Chile to play in La Paz despite veto

According to the federation, Marcelo Bielsa's side will face Bolivia in La Paz for the South American Qualifiers, despite FIFA's veto. Watch it on JumpTV.

Chile will visit Bolivia on June 14 or 5 and the match will be held "in the city and at the time the Bolivian Federation determines," informs a press release issued on Monday by the National Association of Professional Football.

Stadium "Hernando Siles" is in La Paz at an altitude of 3600m, a lot above the 2750m limit set by FIFA for the matches of the competitions organized by the international governing body.

According to the official announcement, the decision was made basing on the agreement of the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol) of respecting La Paz as the main scenario of Bolivia National Team during the Qualifiers.

"The Chilean Federation sticks to the tradition of fulfilling the obligations scheduled and of not reviewing each of them when such review could be useful," stresses the press release.

Argentine coach Marcelo Bielsa agreed on the decision and in a few days he is expected to release the list of players summoned for this game.