00:00Let's talk about some other games that we're going to have this weekend.
00:03And I think that one that we are all rooting for is Bolivia.
00:06I think Bolivia had a really good campaign on the qualifiers.
00:11They were very close.
00:12A couple of results have gone their way, and they will be in the World Cup already.
00:18How high is the chance for Bolivia to make it to the World Cup?
00:20I mean, listen, when it comes to football, I feel like anything is possible, right?
00:25And I think the most exciting thing for me and why I'm rooting for Bolivia so hard is the fans,
00:29right?
00:29At the end of the day, I feel like the fans mean everything, and it means so much to a
00:33country.
00:34We know how much, like, football can be intertwined with the country's identity,
00:38so I think this would be massive for them, and I'm really excited.
00:41They don't have the altitude.
00:45That's going to be hard.
00:46SÃ, pero, you know, it's the occidencias, right?
00:50Last time Bolivia made it to the World Cup was here in the U.S. con el diablo Echeverry in
00:541994,
00:55and I think it's going to happen again.
00:56Bolivia is going to qualify to the World Cup.
00:58Not only because they look very good in la Comebol, but also because I think que su pueblo lo merece.
01:06Exactly.
01:06And a veces, I talk about the guts of football that I believe in so much,
01:11and I think that this time with Bolivia, they are going to help them to make this World Cup
01:15because it's going to be, again, USA, USA again, and it's going to be una fiesta en la paz, Bolivia.
01:21What other CONCACAF team do you guys think that we will see in the World Cup?
01:27I want to see Jamaica.
01:28Yes.
01:29Jamaica, just because, like, just the way they celebrate football, having the reggae and the fans outside,
01:36so you want to see Jamaica because Jamaica is a country that lives soccer, has Bob Marley, and you can
01:42smell it.
01:43So it's a passionate fan base.
01:46Yeah, but I think, and you also see a lot of, like, the Jamaican diaspora, like, players that are in
01:53London or elsewhere
01:54that are switching allegiances and joining the team, but issues with the Federation have consistently crept up with this team,
02:02and it's been a little bit disappointing.
02:04Even on the women's side, like, they made the Women's World Cup for the first time,
02:08and their players were striking against the Federation because they weren't getting paid for it.
02:13And then, you know, players like Damari Gray, like, I don't know if Michael Antonio is still playing with them,
02:18but, like, players of that caliber that are, you know, high-quality footballers,
02:22you would expect them to make a tournament like this.
02:25But we've, I mean, on our podcast, we've had a couple of Jamaican national team players,
02:29and they talk about it, it's just kind of, like, a little bit messy with the Federation.
02:33And I don't have any inside information.
02:35I'm an outsider looking in, but just from that, like, I want to see them do better
02:39because, like Julio said, like, it's always fun to watch them play, like, in Nations League or the Gold Cup.
02:46Like, they play tough, and the jerseys are great, too, and it's great to watch.
02:51It'll be great to see those on the world stage,
02:54but I don't know if they'll have the juice to come out of that playoff.
02:58I think I feel the same way that you feel about Bolivia and the culture and the gods coming through.
03:03I feel the same way for Jamaica.
03:04I want to see the reggae boys make it and bring that excitement to their country.
03:11I feel like that's going to happen, and selfishly, I do want Bolivia and Jamaica to make it.
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