Chile national football team

Chile

Nickname(s)	La Roja (The Red One) El Equipo de Todos (Everybody's team)
Association	Federación de Fútbol de Chile
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Claudio Borghi
Captain	Claudio Bravo
Most caps	Leonel Sánchez (84)
Top scorer	Marcelo Salas (37)
Home stadium	Estadio Nacional
FIFA code	CHI
FIFA ranking	16
Highest FIFA ranking	6 (April 1998)
Lowest FIFA ranking	84 (December 2002)
Elo ranking	12
Highest Elo ranking	5 (July 2011)
Lowest Elo ranking	60 (2003)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Argentina 3–1 Chile (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 27 May 1910)
Biggest win
Chile 7–0 Venezuela  (Santiago, Chile; 29 August 1979) Chile 7–0 Armenia  (Viña del Mar, Chile; 4 January 1997)[1]
Biggest defeat
Brazil 7–0 Chile (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 17 September 1959)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1930)
Best result	Third place, 1962
Copa América
Appearances	35 (First in 1916)
Best result	Second place, 1955, 1956, 1979, 1987
Honours Men’s Football Bronze 2000 Sydney[2] Team Men’s Pre-Olympic Football Silver 1984 Ecuador NA Silver 2000 Brazil[2] NA Men’s Pan American Games Bronze 1951 Argentina NA Bronze 1963 Brazil NA Silver 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 eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in third place, the highest position the country has ever gotten in the World Cup. Since the mid to late 60's, the Elo ratings ranks Chile among the 25 strongest football teams in the world.

History

The Chile national football team for the match of June 5, 1910^[3]

The Federación de Fútbol de Chile is the second oldest South American federation, having been founded in the port city of Valparaiso on June 19, 1895.^[4]

Chile is one of the four founding member nations of CONMEBOL. Together with Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay, the four competed in the first South American Championship, later to be renamed the Copa America, in 1916. On October 12, 1926, Chile made the first corner-kick goal in Copa America history in a match against Bolivia. Chile is the only one out of the founding members never to have won the tournament.

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

The best Chilean result in the World Cup was third place in 1962, as the host nation. Chile lost 4–2 to eventual champion Brazil in a semi-final but went on to defeat Yugoslavia 1–0 to earn third place. Chilean players made two World Cup firsts: the first player to miss a World Cup penalty kick was the Chilean Guillermo Subiabre, in a 1930 FIFA World Cup match against France,^[5] and Carlos Caszely of Chile became the first player to be sent off with a red card, during a match against West Germany at the 1974 World Cup.

World Cup history

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 in 1930, Chile was among the thirteen nations invited to participate in the tournament.^[5]

The manager of Chile was the young Hungarian György Orth. Chile was part of Group 1, with Argentina, Mexico, and France. Chile won their first two games, defeating Mexico 3–0 on 16 July, then France 1–0 on 19 July. Sharing the same number of points, Chile and Argentina played a decisive game, on 22 July at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, which ended 3–1 in Argentina's favor, and thus Chile failed to qualify for the second round.

1950 World Cup

Main article: 1950 FIFA World Cup

The 1950 edition of the FIFA World Cup was held in Brazil. The Chilean manager at the tournament was Alberto Bucciardi, while the team captain was goal keeper Sergio Livingstone. "La Roja" were in group 2 and Chile lost their first two games against Spain and England, both with a score of 2–0. The last match was played against the United States, which Chile won by a score of 5–2, but it was not enough for Chile to advance to the next round.

1962 World Cup

Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup

Joint top scorer of the 1962 FIFA World Cup, Leonel Sanchez holds the record for appearances with the Chilean national team

The 1962 World Cup in Chile was the third World Cup hosted on South American soil. In 1960 the Great Chilean Earthquake struck the country with the highest magnitude ever recorded: 9.5 on the Richter scale.^[6] Despite the disaster, plans went ahead for Chile to be the host nation of this World Cup tournament.

They won their first match, against Switzerland, by 3–1. The second match against Italy, which they won 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.

Chile defeated European champions USSR, to earn a semi-final against defending World Champions Brazil, but a capacity crowd of 76,600 watched Brazil beat the hosts 4–2. 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 was Chile's best performance in a World Cup.^[7]

1966 World Cup

Main article: 1966 FIFA World Cup

England was the stage for the eighth World Cup. It was also the first European World Cup that Chile took part in. Qualification for the 1966 edition ended with a play-off between Ecuador in Lima, Peru on 12 October 1965. Chilean manager, Francisco Hormazabal, resigned shortly before the event and was replaced by Luis Alamos. The match against Ecuador finished 2–1 in Chile's favor, with 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. Facing 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.

1974 World Cup

Main article: 1974 FIFA World Cup

Considered to be among the greatest defenders of all time, Elias Figueroa represented Chile from 1966-1982.

Chile qualified for the 1974 World Cup 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, so the Chilean players kicked off on an otherwise empty pitch, and 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 sent off in the second half, thus becoming the first player awarded a red card in the tournament's history since the cards went into use.

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

1982 World Cup

The Chilean national team in 1982.

Main article: 1982 FIFA World Cup

At the 1982 World Cup, the Chileans performed poorly with an aging 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.^[8]

Chile were then beaten 4–1 in Gijón by West Germany, Gustavo Moscoso scoring 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.^[9][10]

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 3 September 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. At around the 67-minute mark, Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas fell to the pitch with an apparent injury to his forehead. A firework, thrown from the stands by a Brazilian fan named Rosenery Mello do Nascimento,^[11] 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, so the match was abandoned.

After studying video footage of the match showing that the firework had not made contact with Rojas, FIFA forfeited the game to Brazil, 2–0. The team was banned from the qualifiers of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and Rojas was banned for life,^[12] although an amnesty was granted in 2001.

Rosenery Mello turned into a model and TV celebrity. She also appeared in the cover of Brazilian Playboy in November 1989 but her modelling career didn't last for long. She eventually died of brain aneurysm on 4 June 2011, at the age 45.^[13]

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 with Italy in Bordeaux in their opening match, 2–2, with Salas scoring both goals in reply to Christian Vieri's opener,^[14] before Roberto Baggio's late penalty equalizer for Italy.

Chile drew their next two matches 1–1. The first was against 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.^[15]

Against Cameroon in Nantes five days later, José Luis Sierra's free-kick gave Chile the lead, but the Africans fought back and equalised with a header from Patrick Mboma.^[16]

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. César Sampaio scored twice early on, and a Ronaldo penalty made it 3–0 before half-time. Chile 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.^[17]

2010 World Cup

Main article: 2010 FIFA World Cup

On 10 October 2009, Chile qualified for the 2010 World Cup with a 4–2 away win against Colombia.^[18] At the end of the qualification they eventually finished in second place, ahead of Paraguay on goal difference following the latter's defeat to Colombia.^[19] They were drawn in Group H with Spain, Switzerland and Honduras. In the first match, Chile defeated Honduras 1–0. The goal was scored by Jean Beausejour from Club América in the first half. It was their first win at the World Cup since they beat Yugoslavia for third place at home at the 1962 FIFA World Cup.^[20] In the second game Chile defeated Switzerland, with the decisive goal scored by South African born Mark González.^[21] Although beaten 2–1 by Spain in their final group match, Chile finished second in group and thus qualified for the second round, in which they were eliminated from the World Cup after a 3–0 defeat by Brazil.

Copa America history

Chile featured in the first ever held Copa America in 1916 when it was known as the South American championship. The country has hosted the tournament on 6 different occasions. The Chilean national team has been unable to obtain the championship trophy after reaching the final on four separate opportunities.

History (Results) at the Summer Olympic Games

1928 Olympic Games Results

Results in the 1928 Summer Olympics
Date	Opposition	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
27 May 1928	Portugal	L	2–4	Olympic Stadium (Amsterdam), Amsterdam, Netherlands	1928 Summer Olympics Games Preliminary Round
5 June 1928	Mexico	W	3–1	Monnikenhuize, Arnhem, Netherlands	1928 Summer Olympics Games Consolation first round
8 June 1928	Netherlands	D	2–2	Sparta Stadion Het Kasteel, Rotterdam, Netherlands	1928 Summer Olympics Games Consolation final

1952 Summer Olympic Results

Results in the 1952 Summer Olympics
Date	Opposition	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
16 July 1952	Egypt	L	4–5	Arto Tolsa Areena, Kotka, Finland	1952 Summer Olympics Games Preliminary Round

1984 Summer Olympic Results

Results in the 1984 Summer Olympics
Date	Opposition	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
29 July 1984	Norway	D	0–0	Harvard Stadium, Boston, United States	1984 Summer Olympics Games Group Stage (Group A)
31 July 1984	Qatar	W	1–0	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, United States	1984 Summer Olympics Games Group Stage (Group A)
2 August 1984	France	D	1–1	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, United States	1984 Summer Olympics Games Group Stage (Group A)
5 August 1984	Italy	L	0–1	Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, United States	1984 Summer Olympics Games Quarter-finals

2000 Summer Olympic Results

Results in the 2000 Summer Olympics
Date	Opposition	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
14 September 2000	Morocco	W	4–1	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	2000 Summer Olympics Games Group Stage (Group B)
17 September 2000	Spain	W	3–1	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	2000 Summer Olympics Games Group Stage (Group B)
20 September 2000	South Korea	L	0–1	Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide, Australia	2000 Summer Olympics Games Group Stage (Group B)
23 September 2000	Nigeria	W	4–1	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	2000 Summer Olympics Games Quarter-finals
26 September 2000	Cameroon	L	1–2	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	2000 Summer Olympics Games Semi-finals
29 September 2000	United States	W	2–0	Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia	2000 Summer Olympics Bronze Medal Match

Current status

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.^[22] Nelson Acosta's resignation as manager came after Chile were knocked out of 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 was given the task of becoming the current Chile national team manager in preparation for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.^[23] In 16 October 2008, Chile beat Argentina 1–0 for the first time in a qualifying competition, making history. Marcelo Bielsa was acclaimed for this accomplishment by both Chilean and Argentinian people, this match was seen as one of the reasons that ended in the resignation of Alfio Basile from the Argentinian bench.

After finishing in second place of the CONMEBOL qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa and reaching the round of 16 at the tournmanet, head coach Marcelo Bielsa extended his contract with the Chilean national team until 2015.

Bielsa stated that he would leave his position if Jorge Segovia were elected as President of the Chilean Football Board. He followed through on this threat, despite Segovia's election being annulled, and resigned in February 2011. Claudio Borghi became Chile's manager in March 2011.

2011 Copa América Group C

Main article: 2011 Copa América

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Chile	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7
Uruguay	3	1	2	0	3	2	+1	5
Peru	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Mexico	3	0	0	3	1	4	−3	0

Group stage July 4, 2011	Chile	2 – 1	Mexico	San Juan, Argentina
21:45 UTC-3	Paredes  67' Vidal  73'	Report	Araújo  40'	Stadium: Estadio del Bicentenario Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Juan Soto (Venezuela)

Group stage July 8, 2011	Uruguay	1 – 1	Chile	Mendoza, Argentina
19:45 UTC-3	Pereira  54'	Report	Sánchez  65'	Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Carlos Amarilla (Paraguay)

Group stage July 12, 2011	Chile	1 – 0	Peru	Mendoza, Argentina
19:15 UTC-3	Carrillo  90+2' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio Malvinas Argentinas Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Sálvio Fagundes (Brazil)

Quarterfinals July 17, 2011	Chile	1 – 2	Venezuela	San Juan, Argentina
19:15 UTC-3	Suazo  69'	Report	Vizcarrondo  34' Cichero  80'	Stadium: Estadio del Bicentenario Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Carlos Vera (Ecuador)

2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification Standings

Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)

Teamv · d · e Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Uruguay 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7  Argentina 4 2 1 1 7 4 +3 7  Venezuela 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 7  Ecuador 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6  Chile 4 2 0 2 7 10 −3 6  Colombia 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4  Paraguay 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3 4  Peru 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3  Bolivia 4 0 1 3 4 8 −4 1   Argentina  – 1–1 4–1 R13 R5 R7 R17 R9 R11 Bolivia  R12 – R5 1–2 R16 R6 R9 R10 R13 Chile  R10 R14 – R8 R18 2–0 4–2 R12 R15 Colombia  1–2 R11 R17 – R15 R9 R14 R7 1–1 Ecuador  R14 R7 R9 R6 – R12 2–0 R17 2–0 Paraguay  R16 R15 R13 R18 2–1 – R10 1–1 R8 Peru  R8 R18 R11 R5 R13 2–0 – R15 R7 Uruguay  R18 4–2 4–0 R16 R8 R11 R6 – R5 Venezuela  1–0 1–0 R6 R12 R10 R17 R16 R14 –

Round 1 October 7	Argentina	4 – 1	Chile	Buenos Aires, Argentina
20:10 UTC-3	Higuaín  7', 51', 62' Messi  25'	Report	M. Fernández  59'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti Attendance: 26,161 Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)

Round 2 October 11	Chile	4 – 2	Peru	Santiago, Chile
19:45 UTC-3	Ponce  2' Vargas  18' Medel  47' Suazo  63' (pen.)	Report	Pizarro  49' Farfán  60'	Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Raúl Orosco (Bolivia)

Round 3 November 11	Uruguay	4 – 0	Chile	Montevideo, Uruguay
20:00 UTC−2	Suárez  42', 45', 68', 74'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Centenario Attendance: 40,500 Referee: Héctor Baldassi (Argentina)

Round 4 November 15	Chile	2 – 0	Paraguay	Santiago, Chile
20:30 UTC-3	Contreras  28' Campos  85'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Héber Lopes (Brazil)

Latest Results

Further information: 2011 in Chilean football

Matches from the past 6 months.

Friendly January 22, 2011	United States	1 – 1	Chile	Carson, United States
19:00 UTC−08:00	Bunbury  75' (pen.)	Report	Paredes  53'	Stadium: The Home Depot Center Attendance: 18,580 Referee: Francisco Chacon Gutierrez (Mexico)

Friendly March 26, 2011	Portugal	1 – 1	Chile	Leiria, Portugal
20:45 UTC±0	Varela  16'	Report	M. Fernández  41'	Stadium: Estádio Dr. Magalhães Pessoa Attendance: 10,694 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Friendly March 29, 2011	Chile	2 – 0	Colombia	The Hague, Netherlands
20:45 UTC+2	M. Fernández  6' Beausejour  30'	Report		Stadium: Kyocera Stadion Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Peter Vink (Netherlands)

Friendly June 19, 2011	Chile	4 – 0	Estonia	Santiago, Chile
19:00 UTC-4	M. Fernández  21' Ponce  41' Suazo  45' Sánchez  50'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Martín Vásquez (Argentina)

Friendly June 23, 2011	Paraguay	0 – 0	Chile	Asunción, Paraguay
19:00 UTC-4		Report		Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Paulo César Oliveira (Brazil)

Friendly August 10, 2011	France	1 – 1	Chile	Montpellier, France
21:00 UTC+2	Rémy  19'	Report	Córdova  77'	Stadium: Stade de la Mosson Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Stuart Attwell (England)

Friendly September 2, 2011	Spain	3 – 2	Chile	St. Gallen, Switzerland
20:45 UTC+2	Iniesta  54' Fàbregas  70'  90'	Report	Isla  10' Vargas  20'	Stadium: AFG Arena Attendance: 14,605 Referee: Jerome Laperrier (Switzerland)

Friendly September 4, 2011	Mexico	1 – 0	Chile	Barcelona, Spain
21:00 UTC+2	Guardado  79'	Report		Stadium: Estadi Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 7,210 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández (Spain)

Friendly December 21, 2011	Chile	v	Paraguay
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Key

      Win       Draw       Loss

Players

Current squad

The following 24 players were named for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification against Uruguay in Montevideo on November 11, 2011 and against Paraguay in Santiago on November 15, 2011. ^[24]

Caps and goals updated as November 15, 2011.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club 1 GK Claudio Bravo (captain) April 13, 1983 (1983-04-13) (age 28) 62 0 Real Sociedad 12 GK Miguel Pinto July 4, 1983 (1983-07-04) (age 28) 17 0 Atlas 23 GK Luis Marín August 10, 1984 (1984-08-10) (age 27) 6 0 O'Higgins 2 DF Christian Vilches October 27, 1983 (1983-10-27) (age 28) 1 0 Colo-Colo 3 DF Waldo Ponce December 4, 1982 (1982-12-04) (age 28) 42 4 Cruz Azul 5 DF Pablo Contreras September 11, 1978 (1978-09-11) (age 33) 64 2 PAOK 6 DF José Rojas June 23, 1983 (1983-06-23) (age 28) 2 1 Universidad de Chile 18 DF Osvaldo González May 18, 1983 (1983-05-18) (age 28) 7 0 Universidad de Chile 21 DF Marcos González June 9, 1980 (1980-06-09) (age 31) 10 0 Universidad de Chile 4 MF Mauricio Isla June 12, 1988 (1988-06-12) (age 23) 31 2 Udinese 8 MF Fernando Meneses September 27, 1985 (1985-09-27) (age 26) 11 0 Universidad Católica 10 MF Milovan Mirosevic June 20, 1980 (1980-06-20) (age 31) 25 3 Universidad Católica 13 MF Marcelo Díaz December 30, 1986 (1986-12-30) (age 24) 1 0 Universidad de Chile 14 MF Matías Fernández May 15, 1986 (1986-05-15) (age 25) 47 11 Sporting 15 MF Eugenio Mena July 18, 1988 (1988-07-18) (age 23) 2 0 Universidad de Chile 16 MF Charles Aránguiz April 17, 1989 (1989-04-17) (age 22) 6 0 Universidad de Chile 17 MF Gary Medel August 3, 1987 (1987-08-03) (age 24) 41 4 Sevilla 20 MF Matías Campos June 22, 1989 (1989-06-22) (age 22) 2 1 Audax Italiano — MF Felipe Gutiérrez October 8, 1990 (1990-10-08) (age 21) 5 0 Universidad Católica — MF Francisco Silva February 11, 1986 (1986-02-11) (age 25) 4 0 Universidad Católica 7 FW Alexis Sánchez December 19, 1988 (1988-12-19) (age 22) 44 14 Barcelona 9 FW Humberto Suazo May 10, 1981 (1981-05-10) (age 30) 54 21 Monterrey 11 FW Eduardo Vargas November 20, 1989 (1989-11-20) (age 22) 9 2 Universidad de Chile 19 FW Gustavo Canales March 30, 1982 (1982-03-30) (age 29) 1 0 Universidad de Chile 22 FW Esteban Paredes August 1, 1980 (1980-08-01) (age 31) 29 8 Colo-Colo

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of Birth (Age) Caps Goals Club Latest Call-up GK Cristopher Toselli June 22, 1988 (1988-06-22) (age 23) 1 0 Universidad Católica v.  Peru, October 11, 2011 GK Paulo Garcés August 2, 1984 (1984-08-02) (age 27) 1 0 Unión La Calera 2011 Copa América GK Raúl Olivares April 17, 1988 (1988-04-17) (age 23) 0 0 Colo-Colo 2011 Copa América (preliminary squad) DF Gonzalo Jara August 29, 1985 (1985-08-29) (age 26) 51 3 Brighton & Hove Albion v.  Uruguay, November 11, 2011 DF Sebastián Toro February 2, 1990 (1990-02-02) (age 21) 3 1 Colo-Colo v.  Peru, October 11, 2011 DF Miguel Aceval January 8, 1983 (1983-01-08) (age 28) 1 0 Universidad de Concepción v.  Mexico, September 4, 2011 DF Gerson Acevedo April 5, 1988 (1988-04-05) (age 23) 1 0 Mordovia Saransk v.  Mexico, September 4, 2011 DF Bruno Romo May 20, 1989 (1989-05-20) (age 22) 0 0 Palestino 2011 Copa América (preliminary squad) DF Juan Abarca December 7, 1988 (1988-12-07) (age 22) 2 0 Universidad de Chile v.  United States, January 22, 2011 DF Lucas Domínguez October 27, 1989 (1989-10-27) (age 22) 1 0 Audax Italiano v.  United States, January 22, 2011 DF Paulo Magalhaes December 14, 1989 (1989-12-14) (age 21) 4 0 Universidad de Chile v.  United States, January 22, 2011 MF Arturo Vidal May 22, 1987 (1987-05-22) (age 24) 39 3 Juventus v.  Uruguay, November 11, 2011 MF Carlos Carmona February 21, 1987 (1987-02-21) (age 24) 35 0 Atalanta v.  Uruguay, November 11, 2011 MF Jean Beausejour June 1, 1984 (1984-06-01) (age 27) 43 3 Birmingham City v.  Uruguay, November 11, 2011 MF Jorge Valdivia October 19, 1983 (1983-10-19) (age 28) 51 4 Palmeiras v.  Uruguay, November 11, 2011 MF José Pedro Fuenzalida February 22, 1985 (1985-02-22) (age 26) 15 0 Colo-Colo v.  Peru, October 11, 2011 MF Cristóbal Jorquera April 6, 1988 (1988-04-06) (age 23) 3 0 Genoa v.  Peru, October 11, 2011 MF Felipe Seymour July 23, 1987 (1987-07-23) (age 24) 5 0 Genoa v.  Peru, October 11, 2011 MF Nicolás Córdova January 9, 1979 (1979-01-09) (age 32) 5 1 Brescia v.  Mexico, September 4, 2011 MF Marco Estrada May 28, 1983 (1983-05-28) (age 28) 33 1 Montpellier v.  Mexico, September 4, 2011 MF Luis Jiménez June 17, 1984 (1984-06-17) (age 27) 26 2 Al-Ahli v.  France, August 10, 2011 MF Gonzalo Fierro March 21, 1983 (1983-03-21) (age 28) 22 1 Flamengo 2011 Copa América MF Rodrigo Millar November 3, 1981 (1981-11-03) (age 30) 28 2 Colo-Colo 2011 Copa América MF Luis Pedro Figueroa May 14, 1983 (1983-05-14) (age 28) 12 1 Olhanense v.  United States, January 22, 2011 FW Mauricio Pinilla February 4, 1984 (1984-02-04) (age 27) 22 5 Palermo v.  Uruguay, November 11, 2011 FW Carlos Muñoz April 21, 1989 (1989-04-21) (age 22) 3 0 Colo-Colo v.  Peru, October 11, 2011 FW Diego Rubio May 17, 1993 (1993-05-17) (age 18) 3 0 Sporting v.  Mexico, September 4, 2011 FW Fabián Orellana January 27, 1986 (1986-01-27) (age 25) 22 2 Celta v.  Mexico, September 4, 2011 FW Mark González July 10, 1984 (1984-07-10) (age 27) 46 4 CSKA Moscow v.  Colombia, March 29, 2011 FW Héctor Mancilla November 12, 1980 (1980-11-12) (age 31) 10 0 UANL v.  Colombia, March 29, 2011 FW Daúd Gazale August 10, 1984 (1984-08-10) (age 27) 8 0 Universidad Católica v.  United States, January 22, 2011 FW Edson Puch April 9, 1986 (1986-04-09) (age 25) 5 0 Al-Wasl v.  United States, January 22, 2011

Most capped players

As of November 15, 2011

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

#	Name	International Career	Caps	Goals
1.	Leonel Sanchez	1955–1967	84	23
2.	Nelson Tapia	1994–2005	73	0
3	Alberto Fouilloux	1960–1972	70	12
	Marcelo Salas	1994–2007	70	37
5	Iván Zamorano	1987–2001	69	34
	Fabián Estay	1990–2001	69	5
7.	Pablo Contreras	1999 – present	64	2
8.	Javier Margas	1990–2000	63	6
9	Miguel Ramírez	1991–2003	62	1
	Claudio Bravo	2004 – present	62	0
11.	Clarence Acuña	1995–2004	61	3
12.	Juan Carlos Letelier	1979–1989	57	18
13.	Pedro Reyes	1994–2001	55	4
14.	Humberto Suazo	2006-present	54	21
15	José Luis Sierra	1991–2000	53	8
	Jaime Pizarro	1986–1993	53	3
	Sergio Livingstone	1941–1954	53	0
18	Nelson Parraguez	1991–2001	52	0
19	Gonzalo Jara	2006-present	51	3
	Jorge Valdivia	2004-present	51	4

Top goalscorers

As of November 15, 2011, 2011

Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.

#	Name	International 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.	Humberto Suazo	2006 – present	21	54
7.	Juan Carlos Letelier	1979–1989	18	57
8.	Enrique Hormazabal	1950–1963	17	42
9.	Alexis Sánchez	2006 – present	14	44
10	Alberto Fouilloux	1960–1972	12	70
	Hugo Eduardo Rubio	1983–1991	12	36
	Jaime Ramírez Banda	1954–1966	12	46
	Raúl Toro	1936–1941	12	13
14	Pedro Araya Toro	1964–1971	11	50
	Julio Crisosto	1971–1977	11	27
	Matías Fernández	2005 – present	11	47
17	Reinaldo Navia	1999–2007	10	40
	Guillermo Subiabre	1926–1930	10	10
	Atilio Cremaschi	1945–1954	10	29
	René Meléndez	1950–1960	10	40

Competitive Record

Head to head Main article: Chile national football team head to head FIFA World Cup record Main article: Chile at the FIFA World Cup Year Round GP W D* L GS GA 1930 Round 1 3 2 0 1 5 3 1934 to 1938 Withdrew - - - - - - 1950 Round 1 3 1 0 2 5 6 1954 to 1958 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1962 Third place 6 4 0 2 10 8 1966 Round 1 3 0 1 2 2 5 1970 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1974 Round 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 1978 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1982 Round 1 3 0 0 3 3 8 1986 Did not qualify - - - - - - 1990 Disqualified - - - - - - 1994 Banned - - - - - - 1998 Round of 16 4 0 3 1 5 8 2002 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2006 Did not qualify - - - - - - 2010 Round of 16 4 2 0 2 3 5 Total 8/19 29 9 6 14 34 45 * Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Bronze background color indicates third place finish. Copa America record Copa America / South American Championship Year Position Year Position Year Position Year Position 1916 Fourth place 1939 Fourth place 1967 Third place 2011 Quarter-Finals 1917 Fourth place 1941 Third place 1975 Round 1 1919 Fourth place 1942 Sixth place 1979 Second place 1920 Fourth place 1945 Third place 1983 Round 1 1921 Withdrew 1946 Fifth place 1987 Second place 1922 Fifth place 1947 Fourth place 1989 Round 1 1923 Withdrew 1949 Fifth place 1991 Third place 1924 Fourth place 1953 Fourth place 1993 Round 1 1925 Withdrew 1955 Second place 1995 Round 1 1926 Third place 1956 Second place 1997 Round 1 1927 Withdrew 1957 Sixth place 1999 Fourth place 1929 Withdrew 1959 Fifth place 2001 Quarter-Finals 1935 Fourth place 1959 Withdrew 2004 Round 1 1937 Fifth place 1963 Withdrew 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. Pan American Games record Year Round GP W D* L GS GA 1951 Third place 4 1 2 1 8 6 1955 and 1959 Did not participate - - - - - - 1963 Third place 4 2 1 1 12 6 1967 to 1979 Did not participate - - - - - - 1983 Round 1 3 1 2 0 3 2 1987 Second place 5 2 2 1 6 6 1991 Did not participate - - - - - - 1995 Quarter-Finals 4 1 1 2 3 6 1999 to 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. Stadium 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 3 December 1938. The official registered capacity is of 62,000 spectators, but has surpassed the 75,000 mark on many occasions when the match is of high demand.[25] An example would be the 1962 FIFA World Cup Semi-final match Chile vs. Brazil, where over 76,000 spectators viewed the game. The maximum attendance ever was 85,262 on December 26, 1962 for a game between Universidad Catolica and Universidad de Chile 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. Sponsors Coca-Cola (since FIFA World Cup 1962) Entel (since 2003) Homecenter Sodimac (since 2007) Johnson's (since 2007) Cerveza Cristal (since 2007) Chilevisión (TV broadcaster of matches from January 1, 2011) Puma (kit sponsor from January 2011) Banco de Chile (since 2011) Samsung (since 2011) Kit evolution The team kit consists of a red jersey, blue shorts, and white socks. The away jersey features a white jersey, white shorts, and blue socks. The color scheme of red, white, and blue was featured in the 1947 Copa America and has remained in place since. Brooks Sports supply the national football team’s kit, and referees' kit and balls for the national championship.[26] In August 2010, Puma acquired the contract to be kit supplier for the Chilean team from 2011–2015, paying c.US$3 million per year. 1910–1941 1941–1947 1947–2011[27] Managers Manager Year(s) Carlos Fanta 1916 Julián Bertola 1917 Hector Parra 1918–1919 Juan Carlos Bertone 1920–1922 Carlos Acuña 1924 José Rosetti 1926 Frank Powell 1928 György Orth 1930 Pedro Mazullo 1936–1939 Maximum Garay 1941 Franz Platko 1941–1945 Luis Tirado 1946–1956 José Salerno 1956–1957 Ladislao Pakozdi 1957 Fernando Riera 1958–1962 Francisco Hormazábal 1962–1965 Luis Alamos 1965–1966 Alejandro Scopelli 1966–1967 Salvador Nocetti 1968–1969 Francisco Hormazábal 1970 Fernando Riera 1970 Luis Vera 1971 Raúl Pino 1971–1972 Rudi Gutendorf 1972 Luis Alamos 1973–1974 Pedro Morales 1974–1975 Caupolicán Peña 1976–1977 Luis Santibanez 1977–1982 Luis Ibarra 1983 Isaac Carrasco 1984 Vicente Cantatore 1984 Pedro Morales 1985 Luis Ibarra 1986 Orlando Aravena 1987 Manuel Rodríguez 1987 Orlando Aravena 1988–1989 Arturo Salah 1990–1993 Nelson Acosta[28] 1993 Mirko Jozić 1994 Xabier Azkargorta 1995–1996 Nelson Acosta 1996–2000 Pedro García 2001 Jorge Garcés 2001 César Vaccia 2002 Juvenal Olmos 2003–2005 Nelson Acosta 2005–2007 Marcelo Bielsa 2007–2011 Claudio Borghi 2011–present Notes In 2010, Chicago-based rock band Manwomanchild released the song "Chile La Roja" in support of Chile's 2010 World Cup team.[29][30][31] 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 Chile at the FIFA World Cup References ^ Fifa.com, Comparison of Armenia and Chile ^ a b Since 1992, squads for Football at the Summer Olympics have been restricted to three players over the age of 23. 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Retrieved 2009-10-15.  ^ "2010 World Cup Qualifying – CONMEBOL Qualifying Stage Results". ESPN. 2009-10-15. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/round08?league=fifa.worldq.conmebol&season=2010&cc=5739. Retrieved 2009-10-15.  ^ "Chile delivers the goods in their World Cup debut". The Pulse. 2010-06-16. http://www.thepulse.cl/2010/06/16/chile-delivers-the-goods-in-their-world-cup-debut/. Retrieved 2010-06-16. [dead link] ^ "Chile Beats Switzerland, Portugal Crushes North Korea at World Cup". http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/sports/Portugal-Crushes-North-Korea-in-World-Cup-96798324.html. Retrieved 2010-06-21.  ^ "Chile blacklist six Copa players". BBC Sport. 11 July 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6294098.stm. Retrieved 2007-07-12.  ^ News – Chile name Bielsa as new coach – Soccerway ^ [1] ^ The Stadium Guide – Estadio Nacional ^ (Spanish) http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=251738 ^ See discussion page. The inner layout of the t-shirt has changed several times, although the colors have remained the same. ^ Acosta, born in Uruguay, was given Chilean nationality on 1984 ^ "La pegajosa canción que alienta a Chile en inglés" (in Spanish). Il Mercurio. 2010-06-21. http://www.mer.cl/modulos/catalogo/Paginas/2010/06/21/MERSTED010MM2106.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-29.  ^ "Top: La Roja tiene himno anglo" (in Spanish). Las Ultimas Noticias. 2010-06-23. http://www.lun.com/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?dt=2010-06-23&PaginaId=9&bodyid=0. Retrieved 2010-06-29.  ^ "La Roja de Bielsa ahora tiene un himno en versión anglo" (in Spanish). La Nacion. 2010-06-23. http://www.lanacion.cl/la-roja-de-bielsa-ahora-tiene-un-himno-en-version-anglo/noticias/2010-06-23/093008.html. Retrieved 2010-06-29.  External links The official Chilean Football Association web site RSSSF archive of results 1910–2003 RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup Planet World Cup archive of squads in the World Cup Planet World Cup archive of results in the World Cup qualifiers El Almanaque de Futbol de la Red