the Copa Mundial (World Cup) qualifier, it will renew a battle between the two countries from July. The last Chile vs Peru 2011 showdown was in Copa America, a game that Chile narrowly won. But can team Chile do it again Tuesday?

Coming into tomorrow’s match, Chile has deep rooted problems with its offense and defense. While Chile was decent during the July Copa America 2011 tournament, it has been an offensive mess ever since. In September International Friendly matches, Chile lost against Spain and fell to Mexico. Now it last in the CONMEBOL WC 2011 Tables. It’s all the result of a 1-4 loss against Argentina. As a result, a defeat to Peru tomorrow could end Chile’s hopes to compete in the World Cup. Click HERE for updates.

Peru, however, has been improving since the summer. In two friendlies against Bolivia, Peru ended both matches with draws. But in its opening World Cup qualifier against Paraguay, Peru beat the soccer powerhouse with a stunning 2-0 win.

The key for Peru tomorrow will be José Paolo Guerrero. He was the offensive nightmare for Paraguay in that massive win. José Paolo Guerrero delivered two goals. But in total, Peru dominated offense with thirteen goal attempts during the match compared to Paraguay’s nominal four attempts.

A win for Peru could likely advance it the World Cup qualifiers. Peru is currently ranked fourth in the CONMEBOL table; the top four ranked countries advance to the next round of qualifiers.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – When Bolivia vs. Colombia 2011 face off tomorrow, the two teams will known they are in a critical position for the 2014 World Cup. As covered previously on LALATE, there are many key qualifying matches for the 2014 World Cup this week. But the situation for the CONMEBOL countries is far different than that for the CONCACAF countries. While CONCACAF teams like Canada vs Puerto Rico, and Suriname vs Dominican Republic, are slotted in groups, CONMEBOL does it differently. In contrast, CONMEBOL will advance the top four ranked countries (currently Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru); the fifth placed country also may advance if it defeats an Asia country. For this season, tomorrow’s Bolivia vs. Colombia game is critical for both countries.

Coming into the match, Colombia has that fifth place ranking in the CONMEBOL, while Bolivia is in sixth place. But Colombia has not played a qualifying match, however, while Bolivia shocked news with one recent loss.

This fall, Bolivia has been struggling. Since September, the team hasn’t won a match. It had a draw in two of two international friendly matches with Peru last month. It lost its first qualifier with Uruguay. In that match, Rudy Cardozo and Marcelo Moreno impressed fans and news with their impressive strikes. But Diego Lugano and Luis Suarez alone were enough to defeat the Bolivians. Bolivia did not set up enough goal attempts for itself during that game, with Uruguay having fifteen attempts and Bolivia only six.

Colombia, however, has been impressive since July. But Colombia has not played as many matches recently as other CONMEBOL countries. It defeated Bolivia in the Copa America, then loss to Peru during the same tournament. It’s played only one other match this fall, an international friendly which it won against Honduras.

In the Copa America, Radamel Falcao Garcia shocked news with two of two goals to defeat Bolivia. And then against Honduras last month, Teofilo Gutierrez delivered two of two goals. If Teofilo Gutierrez and Radamel Falcao Garcia are equally strong on the field tomorrow, Colombia should be a difficult competitor for Bolivia. Click HERE for updates tomorrow.

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