This is a record of the results of the Chile national team at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.
The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]
The Football Federation of Chile is the second oldest South American federation, with 127 years of existence. Its foundation dates back to June 19, 1895, at the port city of Valparaiso. Its first President was David Scott.[2] Chile is one of four founding member nations of CONMEBOL together with Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. They established the South American footballing organization on July 9, 1916.[3] The four original associations enacted and participated in the first ever South American Championship which would later be named the Copa América.
Chile have appeared in nine FIFA World Cup finals to date, which were in 1930, 1950, 1962 (which they hosted), 1966, 1974, 1982, 1998, 2010 and 2014. Their best performance was in 1962, where they finished in third place.
Overall record
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
 1930 |
Group stage | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
 1934 |
Withdrew | |||||||
 1938
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 1950 |
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
 1954 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1958
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 1962 |
Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
 1966 |
Group stage | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 1970 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1974 |
Group stage | 11th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 1978 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1982 |
Group stage | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 1986 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1990 |
Disqualified | |||||||
 1994 |
Banned | |||||||
 1998 |
Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
  2002 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2006
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 2010 |
Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
 2014 |
9th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | |
 2018 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 2022
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 2026 |
To be determined | |||||||
  2030
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 2034
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| Total | Third place | 9/22 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 49 |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
By match
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Record by opponent
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | Wins | Draws | Losses | Total | Goals Scored | Goals Conceded |
 Algeria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Argentina |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Australia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
 Austria |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Brazil |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
 Cameroon |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 East Germany |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| England |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| France |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Germany |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
 Honduras |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Italy |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Mexico |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 North Korea |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Soviet Union |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Spain |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| Switzerland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| United States |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
 Yugoslavia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Goalscorers
edit| Player | Goals | 1930 | 1950 | 1962 | 1966 | 1974 | 1982 | 1998 | 2010 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonel Sánchez | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| Marcelo Salas | 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| Jean Beausejour | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Atilio Cremaschi | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Rubén Marcos | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Jaime Ramírez | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Eladio Rojas | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Alexis Sánchez | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Guillermo Subiabre | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Jorge Toro | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Carlos Vidal | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Sergio Ahumada | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Charles Aránguiz | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Mark González | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Juan Carlos Letelier | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Rodrigo Millar | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Gustavo Moscoso | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Miguel Ángel Neira | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Andrés Prieto | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Fernando Riera | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| George Robledo | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| José Luis Sierra | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Jorge Valdivia | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Eduardo Vargas | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Own goals scored by Chile’s opponents | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 40 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
Most appearances
edit| Rank | Player | Appearances | World Cups |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elías Figueroa | 9 | 1966, 1974, 1982 |
| Leonel Sánchez | 9 | 1962, 1966 | |
| 3 | Claudio Bravo | 8 | 2010, 2014 |
| Mauricio Isla | 8 | 2010, 2014 | |
| Gonzalo Jara | 8 | 2010, 2014 | |
| Alexis Sánchez | 8 | 2010, 2014 | |
| 7 | Luis Eyzaguirre | 7 | 1962, 1966 |
| Honorino Landa | 7 | 1962, 1966 | |
| Gary Medel | 7 | 2010, 2014 | |
| Jorge Valdivia | 7 | 2010, 2014 | |
| Arturo Vidal | 7 | 2010, 2014 | |
| 12 | Jean Beausejour | 6 | 2010, 2014 |
| Jaime Ramírez | 6 | 1962, 1966 | |
| Eladio Rojas | 6 | 1962 | |
| Raúl Sánchez | 6 | 1962 |
Awards
editTeam awards
edit- Third Place 1962
Individual awards
edit- Golden Boot 1962: Leonel Sánchez (shared)
- Bronze Ball 1962: Leonel Sánchez
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage Archived June 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
- ^ Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol
- ^ Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol