This will be the first ever meeting between Bolivia and Scotland and the South American side’s first ever game against a Home Nation. 

Bolivia have won just one of their last 21 matches against European opposition (D4 L16), beating Andorra 1-0 in March 2024. 

Scotland have won two of their last four friendly matches (L2) after only winning two of 16 prior (D4 L10) – they are however winless in six matches against South American opposition (D1 L5), since a 2-1 win against Ecuador in Japan in May 1995.

Bolivia were denied a place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup after losing an inter-confederation play-off to Iraq – they conceded the most goals of any nation in the CONMEBOL qualification group phase (35), though did earn a 1-0 win over Brazil in their final match of the round.

Scotland have scored four goals in two of their last four games, going goalless in the other two; they had netted more than three goals in just one of their 36 matches prior across all competitions, and in four of their first 73 games under Steve Clarke.

Scotland have conceded in each of their last seven games in all competitions – they last failed to keep a clean sheet in eight consecutive matches between October 2002 and June 2003.

Miguel Terceros scored eight of Bolivia’s 20 goals in qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup (including play-offs) with half of those coming from the penalty spot.

Lawrence Shankland has scored three goals across his last two Scotland appearances, as many as across his first 17 international outings. The last player to net in three straight appearances for the Tartan Army was Lyndon Dykes in October 2021 (4).