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{{Infobox National football team |
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Name = Chile |
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Badge = ChileNationalFootballTeam.gif |
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Badge_size = 125px |
|bridge_name = Waterloo Bridge
FIFA Trigramme = CHI |
|caption = Waterloo Bridge, seen from the [[London Eye]] observation wheel
Nickname = La Roja<br>(''The red one'') |
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Association = [[Federación de Fútbol de Chile]]|
|locale = [[London]], [[England]]
Confederation = [[CONMEBOL]] ([[South America]]) |
|carries = Motor vehicles<br>Pedestrians
Coach = {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Marcelo Bielsa]]|
|crosses = [[River Thames]]
Captain = [[Claudio Bravo]] |
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Most caps = [[Leonel Sanchez|Leonel Sánchez]] (84) |
|open = [[1945]]
Top scorer = [[Marcelo Salas]] (37) |
|below =
FIFA Rank = 36 |
|traffic =
1st ranking date = August 1993 | FIFA max = 6 |
|design = [[Arch Bridge]]
FIFA max date = April 1998|
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FIFA min = 84 |
FIFA min date = December 2002 |
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Elo Rank = 20 |
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Elo max = 9 |
Elo max date = February 1956|
Elo min = 60 |
Elo min date = 2003 |Home Stadium = [[Estadio Nacional de Chile|Estadio Nacional]] |

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First game = {{fb|Argentina}} 3 - 1 Chile {{Flagicon|Chile}}<br/>([[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]]; [[27 May]], [[1910]]) |
Largest win = {{Flagicon|Chile}} Chile 7 - 0 {{fb-rt|Venezuela|1930}}<br/>([[Santiago de Chile|Santiago]], [[Chile]]; [[29 August]], [[1979]])<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/headtohead/team1=CHI/team2=VEN/index.html FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><br>{{Flagicon|Chile}} Chile 7 - 0 {{fb-rt|Armenia}}<br/>([[Viña del Mar]], [[Chile]]; [[1 April]], [[1997]])<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/headtohead/team1=ARM/team2=CHI/index.html FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
Largest loss = {{fb|Brazil}} 7 - 0 Chile {{Flagicon|Chile}}<br/>([[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]; [[17 September]], [[1959]]) |

World cup apps = 7 |
World cup first = 1930 |
World cup best = Third place, [[Football World Cup 1962|1962]] |
Regional name = [[Copa América]] |
Regional cup apps = 35 |
Regional cup first = [[South American Championship 1916|1916]] |
Regional cup best = Second place, [[South American Championship 1955|1955]], [[South American Championship 1956|1956]],<br/>[[Copa América 1979|1979]], [[Copa América 1987|1987]] |
Pan American Games name = [[Football at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]] |
Pan American Games cup apps = 5 |
Pan American Games first = [[Football at the 1951 Pan American Games|1951]] |
Pan American Games Best = Second place, [[Football at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987]]
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{{MedalSport | Men’s [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Football]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]]<ref name="Olympics 1992-">Since 1992, squads for [[Football at the Summer Olympics]] have been restricted to three players over the age of 23. The achievements of such teams are not usually included in the statistics of the international team.</ref> | [[Football at the 2000 Summer Olympics|Team]]}}
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{{MedalSport | Men’s [[CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament|Pre-Olympic Football]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament|1984 Ecuador]] | NA}}
{{MedalSilver | [[CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament|2000 Brazil]]<ref name="Olympics 1992-" /> | NA}}
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{{MedalSport | Men’s [[Football at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[Football at the 1951 Pan American Games|1951 Argentina]] | NA}}
{{MedalBronze | [[Football at the 1963 Pan American Games|1963 Brazil]] | NA}}
{{MedalSilver | [[Football at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987 USA]] | NA}}
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The '''Chilean national football team''' represents [[Chile]] in all major international [[football (soccer)|football]] competitions. The team is controlled by the [[Federación de Fútbol de Chile]] which was established in 1895. They have appeared in seven [[Football World Cup|World Cup]] tournaments and were hosts of the [[1962 World Cup]] finishing in third place.


==History==
'''Waterloo Bridge''' is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the [[River Thames]] in [[London]], [[England]] between [[Blackfriars Bridge]] and [[Hungerford Bridge]]. The name of the bridge is in memory of the British victory at the [[Battle of Waterloo]] in 1815. Thanks to its location at a strategic bend in the river, the views of London ([[Westminster]], the [[South Bank]] and [[London Eye]] to the west, the [[City of London]] and [[Canary Wharf]] to the east) from the bridge are widely held to be the finest from any spot at ground level.
<!-- Image with inadequate rationale removed: [[Image:Chile football association.gif|logo|120px|thumb|left|Federación de Fútbol de Chile]] -->
The [[Federación de Fútbol de Chile]] is the second oldest South American federation, with 113 years of existence. Its foundation dates back to [[June 19]], [[1895]] in the port city of [[Valparaiso]]. Its first President was David Scott.<ref>[http://www.conmebol.com/federaciones_pais_index.jsp?pais=chi&slangab=E Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


Chile is one of the four founding member nations of [[CONMEBOL]] which include Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. The members established the South American footballing organization on [[July 9]], [[1916]].<ref>[http://conmebol.com/federaciones_pais_index.jsp?pais=chi&slangab=E Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The four associations enacted and participated in the first held South American Championship which would later be re-named the [[Copa America]].
== History ==
The first bridge on the site was designed in 1809-10 by [[John Rennie (engineer)|John Rennie]] for the Strand Bridge Company and opened in 1817 as a [[toll bridge]]. The [[granite]] bridge had nine arches, each of {{convert|120|ft|m|1|lk=on}} span, separated by double Grecian-Doric stone columns and was {{convert|2456|ft|m|1}} long, including approaches. Before its opening it was known as '[[Strand, London|Strand]] Bridge'. It was nationalised in 1878 and given to the [[Metropolitan Board of Works]], who removed the toll from it. Serious problems were found in its construction and the new owners reinforced it. Paintings of the bridge were created by the French [[Impressionist]] [[Claude Monet]] and English Impressionist, [[John Constable]].


The first official use of a [[bicycle kick]] was performed in a CONMEBOL [[Copa America]] match between Chile and Argentina gaining footballing notoriety and international appeal. The journalists who had witnessed the event had labeled the move la [[Chilena]].<ref>{{es icon}} http://www.euskonews.com/0332zbk/kosmo33201.html</ref> The attributed move has made a worldwide appearance and is labeled differently in other parts of the globe. In Copa America play, Chile has reached four finals but has lost in each appearance.
By the 1920s, the problems had increased. [[London County Council]] decided to demolish it and replace it with a new structure designed by Sir [[Giles Gilbert Scott]]. The new span was partially opened in 1942 and completed in 1945.<ref>[http://thames.me.uk/s00110.htm Where Thames Smooth Waters Glide]</ref> The new bridge was the only Thames bridge to have been damaged by [[Germany|German]] bombers during [[World War II]]. The building contractor was [[Peter Lind & Company]] Limited. It is frequently asserted that the work force was largely female and it is sometimes referred to as "the ladies' bridge". It is constructed in [[Portland stone]] from the South West of England; the stone cleans itself whenever it rains.{{Fact|date=April 2008}}


Chile is one of the original thirteen national teams that competed in the inaugural [[Football World Cup 1930|1930 World Cup]]. They started off well beating [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] and [[France national football team|France]] without conceding a [[Goal (sport)|goal]]. A 3-1 loss to Argentina in their final game left them in second place within the group, eliminating them from the tournament. In the 1950 World Cup, Chile was eliminated in the first round but defeated the [[United States men's national football team|United States]] 5-2.
[[Image:Waterloo_Bridge_1817.jpg|thumb|350px||Crowds attend the opening of Waterloo Bridge on 18th June 1817]]
[[Image:John Constable 001.jpg|thumb|350px||View of the old Waterloo Bridge from [[Whitehall]] stairs, [[John Constable]], [[18 June]] [[1817]]]]
[[Image:Drapersgardens.jpg|thumb|350px|Waterloo Bridge. Showing above the bridge (left to right) are [[St Paul's Cathedral]], [[Tower 42]] and [[30 St Mary Axe]] (the "Gherkin" or the [[Swiss Re]] building)]]


Their best World Cup result was a third place finish in [[Football World Cup 1962|1962]], when Chile was the host nation. Chile lost 4-2 to eventual champions [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] in a semifinals match. Chile went on to defeat [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] 1-0 in the third place match.
Granite stones from the original bridge were subsequently "presented to various parts of the British world to further historic links in the British [[Commonwealth of Nations]]". Two of these stones are in [[Canberra]], the capital city of [[Australia]], sited between the parallel spans of the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge, one of two major crossings of [[Lake Burley Griffin]] in the heart of the city. Stones from the bridge were used to build a monument in [[Wellington]], [[New Zealand]], to Paddy the Wanderer, a dog that roamed the wharves from 1928 to 1939 and was befriended by seamen, watersiders, Harbour Board workers and taxi drivers. The monument includes a bronze likeness of Paddy and drinking bowls for dogs.{{Fact|date=April 2008}}


Many historical incidences have occurred while Chile has been involved in World Cup competition. The first player to miss a World Cup penalty kick was [[Guillermo Subiabre]] in a [[1930 FIFA World Cup]] match against [[France national football team|France]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{es icon}} http://revista.guachacas.cl/Epi_mundial30.html</ref> Carlos Caszely of Chile became the first player to be officially sent off with a red card in a [[1974 World Cup]] game, during their match against West Germany. Red cards were formally introduced in World Cup play in 1970, but no players were sent off in that tournament.
The south end of the bridge is the area known as [[South Bank|The South Bank]] and includes the [[Royal Festival Hall]], [[Waterloo station]], [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]], the [[Royal National Theatre]], and the [[National Film Theatre]] (directly beneath the bridge).


In [[Olympic Games|Olympic tournament]] play, Chile's best result was the Bronze medal at the [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney Olympic Games]], with striker [[Ivan Zamorano]] the competition's top scorer<ref name="Olympics 1992-" />.
In the 1950s the National Film Theatre (a legacy from the Festival of Britain) was built directly underneath Waterloo Bridge. In the 1980s The award winning [[Museum of the Moving Image]] was also built directly underneath the bridge and became perhaps the only museum in the world to have stalagtites (from water leaking through the Bridge) growing within it.


Chile has attained medals in both the U-17 World Cup held in [[1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship|Japan]] and the U-20 World Cup in [[2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup|
The north end passes above the [[Victoria Embankment]] where the road joins the [[Strand, London|Strand]] and [[Aldwych]] alongside [[Somerset House]].
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Notable past Chilean players include [[Guillermo Subiabre]], [[Sergio Livingstone]], [[George Robledo]], [[Leonel Sánchez]], [[Luis Eyzaguirre]], [[Carlos Campos]], [[Elías Figueroa]], [[Carlos Caszely]], [[Patricio Yáñez]], [[Marcelo Salas]] and [[Ivan Zamorano]].
== Georgi Markov ==


==National Team World Cup History==
[[Georgi Markov]] was a [[Bulgaria]]n [[dissident]] [[assassination|assassinated]] on Waterloo Bridge by agents of the Bulgarian [[secret police]] assisted by the [[KGB]]. On [[7 September]] [[1978]], Markov crossed Waterloo Bridge to wait at a [[bus stop]] on the other side, when he was jabbed in the leg by a man holding an [[umbrella]]. The man apologized and walked away. Markov would later tell doctors that the man had spoken in a foreign accent.
====Chile at the 1930 World Cup====
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[[Image:Sele1930.JPG|thumb|left|250px|The Chilean national team during the 1930 FIFA World Cup.]]


At the first ever [[Fifa World Cup]] held in [[1930 FIFA World Cup|Uruguay 1930]], [[Chile]] was to be among the first of thirteen nations invited to participate in the inaugural tournament.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
On the evening of 7 September, Markov developed a high fever. He died in agony three days later. After his death, doctors found a small [[platinum]] pellet embedded in his calf. Further examination found that two small holes had been drilled in the bullet containing traces of the poison [[ricin]].


The manager in charge of the Chilean national team was the young Hungarian [[György Orth]]. Chile was part of Group 1 that included national teams such as [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]], and [[France national football team|France]].
== Miscellaneous facts ==
{{trivia|date=June 2008}}


Chile had an impressive start defeating the Mexican national team by a score of 3-0 on [[July 16]], then beating France 1-0 on [[July 19]]. Sharing the same amount of points, the decisive game was against the neighboring country of [[Argentina]]. The game was played on [[July 22]] at the [[Estadio Centenario]] in [[Montevideo, Uruguay]]. The game ended 3-1 in Argentina's favor, and the scoreline prevented Chile from qualifying onto the second round.
* [[Robert E. Sherwood]]'s 1930 play, ''Waterloo Bridge'', about a soldier who falls in love and marries a woman he meets on the bridge, unaware that she is a prostitute, was made into films released in [[Waterloo Bridge (1931 film)|1931]] and [[Waterloo Bridge (1940 film)|1940]]. The latter starred [[Vivien Leigh]] and [[Robert Taylor (actor)|Robert Taylor]].


====The 1950 World Cup====
* The bridge also featured in the title of another motion picture: the comedy ''The Waterloo Bridge Handicap'' (1978) [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078479/] starring [[Leonard Rossiter]].
{{main|1950 FIFA World Cup}}
The 1950 edition of the [[Fifa World Cup]] was held in the South American country of [[Brazil]]. The Chilean national team manager at the tournament was [[Alberto Bucciardi]], while the team captain was the starting goal keeper [[Sergio Livingstone]]. "La Roja" were located in group 2 and Chile eventually lost their first two games against [[Spain]] and [[England]] by the similar score of 2-0. The last match was played with the [[United States]] where Chile went on to win by a score of 5-2, even though it was not to be enough for Chile in advancing onto the next round of the tournament.


====Chile and the World Cup of 1962====
* [[Michael Faraday]] tried in 1832 to measure the [http://www.phy6.org/earthmag/NSTA1C.htm potential difference] between each side of the bridge caused by the ebbing salt water flowing through the Earth's magnetic field. See [[magnetohydrodynamics]].
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[[Image:Selección chilena 1962.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Chile national team in 1962]]
The [[1962 World Cup]] in [[Chile]] was to be the third World Cup hosted on South American soil.
In 1960 the [[Great Chilean Earthquake]] would strike the country with the highest recorded magnitude in world history of 9.5 on the Richter scale.<ref>U.S. Geological Survey (March 7, 2006). [http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/events/1960_05_22.php Historic Earthquakes - Chile - 1960 May 22 19:11:14 UTC - Magnitude 9.5: The Largest Earthquake in the World.] Retrieved on [[2007-01-09]]</ref> Despite the natural disaster plans went as followed for Chile to be the host nation of this World Cup tournament.


The host country won their first match against [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] by 3-1. The second match against [[Italy national football team|Italy]] (2-0) became known as the [[Battle of Santiago]]. Although only two players were sent off by the English referee [[Ken Aston]], the match saw repeated, deliberate attempts from players on both sides to harm opponents, and the teams needed police protection to leave the field in safety. Years later Ken Aston went on to invent the yellow and red cards used in football.<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/developing/refereeing/news/newsid=80623.html FIFA.com - Ken Aston – the inventor of yellow and red cards<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
* ''After the Lunch'' is a poem by [[Wendy Cope]] about two lovers parting on Waterloo Bridge.


Later surprisingly, Chile defeated European champions [[USSR national football team|USSR]] that included [[Lev Yashin]] to land themselves a semi-final game against the defending [[Football World Cup 1958|World Champions]] [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] but a capacity crowd of 76,600 watched Brazil beat the hosts 4-2. This game saw [[Garrincha]] sent off for Brazil and Landa sent off for Chile. Chile eventually went on to take third place in a 1-0 victory over [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] in the playoff.
* Most of the stones of the demolished Waterloo Bridge were taken to [[Harmondsworth]] Moor on the western edge of London. Many of them still remain there in various places around the moor.

The team is said to have eaten [[Swiss cheese]] before beating Switzerland, [[spaghetti]] before beating Italy, and drank [[vodka]] before beating the USSR. They also drank [[coffee]] before the match against Brazil, although they did not win that match. This has been Chile's best performance in a World Cup.<ref>[http://football.guardian.co.uk/worldcup2006/comment/story/0,,1807018,00.html World Cup Knowledge: part four | Football | guardian.co.uk<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

====The World Cup of 1966====
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[[England]] was the stage for the eighth World Cup. It was also to be the first European World Cup that Chile would participate in. Qualifying for the 1966 edition ended with a play-off between [[Ecuador]] in [[Lima, Peru]] on the 12th of October 1965. The current Chilean manager at the time Francisco Hormazabal decided to resign from that position. Chile immediately needed a replacement, and [[Luis Alamos]] would take the reins of the national team. The match against Ecuador finished 2-1 in Chile's favor, both goals scored by [[Leonel Sanchez]] and [[Ruben Marcos]], and the result secured Chile's World Cup berth.

Chile was unable to repeat the same success found in the previous World Cup of 1962. Among the nations congregated in group 4 which included the [[Soviet Union]], Italy, and [[North Korea]], Chile was only able to gain 1 point with a 1-1 draw against North Korea. Chile scored two goals in the 1966 World Cup both coming from Ruben Marcos.

====Chile at the 1974 World Cup====
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Chile qualified for [[1974 World Cup|Deutschland 74]] after a controversial play-off with the [[USSR national football team|USSR]]. Following a drawn first leg in Moscow, the Soviets refused to play the second leg at the [[Estadio Nacional de Chile|Estadio Nacional]] in [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], which had been used as a concentration camp by the military dictatorship of [[Augusto Pinochet|Pinochet]]. However, [[FIFA]] refused to switch the match to a neutral venue, and the Soviets refused to fly to Santiago. The Chilean players kicked off on an otherwise empty pitch, scored into the unguarded USSR net, and because there was no opposition to restart the game, the referee awarded the match to Chile, ensuring they qualified for the 1974 finals.

At the tournament itself, Chile lost their opening game 1-0 to [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]] in Berlin, thanks to a long-range shot from [[Paul Breitner]]. Striker [[Carlos Caszely]] was controversially sent off in the second half.

Guided by coach [[Luis Alamos]], Chile then fought out a 1-1 draw with [[East Germany national football team|East Germany]], again in Berlin. Martin Hoffmann put the GDR ahead, but [[Sergio Ahumada]] equalised with 20 minutes left. Finally, they got another draw, this time a goalless one, against [[Australia national football team|Australia]], which eliminated both teams.

====Chile at the 1982 World Cup====
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At [[1982 World Cup|España 82]], the Chileans performed poorly with an ageing team in which [[Carlos Caszely]] and the 35-year-old central defender [[Elias Figueroa]] were still the main men. Guided by coach [[Luis Santibañez]] they lost their first game 1-0 to [[Austria national football team|Austria]] in Oviedo, [[Walter Schachner]] scoring the only goal midway through the first half. Caszely missed a penalty soon afterwards.<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=59/results/matches/match=764/report.html FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Chile were then beaten 4-1 in Gijón by a [[Karl-Heinz Rummenigge]]-inspired [[West Germany national football team|West Germany]], with goalkeeper [[Mario Osbén]] making a couple of costly errors; [[Gustavo Moscoso]] grabbed a late consolation goal. Finally, against [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]], Chile were overrun in the first half and went in at half-time 3-0 behind, but managed to save some face with second-half goals from [[Miguel Neira]] and [[Juan Carlos Letelier]]. <ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=59/results/matches/match=813/report.html FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> <ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=59/results/matches/match=740/report.html FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

====Disqualification and Banishment from the 1990 & 1994 World Cups====
''La Roja's'' most infamous moment known as '''The Roberto Rojas Scandal''' (also known in Chile as the "Maracanazo") occurred on [[September 3]], [[1989]]. During a [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] qualifying match at Rio De Janeiro's [[Estádio do Maracanã|Maracanã]] stadium, Brazil led Chile 1-0. A defeat for Chile would eliminate them from the tournament. Around the 67-minute mark, Chilean goalkeeper [[Roberto Rojas|Roberto "Cóndor" Rojas]] fell to the pitch with an apparent injury to his forehead. A [[firework]], thrown from the stands by a Brazilian fan named Rosemary de Mello, was smouldering about a yard away. After carrying Rojas off the pitch, the Chilean players and coaches refused to return claiming conditions were not safe. The match went unfinished.

After studying video footage of the match showing that the firework had not made contact with Rojas, [[FIFA]] awarded Brazil a 2-0 win (eliminating Chile from the 1990 World Cup). The team was banned from the qualifiers of the [[1994 Football World Cup]], and Rojas was banned for life<ref>[http://china.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=400545 Goal.com - Editorial/Comment - Own Goal: Faking Being Hit By Objects<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> (although an amnesty was granted in 2001).

====Redemption: Chile at the 1998 World Cup====
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Chile qualified for the World Cup in [[France]] in 1998 having been banned from entering the 1994 tournament. They were drawn in Group B, along with [[Italy national football team|Italy]], [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] and [[Austria national football team|Austria]]. With much expected of their strike partnership of [[Marcelo Salas]] and [[Iván Zamorano]], Chile drew impressively with Italy in Bordeaux in their opening match, 2-2, with Salas scoring both goals in reply to [[Christian Vieri]]'s opener.<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8726/report.html FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The game was most noted for [[Roberto Baggio]]'s late equalizer for Italy with a very controversial penalty, banishing memories of his fatal miss in the 1994 final against Brazil in Los Angeles. But due to this bad performance, the referee [[Lucien Bouchardeau]] from [[Niger]] was dismissed from further matches during the WC.

Chile drew their next two matches 1-1. The first was a cagey game with [[Austria]] in [[St-Étienne]]. [[Salas]] opened the scoring with a disputed goal scored from close range (the Austrians protested his shot never crossed the line), but Austria, as they had in their first match against [[Cameroon]], equalised in the last minute, [[Ivica Vastic]] scoring a spectacular long-range effort.<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8743/report.html FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Against Cameroon in [[Nantes]] five days later, [[José Luis Sierra]]'s excellent free-kick gave Chile the lead, but the Africans fought back strongly and equalised with a header from [[Patrick Mboma]]. Despite having [[Rigobert Song]] and [[Lauren Etame Mayer]] sent off<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8760/report.html FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>, Cameroon played a good second half, and were only denied a victory when Hungarian referee [[László Vagner]] disallowed a goal by [[François Omam-Biyik]].

Italy had been the only team to win in the group, so Chile's unbeaten record took them into the last 16, and a tie with South American rivals [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] at the [[Parc des Princes]] in Paris. The Brazilians took Chile to pieces in the first half, despite Zamorano's superb performance (the footage of him passionately singing the national anthem prior to kick-off was one of the most enduring images of the tournament). [[César Sampaio]] scored twice early on, and a [[Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima|Ronaldo]] penalty made it 3-0 before half-time. Chile courageously kept fighting, and Salas got his fourth goal of the competition, heading in a rebound after [[Claudio Taffarel]] had saved from Zamorano, but Ronaldo scored again quickly and Chile were out of the tournament.<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8773/report.html FIFA.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Despite the loss finishing among the top 16 of the tournament was perceived as a prosperous campaign amid the disappointments with controversy and scandal that had disqualified Chile in previous World Cup tournaments.

==Current National Team Status==
The team had an impressive return to the international stage in 2006. They ended it with 4 wins, 2 ties, and 2 losses. It all started with the friendlies preparing teams for the 2006 World Cup. Their so-called European tour was very positive. The tour included many of the players who started in [[Copa America 2007]] as well as the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers. They beat the [[Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] 1-0 in [[Dublin]], tied the qualified [[Cote d'Ivoire national football team|Cote d'Ivoire]] 1-1 in [[Paris, France]] and tied the qualified [[Sweden national football team|Sweden]] 1-1 in the [[Råsunda Stadium]] [[Stockholm]]. Chile lost to [[Colombia national football team|Colombia]] 2-1 in [[Santiago de Chile]] but beat [[Peru national football team|Peru]] twice, 3-2 in a home game in [[Viña del Mar]] and 1-0 in an away game in [[Tacna]], [[Peru]], a few days later. The team then beat [[Paraguay national football team|Paraguay]] 3-2 in [[Viña del Mar]], [[Chile]]. The year ended with a 1-0 loss to [[Aragon autonomous football team|Aragón]] in [[Zaragoza]], [[Spain]] with [[Elías Figueroa]] as a guest coach and a "B" team. In 2007 "La Roja" had a decent start. In February, they earned a 1-0 victory over [[Venezuela national football team|Venezuela]], but in March, in the return to [[Sweden]](this time in [[Gothenburg]]), the team suffered a heavy loss against powerhouse [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] 4 to 0. The next week, in [[Talca]], the team gets another disappointing result, in a 1-1 draw against [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]. But the team gave a good impression in their last match, another draw, this time 0-0 against border neighbors [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], in [[Mendoza, Argentina]].

On [[11 July]], [[2007]], the [[Federación de Fútbol de Chile|Chilean Football Federation]] banned six of the national team players, because of "internal indiscipline" during the [[Copa America]] tournament, for 20 international matches each and none of the players will ever be allowed to captain the national team. The players banned were captain [[Jorge Valdivia]], defenders [[Álvaro Ormeño]], [[Rodrigo Tello]], [[Jorge Vargas]] and [[Pablo Contreras]] and striker [[Reinaldo Navia]].<ref name="Bans">{{cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6294098.stm | title=Chile blacklist six Copa players | work=BBC Sport | accessdate=2007-07-12}}</ref> Nelson Acosta's resignation as manager came after a lackluster performance at the 2007 Copa America. Chile had qualified to the quarter-finals after a win against Ecuador 3-2, and a draw against Mexico 0-0. But, two losses against Brazil sealed Acosta's fate. Former Argentina manager [[Marcelo Bielsa]] has been given the task of becoming the current Chile national team manager in preparation for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.<ref>[http://ro.soccerway.com/news/2007/August/10/chile-name-bielsa-as-new-coach/ News - Chile name Bielsa as new coach - Soccerway<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Latest Results===
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!width=18%|Date
!width=12%|Opposition
!width=1%|Result
!width=7%|Score
!width=46%|Venue
!width=18%|Competition
|-
|[[June 27]], [[2007]]||{{fb|Ecuador}}||W||3-2||[[Polideportivo Cachamay]], [[Puerto Ordaz]], {{fb|Venezuela}}||[[Copa America 2007|Copa America]]
|-
|[[July 1]], [[2007]]||{{fb|Brazil}}||L||0-3||[[Estadio Monumental de Maturín]], [[Maturín]], {{fb|Venezuela}}||[[Copa America 2007|Copa America]]
|-
|[[July 4]], [[2007]]||{{fb|Mexico}}||D||0-0||[[Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos]], [[Puerto la Cruz]], {{fb|Venezuela}}||[[Copa América 2007|Copa America]]
|-
|[[July 7]], [[2007]]||{{fb|Brazil}}||L||1-6||[[Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos]], [[Puerto la Cruz]], {{fb|Venezuela}}||[[Copa América 2007|Copa America]]
|-
|[[September 7]], [[2007]]*||{{fb|Switzerland}}||L||1-2||[[Ernst Happel Stadion]], [[Vienna]], {{fb|Austria}}||[[Exhibition game|International Friendly]]
|-
|[[September 11]], [[2007]]*||{{fb|Austria}}||W||2-0||[[Ernst Happel Stadion]], [[Vienna]], {{fb|Austria}}||[[Exhibition game|International Friendly]]
|-
|[[October 13]], [[2007]]*||{{fb|Argentina}}||L||0-2||[[Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti]], [[Buenos Aires]], {{fb|Argentina}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
|[[October 17]], [[2007]]*||{{fb|Peru}}||W||2-0||[[Estadio Nacional de Chile]], [[Santiago de Chile|Santiago]], {{fb|Chile}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
|[[November 18]], [[2007]]*||{{fb|Uruguay}}||D||2-2||[[Estadio Centenario]], [[Montevideo]], {{fb|Uruguay}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
|[[November 21]], [[2007]]*||{{fb|Paraguay}}||L||0-3||[[Estadio Nacional de Chile]], [[Santiago de Chile|Santiago]], {{fb|Chile}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
|[[January 26]], [[2008]]*||{{fb|Japan}}||D||0-0||[[Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)|Olympic Stadium]], [[Tokyo]], {{fb|Japan}}||[[Exhibition game|International Friendly]]
|-
|[[January 30]], [[2008]]*||{{fb|KOR}}||W||1-0||[[Seoul World Cup Stadium|Sang-am Stadium]], [[Seoul]], {{fb|KOR}}||[[Exhibition game|International Friendly]]
|-
|[[March 26]], [[2008]]*||{{fb|ISR}}||L||0-1||[[Ramat Gan Stadium]], [[Ramat Gan]], {{fb|ISR}}||[[Exhibition game|International Friendly]]
|-
|[[June 4]], [[2008]]*||{{fb|Guatemala}}||W||2-0||[[Estadio El Teniente]], [[Rancagua]], {{fb|Chile}}||[[Exhibition game|International Friendly]]
|-
|[[June 7]], [[2008]]*||{{fb|Panama}}||D||0-0||[[Estadio Playa Ancha]], [[Valparaíso]], {{fb|Chile}}||[[Exhibition game|International Friendly]]
|-
|[[June 15]], [[2008]]*||{{fb|Bolivia}}||W||2-0||[[Estadio Hernando Siles]], [[La Paz]], {{fb|Bolivia}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
|[[June 19]], [[2008]]*||{{fb|Venezuela}}||W||3-2||[[Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos]], [[Puerto la Cruz]], {{fb|Venezuela}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
|[[August 20]], [[2008]]*||{{fb|Turkey}}||L||0-1||[[Ismet Pasa Stadium]], [[Kocaeli]], {{fb|Turkey}}||[[Exhibition game|International Friendly]]
|-
|[[September 7]], [[2008]]*||{{fb|Brazil}}||L||0-3||[[Estadio Nacional de Chile|Estadio Nacional]], [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], {{fb|Chile}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
|[[September 10]], [[2008]]*||{{fb|Colombia}}||W||4-0||[[Estadio Nacional de Chile|Estadio Nacional]], [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], {{fb|Chile}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
|[[September 24]], [[2008]]*||{{fb|Mexico}}||W||1-0||[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Memorial Coliseum]], [[Los Angeles, California]], {{fb|USA}}||[[Exhibition game|International Friendly]]
|-
|[[October 12]], [[2008]]*||{{fb|Ecuador}}||L||0-1||[[Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa|Olímpico Atahualpa]], [[Quito]], {{fb|Ecuador}}||[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|-
|}
*(*) With Bielsa

===Upcoming Fixtures===
{| class="wikitable"
|----- bgcolor=#CCDDEE
|Date
|width=20% |Venue
|Opponent
|Type of game
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
| [[October 15]] [[2008]]
| [[Estadio Nacional de Chile|Estadio Nacional]], [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], [[Chile]]
| {{fb|Argentina}}
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup qualifier]]
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
| [[November 19]] [[2008]]
| [[Estadio El Madrigal]], [[Villarreal]], [[Spain]]
| {{fb|Spain}}
| [[Exhibition game|International Friendly]]
|}

===2010 FIFA World Cup <br /><small>Qualification Standings</small>===

Chile is currently participating in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.
{{main article|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)}}

{|
|-
|
{{2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONMEBOL
| expanded = yes
| fixtures = yes
| tiebreakers = yes
}}
|-
|}

==Current Squad==
The following players were named for a [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] match against [[Ecuador national football team|Ecuador]] and [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]]
caps and goals as of [[October 12]] [[2008]] and [[October 15]] [[2008]].
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!#
!Name
!DOB
!Club
!Caps (goals)
|-
!colspan=5|Goalkeepers
|-
| 1 || [[Claudio Bravo]] [[Image:Captain sports.svg|14px]] || [[13 April]] [[1983]] (age 25)|| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Sociedad|Real Sociedad]] || 29 (0)
|-
| 12 || [[Miguel Pinto]] || [[4 July]] [[1983]] (age 25)|| {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Club de Fútbol Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]] || 8 (0)
|-
| -- || [[Cristopher Toselli]] || [[15 June]] [[1988]] (age 20)|| {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica (fútbol)|Universidad Católica]] || 0 (0)
|-
!colspan=6|Defenders
|-
| 4 || [[Ismael Fuentes]] || [[4 August]] [[1981]] (age 27)|| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Jaguares de Chiapas|Chiapas]] || 20 (1)
|-
| 5 || [[Pablo Contreras]] || [[9 November]] [[1978]] (age 29)|| {{flagicon|Greece}} [[PAOK]] || 44 (1)
|-
| 17 || [[Gary Medel]] || [[3 August]] [[1987]] (age 21)|| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica (fútbol)|Universidad Católica]] || 11 (2)
|-
| 18 || [[Gonzalo Jara]] || [[29 May]] [[1985]] (age 23)|| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Colo Colo]] || 19 (2)
|-
| -- || [[Waldo Ponce]] || [[4 December]] [[1982]] (age 26)|| {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Vélez Sársfield]] || 13 (1)
|-
| -- || [[Hans Martínez]] || [[4 January]] [[1987]] (age 21)|| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Club Deportivo Universidad Católica (fútbol)|Universidad Católica]] || 2 (0)
|-
!colspan=6|Midfielders
|-
| -- || [[Hugo Droguett]] || [[2 September]] [[1982]] (age 26)|| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Monarcas Morelia]] || 12 (1)
|-
| 3 || [[Roberto Cereceda]] || [[10 October]] [[1984]] (age 23)|| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Colo Colo]] || 14 (0)
|-
| -- || [[Gonzalo Fierro]] || [[21 March]] [[1983]] (age 25)|| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Clube de Regatas do Flamengo|Flamengo]] || 13 (1)
|-
| 8 || [[Arturo Vidal]] || [[22 May]] [[1987]] (age 21)|| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bayer Leverkusen]] || 13 (0)
|-
| 16 || [[Pedro Morales (footballer)|Pedro Morales]] || [[25 May]] [[1985]] (age 23)|| {{flagicon|Croatia}} [[NK Dinamo Zagreb]] || 8 (0)
|-
| 13 || [[Marco Estrada (footballer)|Marco Estrada]] || [[28 May]] [[1983]] (age 25)|| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Club de Fútbol Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]] || 11 (0)
|-
| 14 || [[Matías Fernández]] || [[15 May]] [[1986]] (age 22)|| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Villarreal CF]] || 23 (5)
|-
| 6 || [[Carlos Carmona]] || [[21 February]] [[1987]] (age 21)|| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Reggina Calcio|Reggina]] || 7 (0)
|-
| -- || [[Jorge Valdivia]] || [[6 October]] [[1983]] (age 24)|| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Ain FC]] || 26 (1)
|-
| -- || [[Emilio Hernández]] || [[14 September]] [[1984]] (age 24)|| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Club de Fútbol Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]] || 1 (0)
|-
!colspan=6|Strikers
|-
| 7 || [[Alexis Sánchez (footballer)|Alexis Sánchez]] || [[19 December]] [[1988]] (age 19)|| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Udinese]] || 16 (3)
|-
| 9 || [[Humberto Suazo]] || [[10 May]] [[1981]] (age 27)|| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Club de Futbol Monterrey|Monterrey]] || 30 (10)
|-
| 11 || [[Mark González]] || [[4 July]] [[1984]] (age 24)|| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Real Betis]] || 30 (3)
|-
| -- || [[Jean Beausejour]] || [[1 June]] [[1984]] (age 24)|| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Club Deportivo O'Higgins|O'Higgins]] || 11 (0)
|-
| -- || [[Fabián Orellana]] || [[27 January]] [[1986]] (age 22)|| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Audax Italiano]] || 1 (0)
|-
|}

==Recent call ups==

The following players have been called up for the team in 2008.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!DOB
!Club
!Caps (goals)
!Most Recent Call up
|-
!colspan=5|Goalkeepers
|-
| [[Eduardo Lobos]] || [[31 July]] [[1981]] (age 27)|| {{flagicon|Russia}} [[Krylia Sovetov]] || 2 (0) ||
|-
| [[Nicolás Peric]] || [[19 October]] [[1978]] (age 29)|| {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Gençlerbirliği S.K.]] || 5 (0) ||
|-
!colspan=5|Defenders
|-
| [[Cristian Alvarez]] || [[20 January]] [[1980]] (age 28)|| {{flagicon|Israel}} [[Beitar Jerusalem]] || 22 (0) ||
|-
| [[Miguel Riffo]] || [[21 June]] [[1981]] (age 27)|| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Colo Colo]] || 9 (0) ||
|-
!colspan=5|Midfielders
|-
| [[Mauricio Isla]] || [[12 June]] [[1988]] (age 20)|| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Udinese]] || 5 (0) ||
|-
| [[Manuel Iturra]] || [[2 June]] [[1984]] (age 24)|| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Club de Fútbol Universidad de Chile|Universidad de Chile]] || 27 (1) ||
|-
| [[Luis Antonio Jiménez]] || [[17 June]] [[1984]] (age 24)|| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Internazionale]] || 19 (2) ||
|-
| [[Jose Pedro Fuenzalida]] || [[22 February]] [[1985]] (age 23)|| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[O'Higgins]] || 1 (0) ||
|-
| [[Claudio Maldonado]] || [[3 January]] [[1980]] (age 28)|| {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Fenerbahçe S.K.]] || 40 (1) ||
|-
| [[Milovan Mirosevic]] || [[20 June]] [[1980]] (age 28)|| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Universidad Católica]] || 23 (3) ||
|-
| [[Rodrigo Tello]] || [[14 October]] [[1979]] (age 28)|| {{flagicon|Turkey}} [[Besiktas JK]] || 27 (2) ||
|-
| [[Carlos Villanueva]] || [[5 February]] [[1986]] (age 22)|| {{flagicon|England}} [[Blackburn Rovers]] || 12 (1) ||
|-
!colspan=5|Strikers
|-
| [[Daud Gazale]] || [[10 August]] [[1984]] (age 24)|| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Colo Colo]] || 3 (0) ||
|-
| [[Rodolfo Moya]] || [[27 July]] [[1979]] (age 29)|| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Colo Colo]] || 6 (0) ||
|-
| [[Eduardo Rubio]] || [[7 November]] [[1983]] (age 24)|| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[FC Basel]] || 13 (3) ||
|-
| [[Marcelo Salas]] || [[24 December]] [[1974]] (age 33)|| {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Universidad de Chile]] || 70 (37) ||
|-
|}

==National Stadium: El Estadio Nacional==
{{Main|Estadio Nacional de Chile}}
[[Image:Estadio Nacional de Chile.jpg|thumb|225px|Estadio Nacional at night.]]
The Chilean national team plays their qualifying matches at the [[Estadio Nacional de Chile]] located in [[Santiago, Chile]] and can be found at the commune of [[Nunoa|Ñuñoa]]. The construction of the stadium began in February 1937, and opened on [[December 3]] [[1938]]. The official registered capacity is of 65,000 spectators, but has surpassed the 75,000 mark on many occasions when the match is of high demand.<ref>[http://www.stadiumguide.com/nacionalchile.htm The Stadium Guide - Estadio Nacional<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> An example would be the [[1962 FIFA World Cup]] Semi-final match Chile vs. Brazil, where over 76,000 spectators viewed the game.
It has hosted four [[Copa America]] finals, The final of the [[1962 FIFA World Cup]] and the final to the [[1987 FIFA World Youth Championship]].

==Players==
===Most appearances===
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Name
!Career
!Caps
!Goals
|-
|1.
|align="left"|[[Leonel Sanchez]]
|1955 - 1967
|84
|23
|-
|2.
|align="left"|[[Nelson Tapia]]
|1994 - 2005
|75
|0
|-
|3.
|align="left"|[[Marcelo Salas]] *
|1994 - 2007
|70
|37
|-
|4.
|align="left"|[[Alberto Fouilloux]]
|1960 - 1972
|70
|12
|-
|5.
|align="left"|[[Iván Zamorano]]
|1987 - 2001
|69
|34
|-
|6.
|align="left"|[[Fabián Estay]]
|1990 - 2001
|69
|5
|-
|7.
|align="left"|[[Javier Margas]]
|1990 - 2000
|63
|6
|-
|8.
|align="left"|[[Miguel Ramírez]]
|1991 - 2003
|62
|1
|-
|9.
|align="left"|[[Clarence Acuña]] *
|1995 - 2004
|60
|3
|-
|10.
|align="left"|[[Juan Carlos Letelier]]
|1979 - 1989
|56
|18
|-
|11.
|align="left"|[[José Luis Sierra]] *
|1991 - 2000
|54
|8
|-
|12.
|align="left"|[[Pedro Reyes]]
|1994 - 2001
|54
|4
|-
|13.
|align="left"|[[Jaime Pizarro]]
|1986 - 1993
|53
|3
|-
|14.
|align="left"|[[Sergio Livingstone]]
|1941 - 1954
|52
|0
|-
|15.
|align="left"|[[Pedro Araya]]
|1964 - 1971
|51
|11
|-
|16.
|align="left"|[[Nelson Parraguez]]
|1991 - 2001
|51
|0
|-
|17.
|align="left"|[[Ronald Fuentes]]
|1991 - 2000
|50
|1
|-
|18.
|align="left"|[[Francisco Valdés]]
|1962 - 1974
|49
|9
|-
|19.
|align="left"|[[Roberto Rojas]]
|1983 - 1989
|49
|0
|-
|20.
|align="left"|[[Carlos Caszely]]
|1969 - 1985
|48
|27
|}

* (*) in activity.

===Top goalscorers===

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Name
!Career
!Goals
!Caps
|-
|1.
|align="left"|[[Marcelo Salas]]
|1994 - 2007
|37
|70
|-
|2.
|align="left"|[[Ivan Zamorano]]
|1987 - 2001
|34
|69
|-
|3.
|align="left"|[[Carlos Caszely]]
|1969 - 1985
|29
|49
|-
|4.
|align="left"|[[Leonel Sanchez]]
|1955 - 1968
|23
|84
|-
|5.
|align="left"|[[Jorge Aravena (footballer)|Jorge Aravena]]
|1983 - 1989
|22
|36
|-
|6.
|align="left"|[[Juan Carlos Letelier]]
|1979 - 1989
|18
|57
|-
|7.
|align="left"|[[Enrique Hormazabal]]
|1950 - 1963
|17
|42
|-
|8.
|align="left"|[[Alberto Fouilloux]]
|1960 - 1972
|12
|70
|-
|9.
|align="left"|[[Jaime Ramirez Banda]]
|1954 - 1966
|12
|46
|-
|10.
|align="left"|[[Hugo Rubio]]
|1985 - 1992
|12
|29
|-
|}
* (*) in activity.

==Competitive Record==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
====[[FIFA World Cup|'''FIFA World Cup Record''']]====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D*
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]||Round 1||3||2||0||1||5||3
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy|old}} [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]||''Withdrew''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]||''Withdrew''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]||Round 1||3||1||0||2||5||6
|-
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-bgcolor="#cc9966"
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]||'''Third place'''||6||4||0||2||10||8
|-
|{{flagicon|England}} [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]||Round 1||3||0||1||2||2||5
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]||Round 1||3||0||2||1||1||2
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]||Round 1||3||0||0||3||3||8
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]||''Disqualified''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|United States}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]||''Banned''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]||Round 2||4||0||3||1||5||8
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}}{{flagicon|Japan}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|'''Total'''||7/18||25||7||6||12||27||40
|}

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Bronze background color indicates third place finish.

====[[Copa America|'''Copa America Record''']]====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan=8|[[Copa America|Copa America / South American Championship]]
|-
!colspan=8|
|-
!Year
!Position
!width="2%" rowspan="48"|
!Year
!Position
!width="2%" rowspan="48"|
!Year
!Position
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[South American Championship 1916|1916]]|||Fourth place||{{flagicon|Peru}} [[South American Championship 1939|1939]]||Fourth place||bgcolor="#cc9966"|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[South American Championship 1967|1967]]||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Third place
|-
|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[South American Championship 1917|1917]]||Fourth place||bgcolor="#cc9966" style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[South American Championship 1941|1941]]||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Third place||[[Copa América 1975|1975]]||Round 1
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[South American Championship 1919|1919]]||Fourth place||{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[South American Championship 1942|1942]]||Sixth place||bgcolor=silver|[[Copa América 1979|1979]]||bgcolor=silver|Second place
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[South American Championship 1920|1920]]||Fourth place||bgcolor="#cc9966" style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[South American Championship 1945|1945]]||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Third place||[[Copa América 1983|1983]]||Round 1
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[South American Championship 1921|1921]]||''Withdrew''||{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[South American Championship 1946|1946]]|||Fifth place||bgcolor=silver|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Copa América 1987|1987]]||bgcolor=silver|Second place
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[South American Championship 1922|1922]]||Fifth place||{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[South American Championship 1947|1947]]||Fourth place||{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Copa America 1989|1989]]||Round 1
|-
|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[South American Championship 1923|1923]]||''Withdrew''||{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[South American Championship 1949|1949]]||Fifth place||bgcolor="#cc9966" style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[Copa America 1991|1991]]||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Third place
|-
|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[South American Championship 1924|1924]]||Fourth place||{{flagicon|Peru}} [[South American Championship 1953|1953]]||Fourth place||{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[Copa America 1993|1993]]||Round 1
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[South American Championship 1925|1925]]|||''Withdrew''||bgcolor=silver style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[South American Championship 1955|1955]]||bgcolor=silver|Second place||{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Copa America 1995|1995]]||Round 1
|-
|bgcolor="#cc9966" style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Chile}} [[South American Championship 1926|1926]]||bgcolor="#cc9966"|Third place||bgcolor=silver|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[South American Championship 1956|1956]]||bgcolor=silver|Second place||{{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[Copa America 1997|1997]]||Round 1
|-
|{{flagicon|Peru}} [[South American Championship 1927|1927]]||''Withdrew''||{{flagicon|Peru}} [[South American Championship 1957|1957]]||Sixth place||{{flagicon|Paraguay}} [[Copa America 1999|1999]]||Fourth place
|-
||{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[South American Championship 1929|1929]]|||''Withdrew''|||{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[South American Championship 1959 (Argentina)|1959]]|||Fifth place||{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Copa America 2001|2001]]||Quarter-Finals
|-
|{{flagicon|Peru}} [[South American Championship 1935|1935]]||Fourth place||{{flagicon|Ecuador}} [[South American Championship 1959 (Ecuador)|1959]]||''Withdrew''||{{flagicon|Peru}} [[Copa America 2004|2004]]||Round 1
|-
||{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[South American Championship 1937|1937]]|||Fifth place||{{flagicon|Bolivia}} [[South American Championship 1963|1963]]||''Withdrew''||{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Copa America 2007|2007]]||Quarter-Finals
|-
|}

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Silver background color indicates second place finish. Bronze background color indicates third place finish.

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

====[[Football at the Pan American Games|'''Pan American Games Record''']]====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D*
!L
!GS
!GA
|- bgcolor="#cc9966"
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Football at the 1951 Pan American Games|1951]]||'''Third place'''||4||1||2||1||8||6
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Football at the 1955 Pan American Games|1955]]||''Did not participate''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Football at the 1959 Pan American Games|1959]]||''Did not participate''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|- bgcolor="#cc9966"
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Football at the 1963 Pan American Games|1963]]||'''Third place'''||4||2||1||1||12||6
|-
|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Football at the 1967 Pan American Games|1967]]||''Did not participate''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Football at the 1971 Pan American Games|1971]]||''Did not participate''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Football at the 1975 Pan American Games|1975]]||''Did not participate''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} [[Football at the 1979 Pan American Games|1979]]||''Did not participate''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Venezuela}} [[Football at the 1983 Pan American Games|1983]]||Round 1||3||1||2||0||3||2
|- bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Football at the 1987 Pan American Games|1987]]||'''Second place'''||5||2||2||1||6||6
|-
|{{flagicon|Cuba}} [[Football at the 1991 Pan American Games|1991]]||''Did not participate''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Football at the 1995 Pan American Games|1995]]||Quarter-Finals||4||1||1||2||3||6
|-
|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Football at the 1999 Pan American Games|1999]]||''Did not participate''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} [[Football at the 2003 Pan American Games|2003]]||''Did not participate''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Football at the 2007 Pan American Games|2007]]||''Did not participate''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|'''Total'''||5/15||20||7||8||5||32||26
|}

* Silver background color indicates second place finish. Bronze background color indicates third place finish.

==Kit Evolution==
The '''Official Team Kit''' representing Chile is characterized by the red jersey, the blue shorts, and white socks. The away jersey features a white jersey, white shorts, and blue socks. The color schematics of red, white, and blue were featured in the 1947 edition of [[Copa America]] and has remained as such ever since.

{| width=100%
|-
|
{{Football kit box |
| align_left =
| pattern_b =
| pattern_ra =
| leftarm = FFFFFF
| body = FFFFFF
| rightarm = FFFFFF
| shorts = 191970
| socks = 191970
| title = 1910−1941
}}
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{{Football kit box |
| pattern_left =
| pattern_b =
| pattern_ra =
| leftarm = DC241F
| body = DC241F
| rightarm = DC241F
| shorts = FFFFFF
| socks = 191970
| title = 1941−1947
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{{Football kit box |
| pattern_left =
| pattern_b =
| pattern_ra =
| leftarm = FF0000
| body = FF0000
| rightarm = FF0000
| shorts = 0000AA
| socks = FFFFFF
| title = 1947−2003
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{{Football kit box |
| align_left = _navyshoulders
| pattern_la = _navyshoulders
| pattern_b = _navyshoulders
| pattern_ra = _navyshoulders
| leftarm = CD0000
| body = CD0000
| rightarm = CD0000
| shorts = 191970
| socks = FFFFFF
| title = 2003−2006
}}
|
{{Football kit box |
| pattern_b = _chi06h|svg=svg|
| leftarm = FF0000
| body = FF0000
| rightarm = FF0000
| shorts = 191970
| socks = FFFFFF
| title = 2007− present
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|}

== Managers ==
*Chile national team managers

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Manager
!Year(s)
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Julián Bertola]]
|1917
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Juan Carlos Bertone]]
|1920-1922
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Italy}} [[José Rosetti]]
|1926
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|England}} [[Frank Powell]]
|1928
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Hungary}} [[György Orth]]
|1930
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Pedro Mazullo]]
|1936-1939
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Hungary}} [[Maximum Garay]]
|1941
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Hungary}} [[Francisco Platko]]
|1941-1953
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Argentina}} [[José Salerno]]
|1956-1957
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Hungary}} [[Ladislao Pakozdi]]
|1957
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Fernando Riera]]
|1962-1966
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Luis Alamos]]
|1966
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Argentina}} [[Alejandro Scopelli]]
|1966-1967
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Salvador Nocetti]]
|1968-1969
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Francisco Hormazábal]]
|1970
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Fernando Riera]]
|1970
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Luis Vera]]
|1971
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Raúl Pino]]
|1971-1972
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Germany}} [[Rudi Gutendorf]]
|1972
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Luis Alamos]]
|1973-1974
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Pedro Morales]]
|1974-1975
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Caupolicán Peña]]
|1976-1977
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Luis Santibanez]]
|1977-1982
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Luis Ibarra]]
|1983
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Isaac Carrasco]]
|1984
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Vicente Cantatore]]
|1984
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Pedro Morales]]
|1985
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Luis Ibarra]]
|1986
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Orlando Aravena]]
|1987
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Manuel Rodríguez]]
|1987
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Orlando Aravena]]
|1988-1989
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Arturo Salah]]
|1990-1993
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Nelson Acosta]]
|1993
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Croatia}} [[Mirko Jozić]]
|1994
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Spain}} [[Xabier Azkargorta]]
|1995-1996
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Nelson Acosta]]
|1996-2000
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Pedro García]]
|2001
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Jorge Garcés]]
|2001
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[César Vaccia]]
|2002
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Juvenal Olmos]]
|2003-2005
|----- bgcolor=#DDEEFF
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Chile}} [[Nelson Acosta]]
|2005-2007
|-
|align=left|{{Flagicon|Argentina}} [[Marcelo Bielsa]]
|2007-present
|-
|-
|}

==Notes==
* [[October 12]], [[1926]] was to mark the first corner-kick goal in [[Copa America]] history in a Chile match against [[Bolivia national football team|Bolivia]].
* Along with [[Ecuador]] and [[Venezuela]], they are one of three South American nations who have never won the [[Copa America]] competition.

==See also==
*[[Chile national under-20 football team]]
*[[Chile national under-17 football team]]
*[[Chile and Peru football rivalry]]
*[[South American Footballer of the Year]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.anfp.cl/ The official Chilean Football Association web site]
*[http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=47032 Survey of London entry]
*[http://www.peterlind.co.uk/ladies_bridge.htm Peter Lind & Company]
*[http://www.solofutbol.cl/index.html# El Almanaque de Futbol de la Red]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/chil-intres.html RSSSF archive of results 1910-2003]
* {{Structurae|id=s0002224|title=Waterloo Bridge (1917)}}
*[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/chil-recintlp.html RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers]
* {{Structurae|id=s0002236|title=Waterloo Bridge (1945)}}
*[http://www.planetworldcup.com/NATIONS/chi.html Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup]

*[http://www.planetworldcup.com/NATIONS/chi_squads.html Planet World Cup archive of squads in the World Cup]
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*[http://www.planetworldcup.com/NATIONS/chi_qualify.html Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup qualifiers]

*http://www.pasionporlaroja.com/
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*[http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=1156/ Chilean football forum on national teams]


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Revision as of 13:56, 13 October 2008

Chile
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Roja
(The red one)
AssociationFederación de Fútbol de Chile
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachArgentina Marcelo Bielsa
CaptainClaudio Bravo
Most capsLeonel Sánchez (84)
Top scorerMarcelo Salas (37)
Home stadiumEstadio Nacional
FIFA codeCHI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current36
Highest6 (April 1998)
Lowest84 (December 2002)
First international
 Argentina 3 - 1 Chile Chile
(Buenos Aires, Argentina; 27 May, 1910)
Biggest win
Chile Chile 7 - 0 Venezuela 
(Santiago, Chile; 29 August, 1979)[1]
Chile Chile 7 - 0 Armenia 
(Viña del Mar, Chile; 1 April, 1997)[2]
Biggest defeat
 Brazil 7 - 0 Chile Chile
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 17 September, 1959)
World Cup
Appearances7 (first in 1930)
Best resultThird place, 1962
Copa América
Appearances35 (first in 1916)
Best resultSecond place, 1955, 1956,
1979, 1987
Olympic medal record
Men’s Football
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney[3] Team
Chile national football team
Medal record
Men’s Pre-Olympic Football
Silver medal – second place 1984 Ecuador NA
Silver medal – second place 2000 Brazil[3] NA
Chile national football team
Medal record
Men’s Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Argentina NA
Bronze medal – third place 1963 Brazil NA
Silver medal – second place 1987 USA NA

The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in seven World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 World Cup finishing in third place.

History

The Federación de Fútbol de Chile is the second oldest South American federation, with 113 years of existence. Its foundation dates back to June 19, 1895 in the port city of Valparaiso. Its first President was David Scott.[4]

Chile is one of the four founding member nations of CONMEBOL which include Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. The members established the South American footballing organization on July 9, 1916.[5] The four associations enacted and participated in the first held South American Championship which would later be re-named the Copa America.

The first official use of a bicycle kick was performed in a CONMEBOL Copa America match between Chile and Argentina gaining footballing notoriety and international appeal. The journalists who had witnessed the event had labeled the move la Chilena.[6] The attributed move has made a worldwide appearance and is labeled differently in other parts of the globe. In Copa America play, Chile has reached four finals but has lost in each appearance.

Chile is one of the original thirteen national teams that competed in the inaugural 1930 World Cup. They started off well beating Mexico and France without conceding a goal. A 3-1 loss to Argentina in their final game left them in second place within the group, eliminating them from the tournament. In the 1950 World Cup, Chile was eliminated in the first round but defeated the United States 5-2.

Their best World Cup result was a third place finish in 1962, when Chile was the host nation. Chile lost 4-2 to eventual champions Brazil in a semifinals match. Chile went on to defeat Yugoslavia 1-0 in the third place match.

Many historical incidences have occurred while Chile has been involved in World Cup competition. The first player to miss a World Cup penalty kick was Guillermo Subiabre in a 1930 FIFA World Cup match against France.[7] Carlos Caszely of Chile became the first player to be officially sent off with a red card in a 1974 World Cup game, during their match against West Germany. Red cards were formally introduced in World Cup play in 1970, but no players were sent off in that tournament.

In Olympic tournament play, Chile's best result was the Bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, with striker Ivan Zamorano the competition's top scorer[3].

Chile has attained medals in both the U-17 World Cup held in Japan and the U-20 World Cup in Canada.

Notable past Chilean players include Guillermo Subiabre, Sergio Livingstone, George Robledo, Leonel Sánchez, Luis Eyzaguirre, Carlos Campos, Elías Figueroa, Carlos Caszely, Patricio Yáñez, Marcelo Salas and Ivan Zamorano.

National Team World Cup History

Chile at the 1930 World Cup

Main article: 1930 FIFA World Cup
The Chilean national team during the 1930 FIFA World Cup.

At the first ever Fifa World Cup held in Uruguay 1930, Chile was to be among the first of thirteen nations invited to participate in the inaugural tournament.[7]

The manager in charge of the Chilean national team was the young Hungarian György Orth. Chile was part of Group 1 that included national teams such as Argentina, Mexico, and France.

Chile had an impressive start defeating the Mexican national team by a score of 3-0 on July 16, then beating France 1-0 on July 19. Sharing the same amount of points, the decisive game was against the neighboring country of Argentina. The game was played on July 22 at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay. The game ended 3-1 in Argentina's favor, and the scoreline prevented Chile from qualifying onto the second round.

The 1950 World Cup

Main article: 1950 FIFA World Cup

The 1950 edition of the Fifa World Cup was held in the South American country of Brazil. The Chilean national team manager at the tournament was Alberto Bucciardi, while the team captain was the starting goal keeper Sergio Livingstone. "La Roja" were located in group 2 and Chile eventually lost their first two games against Spain and England by the similar score of 2-0. The last match was played with the United States where Chile went on to win by a score of 5-2, even though it was not to be enough for Chile in advancing onto the next round of the tournament.

Chile and the World Cup of 1962

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup
File:Selección chilena 1962.jpg
Chile national team in 1962

The 1962 World Cup in Chile was to be the third World Cup hosted on South American soil. In 1960 the Great Chilean Earthquake would strike the country with the highest recorded magnitude in world history of 9.5 on the Richter scale.[8] Despite the natural disaster plans went as followed for Chile to be the host nation of this World Cup tournament.

The host country won their first match against Switzerland by 3-1. The second match against Italy (2-0) became known as the Battle of Santiago. Although only two players were sent off by the English referee Ken Aston, the match saw repeated, deliberate attempts from players on both sides to harm opponents, and the teams needed police protection to leave the field in safety. Years later Ken Aston went on to invent the yellow and red cards used in football.[9]

Later surprisingly, Chile defeated European champions USSR that included Lev Yashin to land themselves a semi-final game against the defending World Champions Brazil but a capacity crowd of 76,600 watched Brazil beat the hosts 4-2. This game saw Garrincha sent off for Brazil and Landa sent off for Chile. Chile eventually went on to take third place in a 1-0 victory over Yugoslavia in the playoff.

The team is said to have eaten Swiss cheese before beating Switzerland, spaghetti before beating Italy, and drank vodka before beating the USSR. They also drank coffee before the match against Brazil, although they did not win that match. This has been Chile's best performance in a World Cup.[10]

The World Cup of 1966

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup

England was the stage for the eighth World Cup. It was also to be the first European World Cup that Chile would participate in. Qualifying for the 1966 edition ended with a play-off between Ecuador in Lima, Peru on the 12th of October 1965. The current Chilean manager at the time Francisco Hormazabal decided to resign from that position. Chile immediately needed a replacement, and Luis Alamos would take the reins of the national team. The match against Ecuador finished 2-1 in Chile's favor, both goals scored by Leonel Sanchez and Ruben Marcos, and the result secured Chile's World Cup berth.

Chile was unable to repeat the same success found in the previous World Cup of 1962. Among the nations congregated in group 4 which included the Soviet Union, Italy, and North Korea, Chile was only able to gain 1 point with a 1-1 draw against North Korea. Chile scored two goals in the 1966 World Cup both coming from Ruben Marcos.

Chile at the 1974 World Cup

Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup

Chile qualified for Deutschland 74 after a controversial play-off with the USSR. Following a drawn first leg in Moscow, the Soviets refused to play the second leg at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, which had been used as a concentration camp by the military dictatorship of Pinochet. However, FIFA refused to switch the match to a neutral venue, and the Soviets refused to fly to Santiago. The Chilean players kicked off on an otherwise empty pitch, scored into the unguarded USSR net, and because there was no opposition to restart the game, the referee awarded the match to Chile, ensuring they qualified for the 1974 finals.

At the tournament itself, Chile lost their opening game 1-0 to West Germany in Berlin, thanks to a long-range shot from Paul Breitner. Striker Carlos Caszely was controversially sent off in the second half.

Guided by coach Luis Alamos, Chile then fought out a 1-1 draw with East Germany, again in Berlin. Martin Hoffmann put the GDR ahead, but Sergio Ahumada equalised with 20 minutes left. Finally, they got another draw, this time a goalless one, against Australia, which eliminated both teams.

Chile at the 1982 World Cup

Main article: 1982 FIFA World Cup

At España 82, the Chileans performed poorly with an ageing team in which Carlos Caszely and the 35-year-old central defender Elias Figueroa were still the main men. Guided by coach Luis Santibañez they lost their first game 1-0 to Austria in Oviedo, Walter Schachner scoring the only goal midway through the first half. Caszely missed a penalty soon afterwards.[11]

Chile were then beaten 4-1 in Gijón by a Karl-Heinz Rummenigge-inspired West Germany, with goalkeeper Mario Osbén making a couple of costly errors; Gustavo Moscoso grabbed a late consolation goal. Finally, against Algeria, Chile were overrun in the first half and went in at half-time 3-0 behind, but managed to save some face with second-half goals from Miguel Neira and Juan Carlos Letelier. [12] [13]

Disqualification and Banishment from the 1990 & 1994 World Cups

La Roja's most infamous moment known as The Roberto Rojas Scandal (also known in Chile as the "Maracanazo") occurred on September 3, 1989. During a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying match at Rio De Janeiro's Maracanã stadium, Brazil led Chile 1-0. A defeat for Chile would eliminate them from the tournament. Around the 67-minute mark, Chilean goalkeeper Roberto "Cóndor" Rojas fell to the pitch with an apparent injury to his forehead. A firework, thrown from the stands by a Brazilian fan named Rosemary de Mello, was smouldering about a yard away. After carrying Rojas off the pitch, the Chilean players and coaches refused to return claiming conditions were not safe. The match went unfinished.

After studying video footage of the match showing that the firework had not made contact with Rojas, FIFA awarded Brazil a 2-0 win (eliminating Chile from the 1990 World Cup). The team was banned from the qualifiers of the 1994 Football World Cup, and Rojas was banned for life[14] (although an amnesty was granted in 2001).

Redemption: Chile at the 1998 World Cup

Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup

Chile qualified for the World Cup in France in 1998 having been banned from entering the 1994 tournament. They were drawn in Group B, along with Italy, Cameroon and Austria. With much expected of their strike partnership of Marcelo Salas and Iván Zamorano, Chile drew impressively with Italy in Bordeaux in their opening match, 2-2, with Salas scoring both goals in reply to Christian Vieri's opener.[15] The game was most noted for Roberto Baggio's late equalizer for Italy with a very controversial penalty, banishing memories of his fatal miss in the 1994 final against Brazil in Los Angeles. But due to this bad performance, the referee Lucien Bouchardeau from Niger was dismissed from further matches during the WC.

Chile drew their next two matches 1-1. The first was a cagey game with Austria in St-Étienne. Salas opened the scoring with a disputed goal scored from close range (the Austrians protested his shot never crossed the line), but Austria, as they had in their first match against Cameroon, equalised in the last minute, Ivica Vastic scoring a spectacular long-range effort.[16]

Against Cameroon in Nantes five days later, José Luis Sierra's excellent free-kick gave Chile the lead, but the Africans fought back strongly and equalised with a header from Patrick Mboma. Despite having Rigobert Song and Lauren Etame Mayer sent off[17], Cameroon played a good second half, and were only denied a victory when Hungarian referee László Vagner disallowed a goal by François Omam-Biyik.

Italy had been the only team to win in the group, so Chile's unbeaten record took them into the last 16, and a tie with South American rivals Brazil at the Parc des Princes in Paris. The Brazilians took Chile to pieces in the first half, despite Zamorano's superb performance (the footage of him passionately singing the national anthem prior to kick-off was one of the most enduring images of the tournament). César Sampaio scored twice early on, and a Ronaldo penalty made it 3-0 before half-time. Chile courageously kept fighting, and Salas got his fourth goal of the competition, heading in a rebound after Claudio Taffarel had saved from Zamorano, but Ronaldo scored again quickly and Chile were out of the tournament.[18] Despite the loss finishing among the top 16 of the tournament was perceived as a prosperous campaign amid the disappointments with controversy and scandal that had disqualified Chile in previous World Cup tournaments.

Current National Team Status

The team had an impressive return to the international stage in 2006. They ended it with 4 wins, 2 ties, and 2 losses. It all started with the friendlies preparing teams for the 2006 World Cup. Their so-called European tour was very positive. The tour included many of the players who started in Copa America 2007 as well as the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers. They beat the Republic of Ireland 1-0 in Dublin, tied the qualified Cote d'Ivoire 1-1 in Paris, France and tied the qualified Sweden 1-1 in the Råsunda Stadium Stockholm. Chile lost to Colombia 2-1 in Santiago de Chile but beat Peru twice, 3-2 in a home game in Viña del Mar and 1-0 in an away game in Tacna, Peru, a few days later. The team then beat Paraguay 3-2 in Viña del Mar, Chile. The year ended with a 1-0 loss to Aragón in Zaragoza, Spain with Elías Figueroa as a guest coach and a "B" team. In 2007 "La Roja" had a decent start. In February, they earned a 1-0 victory over Venezuela, but in March, in the return to Sweden(this time in Gothenburg), the team suffered a heavy loss against powerhouse Brazil 4 to 0. The next week, in Talca, the team gets another disappointing result, in a 1-1 draw against Costa Rica. But the team gave a good impression in their last match, another draw, this time 0-0 against border neighbors Argentina, in Mendoza, Argentina.

On 11 July, 2007, the Chilean Football Federation banned six of the national team players, because of "internal indiscipline" during the Copa America tournament, for 20 international matches each and none of the players will ever be allowed to captain the national team. The players banned were captain Jorge Valdivia, defenders Álvaro Ormeño, Rodrigo Tello, Jorge Vargas and Pablo Contreras and striker Reinaldo Navia.[19] Nelson Acosta's resignation as manager came after a lackluster performance at the 2007 Copa America. Chile had qualified to the quarter-finals after a win against Ecuador 3-2, and a draw against Mexico 0-0. But, two losses against Brazil sealed Acosta's fate. Former Argentina manager Marcelo Bielsa has been given the task of becoming the current Chile national team manager in preparation for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.[20]

Latest Results

Date Opposition Result Score Venue Competition
June 27, 2007  Ecuador W 3-2 Polideportivo Cachamay, Puerto Ordaz,  Venezuela Copa America
July 1, 2007  Brazil L 0-3 Estadio Monumental de Maturín, Maturín,  Venezuela Copa America
July 4, 2007  Mexico D 0-0 Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, Puerto la Cruz,  Venezuela Copa America
July 7, 2007  Brazil L 1-6 Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, Puerto la Cruz,  Venezuela Copa America
September 7, 2007*   Switzerland L 1-2 Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna,  Austria International Friendly
September 11, 2007*  Austria W 2-0 Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna,  Austria International Friendly
October 13, 2007*  Argentina L 0-2 Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti, Buenos Aires,  Argentina FIFA World Cup qualifier
October 17, 2007*  Peru W 2-0 Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago,  Chile FIFA World Cup qualifier
November 18, 2007*  Uruguay D 2-2 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo,  Uruguay FIFA World Cup qualifier
November 21, 2007*  Paraguay L 0-3 Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago,  Chile FIFA World Cup qualifier
January 26, 2008*  Japan D 0-0 Olympic Stadium, Tokyo,  Japan International Friendly
January 30, 2008*  South Korea W 1-0 Sang-am Stadium, Seoul,  South Korea International Friendly
March 26, 2008*  Israel L 0-1 Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan,  Israel International Friendly
June 4, 2008*  Guatemala W 2-0 Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua,  Chile International Friendly
June 7, 2008*  Panama D 0-0 Estadio Playa Ancha, Valparaíso,  Chile International Friendly
June 15, 2008*  Bolivia W 2-0 Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz,  Bolivia FIFA World Cup qualifier
June 19, 2008*  Venezuela W 3-2 Estadio Olímpico Luis Ramos, Puerto la Cruz,  Venezuela FIFA World Cup qualifier
August 20, 2008*  Turkey L 0-1 Ismet Pasa Stadium, Kocaeli,  Turkey International Friendly
September 7, 2008*  Brazil L 0-3 Estadio Nacional, Santiago,  Chile FIFA World Cup qualifier
September 10, 2008*  Colombia W 4-0 Estadio Nacional, Santiago,  Chile FIFA World Cup qualifier
September 24, 2008*  Mexico W 1-0 Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California,  United States International Friendly
October 12, 2008*  Ecuador L 0-1 Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito,  Ecuador FIFA World Cup qualifier
  • (*) With Bielsa

Upcoming Fixtures

Date Venue Opponent Type of game
October 15 2008 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile  Argentina FIFA World Cup qualifier
November 19 2008 Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal, Spain  Spain International Friendly

2010 FIFA World Cup
Qualification Standings

Chile is currently participating in the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Template:2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONMEBOL

Current Squad

The following players were named for a FIFA World Cup qualification match against Ecuador and Argentina caps and goals as of October 12 2008 and October 15 2008.

# Name DOB Club Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
1 Claudio Bravo 13 April 1983 (age 25) Spain Real Sociedad 29 (0)
12 Miguel Pinto 4 July 1983 (age 25) Chile Universidad de Chile 8 (0)
-- Cristopher Toselli 15 June 1988 (age 20) Chile Universidad Católica 0 (0)
Defenders
4 Ismael Fuentes 4 August 1981 (age 27) Mexico Chiapas 20 (1)
5 Pablo Contreras 9 November 1978 (age 29) Greece PAOK 44 (1)
17 Gary Medel 3 August 1987 (age 21) Chile Universidad Católica 11 (2)
18 Gonzalo Jara 29 May 1985 (age 23) Chile Colo Colo 19 (2)
-- Waldo Ponce 4 December 1982 (age 26) Argentina Vélez Sársfield 13 (1)
-- Hans Martínez 4 January 1987 (age 21) Chile Universidad Católica 2 (0)
Midfielders
-- Hugo Droguett 2 September 1982 (age 26) Mexico Monarcas Morelia 12 (1)
3 Roberto Cereceda 10 October 1984 (age 23) Chile Colo Colo 14 (0)
-- Gonzalo Fierro 21 March 1983 (age 25) Brazil Flamengo 13 (1)
8 Arturo Vidal 22 May 1987 (age 21) Germany Bayer Leverkusen 13 (0)
16 Pedro Morales 25 May 1985 (age 23) Croatia NK Dinamo Zagreb 8 (0)
13 Marco Estrada 28 May 1983 (age 25) Chile Universidad de Chile 11 (0)
14 Matías Fernández 15 May 1986 (age 22) Spain Villarreal CF 23 (5)
6 Carlos Carmona 21 February 1987 (age 21) Italy Reggina 7 (0)
-- Jorge Valdivia 6 October 1983 (age 24) United Arab Emirates Al Ain FC 26 (1)
-- Emilio Hernández 14 September 1984 (age 24) Chile Universidad de Chile 1 (0)
Strikers
7 Alexis Sánchez 19 December 1988 (age 19) Italy Udinese 16 (3)
9 Humberto Suazo 10 May 1981 (age 27) Mexico Monterrey 30 (10)
11 Mark González 4 July 1984 (age 24) Spain Real Betis 30 (3)
-- Jean Beausejour 1 June 1984 (age 24) Chile O'Higgins 11 (0)
-- Fabián Orellana 27 January 1986 (age 22) Chile Audax Italiano 1 (0)

Recent call ups

The following players have been called up for the team in 2008.

Name DOB Club Caps (goals) Most Recent Call up
Goalkeepers
Eduardo Lobos 31 July 1981 (age 27) Russia Krylia Sovetov 2 (0)
Nicolás Peric 19 October 1978 (age 29) Turkey Gençlerbirliği S.K. 5 (0)
Defenders
Cristian Alvarez 20 January 1980 (age 28) Israel Beitar Jerusalem 22 (0)
Miguel Riffo 21 June 1981 (age 27) Chile Colo Colo 9 (0)
Midfielders
Mauricio Isla 12 June 1988 (age 20) Italy Udinese 5 (0)
Manuel Iturra 2 June 1984 (age 24) Chile Universidad de Chile 27 (1)
Luis Antonio Jiménez 17 June 1984 (age 24) Italy Internazionale 19 (2)
Jose Pedro Fuenzalida 22 February 1985 (age 23) Chile O'Higgins 1 (0)
Claudio Maldonado 3 January 1980 (age 28) Turkey Fenerbahçe S.K. 40 (1)
Milovan Mirosevic 20 June 1980 (age 28) Chile Universidad Católica 23 (3)
Rodrigo Tello 14 October 1979 (age 28) Turkey Besiktas JK 27 (2)
Carlos Villanueva 5 February 1986 (age 22) England Blackburn Rovers 12 (1)
Strikers
Daud Gazale 10 August 1984 (age 24) Chile Colo Colo 3 (0)
Rodolfo Moya 27 July 1979 (age 29) Chile Colo Colo 6 (0)
Eduardo Rubio 7 November 1983 (age 24) Switzerland FC Basel 13 (3)
Marcelo Salas 24 December 1974 (age 33) Chile Universidad de Chile 70 (37)

National Stadium: El Estadio Nacional

Main article: Estadio Nacional de Chile
Estadio Nacional at night.

The Chilean national team plays their qualifying matches at the Estadio Nacional de Chile located in Santiago, Chile and can be found at the commune of Ñuñoa. The construction of the stadium began in February 1937, and opened on December 3 1938. The official registered capacity is of 65,000 spectators, but has surpassed the 75,000 mark on many occasions when the match is of high demand.[21] An example would be the 1962 FIFA World Cup Semi-final match Chile vs. Brazil, where over 76,000 spectators viewed the game.

It has hosted four Copa America finals, The final of the 1962 FIFA World Cup and the final to the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Players

Most appearances

# Name Career Caps Goals
1. Leonel Sanchez 1955 - 1967 84 23
2. Nelson Tapia 1994 - 2005 75 0
3. Marcelo Salas * 1994 - 2007 70 37
4. Alberto Fouilloux 1960 - 1972 70 12
5. Iván Zamorano 1987 - 2001 69 34
6. Fabián Estay 1990 - 2001 69 5
7. Javier Margas 1990 - 2000 63 6
8. Miguel Ramírez 1991 - 2003 62 1
9. Clarence Acuña * 1995 - 2004 60 3
10. Juan Carlos Letelier 1979 - 1989 56 18
11. José Luis Sierra * 1991 - 2000 54 8
12. Pedro Reyes 1994 - 2001 54 4
13. Jaime Pizarro 1986 - 1993 53 3
14. Sergio Livingstone 1941 - 1954 52 0
15. Pedro Araya 1964 - 1971 51 11
16. Nelson Parraguez 1991 - 2001 51 0
17. Ronald Fuentes 1991 - 2000 50 1
18. Francisco Valdés 1962 - 1974 49 9
19. Roberto Rojas 1983 - 1989 49 0
20. Carlos Caszely 1969 - 1985 48 27
  • (*) in activity.

Top goalscorers

# Name Career Goals Caps
1. Marcelo Salas 1994 - 2007 37 70
2. Ivan Zamorano 1987 - 2001 34 69
3. Carlos Caszely 1969 - 1985 29 49
4. Leonel Sanchez 1955 - 1968 23 84
5. Jorge Aravena 1983 - 1989 22 36
6. Juan Carlos Letelier 1979 - 1989 18 57
7. Enrique Hormazabal 1950 - 1963 17 42
8. Alberto Fouilloux 1960 - 1972 12 70
9. Jaime Ramirez Banda 1954 - 1966 12 46
10. Hugo Rubio 1985 - 1992 12 29
  • (*) in activity.

Competitive Record

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