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Benedicto Godoy Véizaga was a Bolivian football who played as a forward for Bolivia in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. Godoy is deceased.
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Víctor Celestino Algarañaz was a Bolivian football forward who played for Bolivia in the 1950 FIFA World Cup. He also played for Club Litoral. Algarañaz is deceased.
This is a record of Bolivia's results at the FIFA World Cup.
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- ↑ 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil Archived 2011-09-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Juan Arricio". besoccer. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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