Overview

• Ramiro Vaca and Boris Céspedes have been provisionally suspended after testing positive for ostarine and acetazolamide in Copa Libertadores and World Cup qualifying matches.
• CONMEBOL opened a formal doping investigation on July 17 and is reviewing two further cases in advance of September’s final qualifying dates.
• FIFA and CONMEBOL could impose a collective deduction of up to seven points, which would reduce Bolivia’s tally from 17 to 10.
• With 17 points from 16 matches, Bolivia sits one point below the intercontinental playoff spot as South America’s qualifiers head into their last two games.
• A seven-point penalty would eliminate Bolivia from World Cup 2026 contention and reshuffle the remaining CONMEBOL berths.