Overview
- Coach Óscar Villegas said goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra has an initial 2–3 week injury timeline with an MRI pending and expressed confidence he will be ready.
- 'Billy' Viscarra and Carlos Lampe were labeled indispensable for the final roster, underscoring the priority on goalkeeper stability for the knockout window.
- Bolivia faces Suriname on March 26 in Monterrey and, with a win, would meet Iraq on March 31 in Guadalajara for a direct World Cup berth.
- Villegas confirmed talks to nationalize Argentine forward Braian Guille to address a scoring slump, with Bolivia having scored just once in its last six matches.
- Despite reports of Marcelo Moreno Martins returning to club play to seek a call-up, the coach called his national-team inclusion practically impossible at this stage.