Currently in the CONEMBOL, Paraguay and Bolivia are at the bottom of the World Cup qualifying table. Bolivia has 10 points and Paraguay has 8 points. Both teams would need to catch fifth place Uruguay (16 points) to at least get a play-off match with an African team for a World Cup playoff berth.
Despite Bolivia being ahead of Paraguay in the table Paraguay is higher in the FIFA World Rankings. Paraguay is the 48th ranked team and Bolivia is the 68th ranked team.
In their last 4 World Cup qualification matches dating back to June of 2005, they split the series 2-2. That June 2005 game Paraguay won 4-1. In June of 2008, Bolivia won 4-2. In September of 2009, Paraguay won 1-0 and in the final match in June of 2012, Bolivia won 3-1.
Date: September 6
Start Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
Location: Asunción, Paraguay
Stadium: Estadio Defensores Del Chaco
TV Info: beIN Sport, beIN Sport Español
Live Stream: beIN Sport Play
Referee: V. Carrillo
Assistants: J. Bossio, C. Escano
Fourth official: M. Garay
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