Bolivia Celebrates Historic Football Training Complex Opening

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00:022025 was an historic year for bolivia as the country's football federation celebrated its

00:09centenary as part of the milestone celebrations fifa president jenny infantino attended the

00:17inauguration of the first pitch to be completed at bolivia's new national training complex

00:23the casa de la verde in the outskirts of la paz the facility the first of its kind in the

00:30country

00:31is being supported by funding from fifa forward and conmobol's evolucion program

00:40well this is a truly historic moment for bolivian football as a whole after a century without being

00:46able to build and give our national teams a home of their own a place to train and prepare for

00:52international competitions we have finally made it possible thanks to the support of fifa and conme

00:59bowl we have inaugurated the first pitch after 100 years of history it is a deeply emotional moment

01:06for us you could feel the affection from the leadership of world football continental football

01:12and especially from bolivian football

01:20ultimately what we have to do is really simple infrastructure and competitions

01:28we've seen the investment in infrastructure today with the extraordinary casa de la verde

01:33and it's also important to participate and play in national continental and international tournaments

01:45that's the secret to a bright future and to giving great joy and happiness to an entire nation

01:51which deserves it for sure

01:58we at fifa we always say that football unites the world it unites countries it unites all those who want

02:05to dream all those who have a passion and all those who want to experience an emotional and special moment

02:18at the event featuring a host of bolivian dignitaries and footballing icons infantino was awarded the fbf brand gold medal

02:27of merit

02:27the highest distinction awarded by bolivian football

02:31legends legends were present today figures who have brought so much joy to our country

02:39the heroes of 1963 winners of that year's copa america and the legends of 1994

02:45a golden generation of bolivian footballers whose talent and spirit gave us the joy of taking part

02:52in the 1994 world cup in the united states we hope this will serve as a powerful step forward

02:59so that our young talents can develop the right conditions to grow

03:03and so that as a footballing nation we can achieve our goal of reaching every world cup

03:08and so that our young talents

03:08and so that our young talents can be a great success

03:09and so that our young talents can be a great success

03:10and so that our young talents can be a great success