Anybody who goes to Bolivia will find out that the name of Spanish coach Xabier Azkargorta is remembered in quite a positive manner. So far, he has been the only coach to qualify the Bolivian national squad to a FIFA World Cup. When visiting 1xbet.pk – sport betting sites offer excellent chances to bet on all the matches of the Bolivian team.
Azkargorta helped Bolivia to secure a historic participation in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Other teams coached by the Spaniard include:
- Real Valladolid;
- Guadalajara;
- and Sevilla.
While Bolivia didn’t pass beyond the first round, the qualification was enough to consider the coach as a hero in this country. The sports betting sites 1xBet has all the matches of the editions of the FIFA World Cup, where all its punters can place wagers.
Trying to replicate the success
The Chilean football federation convinced Azkargorta to take control of the national team after the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The Chilean national football team and all its matches are available to wager at the www.1xbet.pk/line website.
Azkargorta was appointed as coach of the Chilean national team in 1995, and his first goal was clear: he needed to qualify to the 1998 FIFA World Cup. However, there was another obstacle in the middle. The team was going to play in the 1995 Copa América, which was a good opportunity to show what Azkargorta could do with his brand new squad. The Copa América, alongside many other tournaments, are available at the 1xBet website to wager.
Lots of issues
A short while after Xabier Azkargorta became Chile’s manager, problems started to emerge. The performance of the team in the 1995 Copa América was completely disappointing. The team showed a complete lack of game idea, and there were internal conflicts between the players and the coaching staff. The Copa América is another major competition that all fans can wager on at the www.1xbet.pk/mobile/ website.
However, the worst was still yet to come. The Chilean squad licked its wounds and tried to face the upcoming qualifiers in the best possible way. The first qualifying match took place on the 2nd of June 1996. Chile traveled to Venezuela to try to obtain a crucial win. It should be noted that back then, Venezuela was by far the weakest team in South America. This meant that not beating them was something unforgivable. All the South American qualifiers are featured at the 1xBet betting website.
And yet, this is exactly what happened. The match ended only 1-1, and the pressure on Azkargorta was too much to handle. He resigned the next day. The Venezuelans scored the first goal thanks to Dioni Guerra. Chilean defender Javier Margas scored the 1-1 in the 5th minute of injury time of the second half.
