Chile national football team facts for kids

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Chile

Nickname(s)	La Roja (The Red One)
Association	Federación de Fútbol de Chile (FFCh)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Eduardo Berizzo
Captain	Claudio Bravo
Most caps	Gary Medel Alexis Sánchez (152)
Top scorer	Alexis Sánchez (50)
Home stadium	Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
FIFA code	CHI
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	13 (7 February 2019)
Highest	3 (April–May 2016)
Lowest	84 (December 2002)
Elo ranking
Current	17 2 (3 March 2019)
Highest	2 (7 July 2016)
Lowest	59 (8 June 2003)
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)  Mexico 0–7 Chile  (Santa Clara, United States; 18 June 2016)
Biggest defeat
Brazil 7–0 Chile  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 17 September 1959)
World Cup
Appearances	9 (first in 1930)
Best result	Third place (1962)
Copa América
Appearances	40 (first in 1916)
Best result	Champions (2015, 2016)
Panamerican Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 1952)
Best result	Runners-up (1952)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2017)
Best result	Runners-up (2017)
Website	laroja.cl

The Chile national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Chile) represents Chile in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. The team is commonly referred to as La Roja ("The Red One"). Chile have appeared in nine World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup where they finished in third place, the highest position the country has ever achieved in the World Cup.

Chile won their first Copa América title on home soil at the 2015 Copa América, defeating Argentina in the final. They successfully defended their title in another final against Argentina won on penalties at Copa América Centenario the following year in the United States. Prior to this, Chile had been runners-up in the competition on four occasions. As a result of winning the 2015 Copa América, they qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, where they finished second, behind Germany, in their debut appearance.

History

The Chile national team playing at the 1930 FIFA World Cup against Mexico.

The Federación de Fútbol de Chile is the second oldest South American federation, having been founded in Valparaíso on 19 June 1895. Chile was 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 América, in 1916. On 12 October 1926, Chile made the first corner-kick goal in Copa América history in a match against Bolivia. 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 nevertheless 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, 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.

A scandal known as "El Maracanazo" occurred on 3 September 1989. At a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying match at Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã stadium, Brazil led Chile 1–0 and La Roja needed to win. Chilean goalkeeper Roberto Rojas fell to the pitch with an apparent injury to his forehead. A firework had been thrown from the stands by a Brazilian fan named Rosenery Mello do Nascimento and was smouldering about a yard away. After Rojas was carried off the pitch, the Chilean players and coaches claimed that conditions were not safe and they refused to return, so the match was abandoned. However, video footage of the match showed that the firework had not made contact with Rojas. FIFA forfeited the game to Brazil, Chile was banned from the qualifiers for the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and Rojas was banned for life, although an amnesty was granted in 2001.

..... The players banned were captain Jorge Valdivia, defenders Álvaro Ormeño, Rodrigo Tello, Jorge Vargas, Pablo Contreras and striker Reinaldo Navia. Nelson Acosta's resignation as manager came after Chile were knocked out of the 2007 Copa América. After serving 10 matches from the ban, all players aside from Ormeno sent a letter of apology acknowledging their actions which lifted the ban. Chile had qualified to the quarter-finals after a 3–2 win against Ecuador, and a 0–0 draw against Mexico. But two losses, one of those being a 6–1 defeat against Brazil, sealed Acosta's fate. Former Argentina manager Marcelo Bielsa was given the task of becoming the Chile national team manager in preparation for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.

On 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 Alfio Basile's tenure as the Argentina coach.

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 tournament, head coach Marcelo Bielsa extended his contract with the Chile 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 then became Chile's manager in March 2011.

After a string of bad performances and harsh criticisms, Claudio Borghi stepped down as Chile's manager in November 2012. A new manager, Jorge Sampaoli, was appointed in December 2012. A disciple of Marcelo Bielsa, Jorge Sampaoli broke new records for La Roja by winning 10, drawing 3, and losing only 3 of 15 games as the head of the Chile national team.

Chile playing against tournament hosts Brazil, at the 2014 FIFA World Cup Round of 16.

With Sampaoli, Chile were able to qualify for 2014 FIFA World Cup, reaching to the round of 16, where Chile lost to Brazil in penalties.

In the 2015 Copa América, Chile won their first game against Ecuador, with 2–0 being the score. In their second game, Chile drew against Mexico. Chile advanced to the knockout stage as Group A winners with 7 points and most goals scored of any team in the tournament (10). Then they beat Uruguay in the quarterfinals and Peru in the semifinals. In the final, Chile defeated Argentina on penalties (4–1) after a 0–0 draw, to win their first Copa America title.

In January 2016, just six months after winning the 2015 Copa America, Jorge Sampaoli stepped down as Chile's manager. A new manager, the Argentinean Juan Antonio Pizzi, was appointed at the end of the same month, who then led La Roja to a second Copa America Centenario 2016 victory after again beating Argentina in the final.

In the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup held in Russia, for which they had qualified by winning the Copa America, Chile won their first group stage match against Cameroon with 2–0 being the score. In their second match against the Germany, Chile drew after a hard match and both team scored 1. In their final game of the group stage against Australia, Chile drew once again but qualified to the knockout stage on virtue of having more points than Australia, though having less points than Germany. In the semis, after a tense and exciting match, Chile came out on top, beating Portugal on Penalties, 3–0 and hence they qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup Final. In their first ever final in a FIFA-sanctioned tournament, Chile faced Germany and lost 1–0.

On 10 October 2017, after losing 3–0 to Brazil, Chile failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, causing an end to what was perceived as their "golden generation". They ended up being the highest ranked team that failed to qualify at 9th, placing sixth in the round-robin after losing out on overall goal difference to Peru, the number of points being equal.

Team image

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 that was featured in the 1947 South American Championship, the precursor of the Copa América, has remained in place since. In 2016, red shorts were introduced as an option for the first time.

In August 2010, Puma acquired the contract to be the official kit supplier for the Chilean team from 2011 to 2015, paying US$ 3 million per year, also providing referees' kits and balls for domestic club competitions. The previous kit supplier, from 2004 to 2010 including the 2010 World Cup, was Brooks Sports.

Puma company ended its link after the 2015 Copa América with the tender for the new brand that will outfit the team since August 2015. This procedure was won by the American company Nike. The contract with Nike was supposed to last until the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but ended prematurely when the Chilean Football Federation sued Nike for missing payments in 2021. This dispute lead to Chile blocking the Nike patch with a flag during the 2021 Copa América. On 1 September 2021, Adidas were announced as the national team kit supplier until 2026.

Home stadium

Estadio Nacional at night.

The Chile national team plays their qualifying matches at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos 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 current official registered capacity is of 49,000 spectators, but has surpassed the 75,000 mark on many occasions when the match is of high demand. 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 26 December 1962, for a game between Universidad Católica and Universidad de Chile.

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

Rivalries

Chile has no special rivalry, however, two matches are considered important: those against Argentina, and Peru.

Argentina

With 90 games played, is the most played fixture in the history of the Chile national team and the third most played for Argentina after their encounters with Uruguay and Brazil. The teams' first meeting was in Buenos Aires on 27 May 1910, and matches always draw large crowds in Chile. Only 1 of the 6 victories on the 90 games played, was in an official competition, which occurred in 2010 World Cup qualification, until the 2015 and 2016 Copa America finals which were won by penalty shoot-outs.

Peru

The Chile–Peru football rivalry is known in Spanish as the Clásico del Pacífico ("Pacific Derby"). The rivalry is considered to be one of the fiercest rivalries in the world, with CNN World Sport editor Greg Duke ranking it among the top ten football rivalries in the world. The rivalry between Chile and Peru stems from historical politics, border disputes, and the War of the Pacific, with the rivalry producing some of the most intense matches in South American footballing history.

Chile first faced Peru in the 1935 South American Championship, losing 1–0.

Brazil

Although it is a dominating rivalry for Brazil, both teams have had matches in the last three Chilean World Cup appearances, all of them in the round of 16 knock out stage. France 1998, South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014. In Brazil 2014 the match was a 1-1, and in the last second of extra time Mauricio Pinilla's shot hit the crossbar. Brazil won 3–2 in the penalty shootout.

Sponsors

• Coca-Cola/Powerade (since 1962 FIFA World Cup/2020)
• Sodimac (since 2007)
• Cerveza Cristal (since 2007)
• Santander (since 2015)
• Chilevisión/TNT Sports Chile (TV broadcaster of Chile's qualifying and friendly matches) (since 2018/2021)
• Arauco (since 2018)
• Claro (since 2019)
• Rappi (since 2020)
• Betsson (since 2021)
• LATAM (since 2021)

Kit suppliers

Period	Kit supplier
1973	Le Coq Sportif
1974–1983	Adidas
1984	Power
1984	Penalty
1985	Puma
1986	Umbro
1987	Power
1987–1988	Puma
1988-1990	Adidas
1990–1991	Umbro
1992	Avia
1993–1994	Adidas
1995	Rhumell
1996–2000	Reebok
2000–2003	Umbro
2003–2010	Brooks
2010–2015	Puma
2015–2021	Nike
2021–	Adidas

Results and fixtures

2021

Friendly 8 December	Mexico	2–2	Chile	Austin, United States
20:00 UTC-6	Giménez  9' Silva  64'	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/12/09/world/friendlies/mexico/chile/3694987/	Morales  21' Parra  86'	Stadium: Q2 Stadium Attendance: 17,202 Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)

Friendly 11 December	El Salvador	0–1	Chile	Los Angeles, United States
15:00 UTC-8		https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2021/12/12/world/friendlies/el-salvador/chile/3696004/	Vegas  90+5'	Stadium: Banc of California Stadium Referee: Pierre Luce Lauziere (Canada)

2022

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 27 January	Chile	1–2	Argentina	Calama, Chile
21:15 UTC–3	Brereton  20'	https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/southamerica/matches/match/400104590/#match-timeline	Di María  9' Martínez  34'	Stadium: Estadio Zorros del Desierto Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 1 February	Bolivia	2–3	Chile	La Paz, Bolivia
16:00 UTC–4	Enoumba  37' Moreno  88'	https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/conmebol/match-center/400104619	Sánchez  14', 86' Núñez  77'	Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela)

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 24 March	Brazil	4–0	Chile	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
20:30 UTC–3	Neymar  44' (pen.) Vinícius  45+1' Coutinho  72' (pen.) Richarlison  90+1'	https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/conmebol/match-center/400104624		Stadium: Maracanã Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

2022 FIFA World Cup qualification 29 March	Chile	0–2	Uruguay	Santiago, Chile
20:30 UTC–3		https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/qualifiers/conmebol/match-center/400104622	L. Suárez  79' Valverde  90'	Stadium: Estadio San Carlos de Apoquindo Referee: Patricio Loustau (Argentina)

Friendly 6 June	Korea Republic	2–0	Chile	Daejeon, South Korea
20:00 UTC+9	Hwang Hee-chan  12' Son Heung-min  90+1'	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/06/06/world/friendlies/korea-republic/chile/3785731/		Stadium: Daejeon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 40,135 Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)

2022 Kirin Cup Soccer 10 June	Chile	0–2	Tunisia	Kobe, Japan
15:15 UTC+9		Report (JFA)	Abdi  41' Jebali  89'	Stadium: Noevir Stadium Kobe Referee: Tanimoto Ryo (Japan)

2022 Kirin Cup Soccer 14 June	Chile	0–0 (1–3 pen)	Ghana	Osaka, Japan
15:15 UTC+9		Report (JFA)		Stadium: Panasonic Stadium Suita Attendance: 6,185 Referee: Hiroki Kasahara (Japan)
		Penalties
	*Fernández Alarcón Brereton Medel		* J. Ayew Kudus Issahaku

Friendly 23 September	Morocco	2–0	Chile	Barcelona, Spain
21:00 UTC+2	Boufal  66' (pen.) Sabiri  78'	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/09/23/world/friendlies/morocco/chile/3890047/		Stadium: RCDE Stadium Referee: Martin Dohál (Slovakia)

Friendly 27 September	Chile	2–2	Qatar	Vienna, Austria
19:00 UTC+2	Sánchez  37' Vidal  78'	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/09/27/world/friendlies/chile/qatar/3876476/	Afif  51' Al-Haydos  67'	Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria)

Friendly 16 November	Poland	1–0	Chile	Warsaw, Poland
18:00 (UTC+2)	Piątek  85'	https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/11/16/world/friendlies/poland/chile/3970158/		Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego Attendance: 27,900 Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)

Friendly 20 November	Slovakia	0–0	Chile	Bratislava, Slovakia
15:00 UTC+2		https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2022/11/20/world/friendlies/slovakia/chile/3976039/		Stadium: Tehelné pole Attendance: 19,757 Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Eduardo Berizzo
Assistant Manager	Ernesto Marcucci
Assistant Manager 2	Sebastián Rambert
Fitness Coach	Fernando Morelli
Fitness Coach 2	Carlos Kisluk
Goalkeeping Coach	Roberto Bonano
Doctor	Fernando Yáñez
Kinesiologist	Pedro Oñate
Props Assistant	Wilson Vásquez

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the friendly matches against Poland and Slovakia on 16 and 20 November 2022, respectively.

Caps and goals updated as of 20 November 2022, after the match against Slovakia.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Claudio Bravo (captain)	(1983-04-13) 13 April 1983 (age 39)	144	0	Betis
23	1GK	Brayan Cortés	(1995-03-11) 11 March 1995 (age 28)	9	0	Colo-Colo
12	1GK	Cristóbal Campos	(1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 (age 23)	0	0	Universidad de Chile
17	2DF	Gary Medel	(1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 35)	152	7	Bologna
3	2DF	Guillermo Maripán	(1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 28)	40	2	Monaco
5	2DF	Paulo Díaz	(1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 28)	39	0	River Plate
15	2DF	Francisco Sierralta	(1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 25)	15	0	Watford
4	2DF	Gabriel Suazo	(1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 25)	13	0	Colo-Colo
19	2DF	Juan Delgado	(1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 (age 30)	9	1	Paços Ferreira
26	2DF	Alex Ibacache	(1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 (age 24)	2	0	Everton
2	2DF	Guillermo Soto	(1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 (age 29)	1	0	Huracán
8	3MF	Arturo Vidal	(1987-05-22) 22 May 1987 (age 35)	137	33	Flamengo
10	3MF	Marcelino Núñez	(2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 23)	14	1	Norwich City
6	3MF	Esteban Pavez	(1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 32)	11	0	Colo-Colo
14	3MF	Felipe Méndez	(1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 23)	6	0	CSKA Moscow
24	3MF	Darío Osorio	(2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 (age 19)	3	0	Universidad de Chile
13	3MF	Williams Alarcón	(2000-11-29) 29 November 2000 (age 22)	2	0	Unión La Calera
25	3MF	Lucas Assadi	(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 19)	1	0	Universidad de Chile
7	4FW	Alexis Sánchez	(1988-12-19) 19 December 1988 (age 34)	152	50	Marseille
9	4FW	Joaquín Montecinos	(1995-12-07) 7 December 1995 (age 27)	11	0	Tijuana
18	4FW	Diego Rubio	(1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 29)	11	0	Colorado Rapids
21	4FW	Diego Valencia	(2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 23)	9	0	Salernitana
20	4FW	Michael Fuentes	(1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 (age 24)	1	0	Audax Italiano

Recent call-ups

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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Gabriel Arias	(1987-09-13) 13 September 1987 (age 35)	14	0	Racing	v.  Qatar, 27 September 2022
GK	Fernando de Paul	(1991-04-25) 25 April 1991 (age 31)	2	0	Colo-Colo	v.  Ghana, 14 June 2022
GK	Zacarías López	(1998-06-30) 30 June 1998 (age 24)	2	0	La Serena	v.  Ghana, 14 June 2022
GK	Sebastián Pérez	(1990-12-02) 2 December 1990 (age 32)	2	0	Unión Española	v.  Ghana, 14 June 2022
GK	Vicente Reyes	(2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 19)	0	0	Atlanta United 2	v.  Korea Republic, 6 June 2022 PRE
GK	Eduardo Villanueva	(2004-10-11) 11 October 2004 (age 18)	0	0	Colo-Colo	v.  Korea Republic, 6 June 2022 PRE
DF	Nayel Mehssatou	(2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 (age 20)	5	0	Kortrijk	v.  Poland, 16 November 2022 WD
DF	Eugenio Mena	(1988-07-18) 18 July 1988 (age 34)	71	3	Universidad Católica	v.  Qatar, 27 September 2022
DF	Jeyson Rojas	(2002-01-23) 23 January 2002 (age 21)	4	0	Colo-Colo	v.  Qatar, 27 September 2022
DF	Valber Huerta	(1993-08-26) 26 August 1993 (age 29)	2	0	Toluca	v.  Qatar, 27 September 2022
DF	Óscar Opazo	(1990-10-18) 18 October 1990 (age 32)	14	1	Racing	v.  Ghana, 14 June 2022
DF	Benjamín Kuscevic	(1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 26)	7	0	Palmeiras	v.  Ghana, 14 June 2022
DF	Mauricio Isla	(1988-06-12) 12 June 1988 (age 34)	136	5	Universidad Católica	v.  Korea Republic, 6 June 2022 WD
DF	Daniel González	(2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 21)	1	0	Universidad Católica	v.  Korea Republic, 6 June 2022 WD
DF	Bruno Gutiérrez	(2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Colo-Colo	v.  Korea Republic, 6 June 2022 PRE
DF	Enzo Roco	(1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 30)	33	1	Elche	v.  Uruguay, 29 March 2022
DF	Sebastián Vegas	(1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 (age 26)	20	2	Monterrey	v.  Uruguay, 29 March 2022
MF	Erick Pulgar	(1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 29)	41	4	Flamengo	v.  Qatar, 27 September 2022
MF	Diego Valdés	(1994-01-30) 30 January 1994 (age 29)	22	1	América	v.  Qatar, 27 September 2022
MF	Charles Aránguiz	(1989-04-17) 17 April 1989 (age 33)	97	7	Bayer Leverkusen	v.  Qatar, 27 September 2022 INJ
MF	Tomás Alarcón	(1999-01-19) 19 January 1999 (age 24)	12	0	Zaragoza	v.  Ghana, 14 June 2022
MF	Pablo Galdames	(1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 26)	12	0	Genoa	v.  Ghana, 14 June 2022
MF	Pablo Parra	(1994-07-23) 23 July 1994 (age 28)	4	1	Puebla	v.  Korea Republic, 6 June 2022 INJ
MF	Vicente Pizarro	(2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Colo-Colo	v.  Korea Republic, 6 June 2022 PRE
MF	José Pedro Fuenzalida	(1985-02-22) 22 February 1985 (age 38)	55	5	Unattached	v.  Uruguay, 29 March 2022
MF	Claudio Baeza	(1993-12-23) 23 December 1993 (age 29)	17	0	Toluca	v.  Uruguay, 29 March 2022
MF	Luis Jiménez	(1984-06-17) 17 June 1984 (age 38)	33	3	Retired	v.  Brazil, 24 March 2022 INJ
MF	Marcelo Allende	(1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 23)	1	0	Mamelodi Sundowns	v.  Bolivia, 1 February 2022
FW	Ben Brereton Díaz	(1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 23)	17	4	Blackburn Rovers	v.  Poland, 16 November 2022 WD
FW	Ángelo Henríquez	(1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 (age 28)	14	2	Miedź Legnica	v.  Poland, 16 November 2022 INJ
FW	Jean Meneses	(1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 30)	23	3	Toluca	v.  Qatar, 27 September 2022
FW	Clemente Montes	(2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 (age 21)	3	0	Universidad Católica	v.  Qatar, 27 September 2022
FW	Ronnie Fernández	(1991-01-30) 30 January 1991 (age 32)	5	0	Universidad de Chile	v.  Ghana, 14 June 2022
FW	Gonzalo Tapia	(2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Universidad Católica	v.  Ghana, 14 June 2022
FW	Alexander Aravena	(2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Universidad Católica	v.  Korea Republic, 6 June 2022 PRE
FW	Gabriel Norambuena	(2003-05-07) 7 May 2003 (age 19)	0	0	Unión Española	v.  Korea Republic, 6 June 2022 PRE
FW	Alexander Oroz	(2002-12-15) 15 December 2002 (age 20)	0	0	Colo-Colo	v.  Korea Republic, 6 June 2022 PRE
FW	Eduardo Vargas	(1989-11-20) 20 November 1989 (age 33)	106	40	Atlético Mineiro	v.  Uruguay, 29 March 2022
FW	Iván Morales	(1999-07-29) 29 July 1999 (age 23)	5	1	Cruz Azul	v.  Uruguay, 29 March 2022
FW	Víctor Dávila	(1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 (age 25)	3	0	León	v.  Uruguay, 29 March 2022
COV Withdrew from the squad due to quarantine or infection by COVID-19 INJ Withdrew from the squad due to injury PRE Preliminary squad SUS Withdrew from the squad due to suspension WD Withdrew from the squad for non-injury related reasons.

Player records

Players in bold are still active with Chile.

Most appearances

Alexis Sánchez is the top scorer in the history of Chile with 50 goals, and the joint-most capped player with 152 caps.

Top goalscorers

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup

     Champions       Runners-up       Third place       Fourth place  

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Group stage	5th	3	2	0	1	5	3	Squad		Qualified as invitees
1934	Withdrew										Withdrew
1938
1950	Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	5	6	Squad		Qualified automatically
1954	Did not qualify										4	0	0	4	1	10
1958											4	1	0	3	2	10
1962	Third place	3rd	6	4	0	2	10	8	Squad		Qualified as hosts
1966	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	2	2	5	Squad		5	3	1	1	14	8
1970	Did not qualify										4	1	2	1	5	4
1974	Group stage	11th	3	0	2	1	1	2	Squad		5	3	1	1	6	2
1978	Did not qualify										4	2	1	1	5	3
1982	Group stage	22nd	3	0	0	3	3	8	Squad		4	3	1	0	6	0
1986	Did not qualify										9	5	2	2	18	12
1990											4	2	1	1	9	4
1994	Banned										Banned
1998	Round of 16	16th	4	0	3	1	5	8	Squad		16	7	4	5	32	18
2002	Did not qualify										18	3	3	12	15	27
2006											18	5	7	6	18	22
2010	Round of 16	10th	4	2	0	2	3	5	Squad		18	10	3	5	32	22
2014		9th	4	2	1	1	6	4	Squad		16	9	1	6	29	25
2018	Did not qualify										18	8	2	8	26	27
2022											18	5	4	9	19	26
2026	To be determined										To be determined
Total	Third place	9/22	33	11	7	15	40	49	—		165	67	33	65	237	220

Copa América

South American Championship / Copa América record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1916	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	2	11	Squad
1917	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	0	10	Squad
1919	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	1	12	Squad
1920	Fourth place	4th	3	0	1	2	2	4	Squad
1921	Withdrew
1922	Fifth place	5th	4	0	1	3	1	10	Squad
1923	Withdrew
1924	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	1	10	Squad
1925	Withdrew
1926	Third place	3rd	4	2	1	1	14	6	Squad
1927	Withdrew
1929	Did not participate
1935	Fourth place	4th	3	0	0	3	2	7	Squad
1937	Fifth place	5th	5	1	1	3	12	13	Squad
1939	Fourth place	4th	4	1	0	3	8	12	Squad
1941	Third place	3rd	4	2	0	2	6	3	Squad
1942	Sixth place	6th	6	1	1	4	4	15	Squad
1945	Third place	3rd	6	4	1	1	15	5	Squad
1946	Fifth place	5th	5	2	0	3	8	11	Squad
1947	Fourth place	4th	7	4	1	2	14	13	Squad
1949	Fifth place	5th	7	2	1	4	10	14	Squad
1953	Fourth place	4th	6	3	1	2	10	10	Squad
1955	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	19	8	Squad
1956	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	0	2	11	8	Squad
1957	Sixth place	6th	6	1	1	4	9	17	Squad
1959	Fifth place	5th	6	2	1	3	9	14	Squad
1959	Did not participate
1963
1967	Third place	3rd	5	2	2	1	8	6	Squad
1975	Group stage	6th	4	1	1	2	7	6	Squad
1979	Runners-up	2nd	9	4	3	2	13	6	Squad
1983	Group stage	5th	4	2	1	1	8	2	Squad
1987	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	9	3	Squad
1989	Group stage	5th	4	2	0	2	7	5	Squad
1991	Third place	3rd	7	3	2	2	11	6	Squad
1993	Group stage	9th	3	1	0	2	3	4	Squad
1995	Group stage	11th	3	0	1	2	3	8	Squad
1997	Group stage	11th	3	0	0	3	1	5	Squad
1999	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	8	7	Squad
2001	Quarter-finals	7th	4	2	0	2	5	5	Squad
2004	Group stage	10th	3	0	1	2	2	4	Squad
2007	Quarter-finals	8th	4	1	1	2	4	11	Squad
2011	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	5	4	Squad
2015	Champions	1st	6	4	2	0	13	4	Squad
2016	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	16	5	Squad
2019	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	7	7	Squad
2021	Quarter-finals	7th	5	1	2	2	3	5	Squad
2024	Qualified
Total	2 Titles	40/47	188	67	33	88	291	316	—

FIFA Confederations Cup

FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1992	Did not qualify
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2009
2013
2017	Runners-up	2nd	5	1	3	1	4	3	Squad
Total	Runners-up	1/10	5	1	3	1	4	3	—

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1896	No football tournament
1900	Did not participate
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928	Consolation final	10th	3	1	1	1	7	7	Squad
1932	No football tournament
1936	Withdrew
1948	Did not participate
1952	Preliminary round	17th	1	0	0	1	4	5	Squad
1956	Did not participate
1960	Did not qualify
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	2	1	2	2	Squad
1988	Did not qualify
Since 1992	See Chile national under-23 football team
Total	Quarter-finals	3/19	8	6	3	5	27	20	—

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1951	Bronze medal	3rd	4	1	2	1	8	6
1955	Did not participate
1959
1963	Bronze medal	3rd	4	2	1	1	12	6
1967	Did not participate
1971
1975
1979
1983	Round 1	4th	3	1	2	0	3	2
1987	Silver medal	2nd	5	2	2	1	6	6
1991	Did not participate
1995	Quarter-finals	7th	4	1	1	2	3	6
Since 1999	See Chile national under-23 football team
Total	Silver medal	5/12	20	7	8	5	32	26

Honours

Senior team

Titles

• FIFA World Cup
  • Third place (1): 1962
• South American Championship/Copa América
  • Winners (2): 2015, 2016
  • Runners-up (4): 1955, 1956, 1979, 1987
  • Third place (5): 1926, 1941, 1945, 1967, 1991
  • Fourth place (11): 1916, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1924, 1935, 1939, 1947, 1953, 1999, 2019
• FIFA Confederations Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2017
• Panamerican Championship
  • Runners-up (1): 1952

Chronology of titles

Headquarters	Tournament	Year	N.º
Chile	Copa América	2015	1º
USA	Copa América	2016	2º

South American tournaments

• Copa Bernardo O'Higgins (vs  Brazil):
  • Winners (2): 1957, 1966 (shared)
• Copa Teixeira (vs  Brazil):
  • Winners: 1990 (shared)
• Copa Carlos Dittborn (vs  Argentina):
  • Winners: 1973
• Copa Juan Pinto Durán (vs  Uruguay):
  • Winners (2): 1971, 1979
• Copa del Pacífico (vs  Peru):
  • Winners (7): 1965, 1968, 1971 (shared), 1983, 1988, 2006, 2012
• Copa Leoncio Provoste (vs  Bolivia):
  • Winners: 1973
• Copa Acosta Ñu (vs  Paraguay):
  • Winners: 1974

Friendlies

• Canada Cup:
  • Winners: 1995
• Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso:
  • Winners: 2000
• China Cup:
  • Winners: 2017

Pan American Team

• Pan American Games:
  • 02 Silver medalists (1): 1987
  • 03 Bronze medalists (2): 1951, 1963

Competition	1	2	3	Total
World Cup	0	0	1	1
Confederations Cup	0	1	0	1
Copa América	2	4	5	11
Panamerican Championship	0	1	0	1
Pan American Games	0	1	2	3
Total	2	7	8	17

See also

• Chile national under-23 football team
• Chile national under-20 football team
• Chile national under-17 football team
• Chile national futsal team
• South American Footballer of the Year