Bruno Miranda called up to Bolivia in World Cup Qualifiers

D.C. United forward Bruno Miranda has been included in the preliminary roster for Bolivia in their upcoming World Cup qualifiers at Peru on August 31 and home against Chile on September 5. The 19-year old played in La Verde’s last World Cup Qualifier when he was substituted in extra time against Argentina in March and played 90 minutes in a friendly against Nicaragua in June, his second and third caps for the team.

Currently 9th in the 10 team CONMEBOL region, Bolivia has already been eliminated from advancement, so perhaps Head Coach Mauricio Soria is using the opportunity to look at players for future cycles (7 of the players on the roster are 21 and younger, including Miranda), which…