The unusual blooper by Bolivia's goalkeeper against Venezuela in the South American Qualifiers seriously complicates their qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

Venezuela and Bolivia took to the pitch at the Monumental Stadium in Maturín to play a crucial match in their quest to qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

The home team, with 15 points before this match, sits seventh in the South American Qualifiers and is expected to play in the playoffs, while the visitors are eighth with 14 points and needed a win even more urgently. However, a glaring error by goalkeeper Guillermo Viscarra quickly gave La Vinotinto the lead and complicated the situation for the Altiplano team.

Four minutes into the game, Bolivian central midfielder Héctor Cuellar played a comfortable pass back to Viscarra, and the Alianza Lima goalkeeper, who shone in the penalty shootout against Boca Juniors in the Copa Libertadores qualifying round, unexpectedly let the ball slip through his legs.

The protagonist of this blooper , 32 years old and a former Bolivian soccer champion with the jerseys of Bolívar and The Strongest, stood for a few seconds looking at the ground as if he couldn't believe the mistake he had just made.

😳🇧🇴 UNUSUAL GOAL AGAINST BOLIVIA. pic.twitter.com/T76FqUfNi9

— Sudanalytics (@sudanalytics_) June 6, 2025

Cuéllar himself went to console him and looked to quickly turn the page, but then, 30 minutes into the first half, Salomón Rondón scored, further complicating matters for Bolivia and giving Venezuela life.