Scotland confirm final World Cup warm-up against Bolivia – live on BBCImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Bolivia missed out on the World Cup after losing their play-off to IraqPublished47 minutes agoScotland have verified a friendly against Bolivia in New Jersey on Saturday, 6 June as their final warm-up game before this summer’s World Cup finals.The match will be broadcast live on the BBC with kick-off at 21:00 BST.Bolivia missed out on qualifying for the tournament in the Americas after losing their inter-confederation play-off final 2-1 to Iraq in Guadalupe, Mexico, last week.
Steve Clarke’s Scots suffered 1-0 friendly defeats by Japan and by Ivory Coast earlier this month.
But they have two more chances to improve their results before their World Cup opener against Haiti on 14 June in Massachusetts, when Curacao visit Hampden on 30 May and when they face the Bolivians at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison.
Peru and Venezuela – two other South American sides who failed to reach the finals – had been touted as possible final warm-up opponents for Scotland, but instead they will face Bolivia for the first time.
It completes a series of friendlies against teams from the same federations as Scotland’s three Group C opponents – Brazil, Morocco and Haiti.
“It’s good to be able to confirm our final friendly, which will round off our preparations for the tournament,” head coach Clarke stated.
“Bolivia will provide us with a feel for South American opposition, and will no doubt give us a stern test as they recover from the disappointment of defeat in the World Cup play-offs.”
