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Chile national football team

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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Chile women's national football team.

The Chile national football team (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Chile), nicknamed La Roja (lit. 'The Red One'),[4][5][6] represents Chile in men's international football competitions and is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. Chile has 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
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Roja (The Red One)
AssociationFederación de Fútbol de Chile (FFCh)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachRicardo Gareca
CaptainAlexis Sánchez
Most capsAlexis Sánchez (166)
Top scorerAlexis Sánchez (51)
Home stadiumEstadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
FIFA codeCHI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 53 Decrease 4 (24 October 2024)[1]
Highest3 (April–May 2016)
Lowest84 (December 2002)
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
Appearances9 (first in 1930)
Best resultThird place (1962)
Copa América
Appearances41 (first in 1916)
Best resultChampions (2015, 2016)
Panamerican Championship
Appearances2 (first in 1952)
Best resultRunners-up (1952)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best resultRunners-up (2017)
Medal record
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1962 Chile Team
Copa América
Gold medal – first place 2015 Chile Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 United States Team
Silver medal – second place 1955 Chile Team
Silver medal – second place 1956 Uruguay Team
Silver medal – second place 1979 South America Team
Silver medal – second place 1987 Argentina Team
Bronze medal – third place 1926 Chile Team
Bronze medal – third place 1941 Chile Team
Bronze medal – third place 1945 Chile Team
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Uruguay Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Chile Team
FIFA Confederations Cup
Silver medal – second place 2017 Russia Team
Panamerican Championship
Silver medal – second place 1952 Chile Team
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Chile won their first Copa América title on home soil at the 2015 Copa América, defeating Argentina in the final.[7] They successfully defended their title in another final against Argentina won on penalties at Copa América Centenario the following year in the United States.[8] 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

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Main article: History of the Chile national football team
 
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.[9] 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,[10] 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.[11] 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,[12] although an amnesty was granted in 2001.[13]

On 19 July 2007, the Chilean Football Federation banned six of the national team players, because of "internal indiscipline" during the Copa América tournament, for 20 international matches each as they destroyed the team hotel property while drunk. The players banned were captain Jorge Valdivia, defenders Álvaro Ormeño, Rodrigo Tello, Jorge Vargas, Pablo Contreras and striker Reinaldo Navia.[14] 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 Ormeño 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.[15]

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 (red and blue) playing against tournament hosts Brazil (yellow and white), in 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 host nation Brazil on 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 semi-finals. 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.[16] 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.[17]

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

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The team's home kit consists of a red jersey, blue shorts, and either red or white socks. The away jersey, meanwhile, 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.[18]

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.[19][20] 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.[21]

Kit sponsorship

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Kit supplier Period
  Adidas 1979–1983
  Penalty 1984
  Puma 1985
  Umbro 1986
  Power 1987
  Puma 1987–1988
  Adidas 1988–1990
  Umbro 1990–1991
  Avia 1992
  Adidas 1993–1994
  Rhumell 1995
  Reebok 1996–2000
  Umbro 2000–2002
  Brooks 2003–2010
  Puma 2010–2015
  Nike 2015–2021
  Adidas 2021–present

Home stadium

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Main article: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
 
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.[22] An example would be the 1962 FIFA World Cup semi-final match Chile vs. Brazil, where over 76,000 spectators viewed the game. The highest 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

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

Argentina

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With 96 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

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Main article: Chile–Peru football rivalry

The Chile–Peru football rivalry is known in Spanish as the Clásico del Pacífico ("Pacific Derby").[23] The rivalry is considered to be one of the fiercest rivalries in the world,[24] with CNN World Sport editor Greg Duke ranking it among the top ten football rivalries in the world.[25] The rivalry between Chile and Peru stems from historical politics, border disputes, and the War of the Pacific,[26][27][28] with the rivalry producing some of the most intense matches in South American footballing history.[24]

Chile first faced Peru in the 1935 South American Championship, losing 1–0.[29]

Brazil

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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 the 2014 World Cup hosted by Brazil, the match was finished 1–1 after extra time, and in the last second of extra time Mauricio Pinilla's shot hit the crossbar. Brazil then won 3–2 in the penalty shootout, with Brazilian keeper Júlio César (the same keeper in the 2010 match) saving two penalties and Pinilla again missing the target during his attempt. They also faced each other at the 1962 FIFA World Cup hosted by Chile; they met at the semi-finals, with Brazil prevailing, advancing to the championship game and eventually winning its second World Cup tournament.

Brazil also defeated Chile in decisive games for the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification, the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification and the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification; all three times resulted with the Chilean squad eventually not reaching the tournament proper. The defeat at the 1990 qualifiers occurred at the match known as the Chilean Maracanazo, when goalkeeper Roberto Rojas injured himself and pretended to be hit by a flare thrown from the stands of Maracanã stadium where the Brazilian supporters were located. When the ruse was discovered, the originally abandoned match was awarded as a victory for Brazil and Chile was eventually disqualified from the competition; the suspension lasted for the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifiers as well. Rojas was banned for life from the sport, although he eventually was pardoned in 2001.

Sponsors

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Results and fixtures

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Further information: Chile national football team results (2020–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2023

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21 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Ecuador   1–0   Chile Quito, Ecuador
18:30 UTC−5
  • Mena   21'
 Report Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado
Attendance: 36,873
Referee: Anderson Daronco (Brazil)

2024

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22 March Friendly Albania   0–3   Chile Parma, Italy
20:45 UTC+1 Report
Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: Luca Pairetto (Italy)
26 March Friendly France   3–2   Chile Marseille, France
21:00 UTC+1
Report
Stadium: Stade Vélodrome
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)
11 June Friendly Chile   3–0   Paraguay Santiago, Chile
21:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Referee: Pablo Echavarría (Argentina)
21 June 2024 Copa América GS Peru   0–0   Chile Arlington, United States
19:00 UTC−5 Report Stadium: AT&T Stadium
Attendance: 43,030
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
25 June 2024 Copa América GS Chile   0–1   Argentina East Rutherford, United States
21:00 UTC−4 Report
Stadium: MetLife Stadium
Attendance: 81,106
Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)
29 June 2024 Copa América GS Canada   0–0   Chile Orlando, United States
20:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Exploria Stadium
Attendance: 24,481
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
5 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Argentina   3–0   Chile Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 52,160
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
10 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Chile   1–2   Bolivia Santiago, Chile
18:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)
10 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Chile   1–2   Brazil Santiago, Chile
21:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Attendance: 43,059
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
15 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Colombia   4–0   Chile Barranquilla, Colombia
15:30 UTC−5
Report Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
15 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Peru   0–0   Chile Lima, Peru
20:30 UTC−5 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 47,122
Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil)
19 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Chile   v   Venezuela Santiago, Chile
21:00 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

2025

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March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Paraguay   v   Chile Paraguay
--:-- UTC−3
March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Chile   v   Ecuador Chile
--:-- UTC−5
June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Chile   v   Argentina Chile
--:-- UTC−3
June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Bolivia   v   Chile Bolivia
--:-- UTC−3
September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Brazil   v   Chile Brazil
--:-- UTC−3
September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Chile   v   Uruguay Chile
--:-- UTC−5

Coaching staff

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Main article: List of Chile national football team managers
As of 26 May 2022
Position Name
Manager   Ricardo Gareca
Assistant Manager 1   Sergio Santin
Fitness Coach   Nestor Bonillo
Goalkeeping Coach   Bruno Vasquez
Doctor   Fernando Yáñez
Kinesiologist   Pedro Oñate
Props Assistant   Wilson Vásquez
Physicist's assistant   Sebastian Rojas

Players

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See also: List of Chile international footballers born outside Chile

Current squad

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The following players were called up to the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Peru and Venezuela on 15 and 19 November 2024, respectively.[37][38][39][40][41]

Caps and goals updated as of 15 November 2024, after the match against Peru.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Lawrence Vigouroux (1993-11-19) 19 November 1993 (age 31) 0 0   Swansea City
12 1GK Vicente Reyes (2003-11-19) 19 November 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Cambridge United
23 1GK Brayan Cortés (1995-03-11) 11 March 1995 (age 29) 19 0   Colo-Colo
2 2DF Erick Wiemberg (1994-06-20) 20 June 1994 (age 30) 1 0   Colo-Colo
3 2DF Guillermo Maripán (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 (age 30) 51 2   Torino
4 2DF Fabián Hormazábal (1996-04-26) 26 April 1996 (age 28) 0 0   Universidad de Chile
5 2DF Paulo Díaz (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30) 51 1   River Plate
6 2DF Francisco Sierralta (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 (age 27) 15 0   Watford
13 2DF Benjamín Kuscevic (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 (age 28) 10 0   Fortaleza
17 2DF Gabriel Suazo (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 27) 30 0   Toulouse
2DF Mauricio Isla (1988-06-12) 12 June 1988 (age 36) 144 5   Colo-Colo
8 3MF Arturo Vidal (vice-captain) (1987-05-22) 22 May 1987 (age 37) 143 34   Colo-Colo
10 3MF Luciano Cabral (1995-04-26) 26 April 1995 (age 29) 0 0   León
15 3MF Diego Valdés (1994-01-30) 30 January 1994 (age 30) 35 2   América
16 3MF Vicente Pizarro (2002-11-05) 5 November 2002 (age 22) 3 0   Colo-Colo
18 3MF Rodrigo Echeverría (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 29) 18 1   Huracán
21 3MF Esteban Pavez (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 34) 15 0   Colo-Colo
7 4FW Gonzalo Tapia (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22) 3 0   Universidad Católica
9 4FW Felipe Mora (1993-08-02) 2 August 1993 (age 31) 10 1   Portland Timbers
11 4FW Eduardo Vargas (1989-11-20) 20 November 1989 (age 34) 117 44   Atlético Mineiro
19 4FW Maximiliano Guerrero (2000-01-15) 15 January 2000 (age 24) 2 0   Universidad de Chile
20 4FW Lucas Cepeda (2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 (age 22) 2 0   Colo-Colo
22 4FW Alexander Aravena (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 22) 10 0   Grêmio

Recent call-ups

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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 37) 19 0   Racing v.   Bolivia, 10 September 2024
GK Claudio Bravo (1983-04-13) 13 April 1983 (age 41) 150 0 Retired 2024 Copa América
GK Fernando de Paul (1991-04-25) 25 April 1991 (age 33) 1 0   Colo-Colo v.   Ecuador, 21 November 2023
DF Felipe Loyola (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 (age 24) 8 0   Independiente v.   Venezuela, 19 November 2024 SUS
DF Marcelo Morales (2003-06-06) 6 June 2003 (age 21) 2 0   Universidad de Chile v.   Peru, 15 November 2024 INJ
DF Thomas Galdames (1998-11-20) 20 November 1998 (age 25) 4 0   Krylia Sovetov v.   Colombia, 15 October 2024
DF Matías Zaldivia (1991-01-22) 22 January 1991 (age 33) 1 0   Universidad de Chile v.   Colombia, 15 October 2024
DF Eugenio Mena (1988-07-18) 18 July 1988 (age 36) 73 3   Universidad Católica v.   Bolivia, 10 September 2024
DF Matías Catalán (1992-08-19) 19 August 1992 (age 32) 9 0   Talleres v.   Bolivia, 10 September 2024
DF Igor Lichnovsky (1994-03-07) 7 March 1994 (age 30) 13 0   América 2024 Copa América
DF Nicolás Fernández (1999-08-03) 3 August 1999 (age 25) 3 0   Audax Italiano 2024 Copa América
DF Gary Medel (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 (age 37) 161 7   Boca Juniors 2024 Copa América PRE
DF Enzo Roco (1992-08-16) 16 August 1992 (age 32) 33 1   Al-Riyadh 2024 Copa América PRE
DF Sebastián Vegas (1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 (age 27) 20 2   Monterrey 2024 Copa América PRE
DF Óscar Opazo (1990-10-18) 18 October 1990 (age 34) 14 1   Colo-Colo 2024 Copa América PRE
DF Nicolás Díaz (1999-05-20) 20 May 1999 (age 25) 5 0   Tijuana 2024 Copa América PRE
DF Jonathan Villagra (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 23) 0 0   Colo-Colo v.   Ecuador, 21 November 2023
MF Erick Pulgar (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 30) 54 4   Flamengo v.   Peru, 15 November 2024 INJ
MF Darío Osorio (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 (age 20) 15 1   Midtjylland v.   Peru, 15 November 2024 INJ
MF Williams Alarcón (2000-11-29) 29 November 2000 (age 23) 7 0   Huracán v.   Peru, 15 November 2024 INJ
MF César Pérez (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 (age 21) 4 0   Defensa y Justicia v.   Colombia, 15 October 2024
MF Ulises Ortegoza (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 27) 1 0   Talleres v.   Colombia, 15 October 2024
MF Carlos Palacios (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 24) 10 0   Colo-Colo v.   Colombia, 15 October 2024 WD
MF Marcelino Núñez (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 (age 24) 29 5   Norwich City v.   Brazil, 10 October 2024 INJ
MF Claudio Baeza (1993-12-23) 23 December 1993 (age 30) 18 0   Toluca v.   Bolivia, 10 September 2024
MF Marcelo Díaz (1986-12-30) 30 December 1986 (age 37) 61 1   Universidad de Chile 2024 Copa América PRE
MF Pablo Galdames (1996-12-30) 30 December 1996 (age 27) 12 0   Vasco da Gama 2024 Copa América PRE
MF Felipe Méndez (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 25) 12 0   Krylia Sovetov 2024 Copa América PRE
MF Lucas Assadi (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 (age 20) 2 0   Universidad de Chile 2024 Copa América PRE
MF Javier Altamirano (1999-08-21) 21 August 1999 (age 25) 1 0   Estudiantes v.   Albania, 22 March 2024 WD
MF Alfred Canales (2000-04-27) 27 April 2000 (age 24) 0 0   Universidad Católica v.   Ecuador, 21 November 2023
FW Víctor Dávila (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 (age 27) 18 3   América v.   Colombia, 15 October 2024
FW Ben Brereton Díaz (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 (age 25) 35 7   Southampton v.   Bolivia, 10 September 2024
FW Jean Meneses (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 (age 31) 24 3   Vasco da Gama v.   Bolivia, 10 September 2024
FW Bruno Barticciotto (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 23) 1 2   Talleres v.   Argentina, 5 September 2024 INJ
FW Alexis Sánchez (captain) (1988-12-19) 19 December 1988 (age 35) 166 51   Udinese 2024 Copa América
FW Marcos Bolados (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 (age 28) 10 2   Colo-Colo 2024 Copa América
FW Cristián Zavala (1999-08-03) 3 August 1999 (age 25) 3 0   Colo-Colo 2024 Copa América
FW Diego Rubio (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 (age 31) 12 0   Austin FC 2024 Copa América PRE
FW Diego Valencia (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 (age 24) 9 0   Salernitana 2024 Copa América PRE
FW Steffan Pino (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 30) 0 0   Iquique 2024 Copa América PRE
FW Damián Pizarro (2005-03-28) 28 March 2005 (age 19) 1 0   Udinese v.   Ecuador, 21 November 2023 INJ
  • COV Withdrew from the squad due to quarantine or infection by COVID-19
  • RET Retired from the national team
  • 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

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As of 15 November 2024[42]
Players in bold are still active with Chile.

Most appearances

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Alexis Sánchez is Chile's top goalscorer and their most capped player.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Alexis Sánchez 166 51 2006–present
2 Gary Medel 161 7 2007–2023
3 Claudio Bravo 150 0 2004–2024
4 Mauricio Isla 144 5 2007–present
5 Arturo Vidal 143 34 2007–
6 Eduardo Vargas 117 44 2009–present
7 Gonzalo Jara 115 3 2006–2019
8 Jean Beausejour 109 6 2004–2021
9 Charles Aránguiz 101 7 2009–2023
10 Leonel Sánchez 85 24 1955–1968

Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Alexis Sánchez (list) 51 166 0.31 2006–present
2 Eduardo Vargas 44 117 0.38 2009–present
3 Marcelo Salas 37 70 0.53 1994–2007
4 Iván Zamorano 34 69 0.49 1987–2001
Arturo Vidal 34 143 0.24 2007–present
6 Carlos Caszely 29 49 0.59 1969–1985
7 Leonel Sánchez 24 85 0.28 1955–1968
8 Jorge Aravena 22 37 0.59 1983–1990
9 Humberto Suazo 21 60 0.35 2005–2013
10 Juan Carlos Letelier 18 57 0.32 1979–1989

Captains

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Competitive record

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Main article: Chile national football team records and statistics

FIFA World Cup

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Main article: Chile at the 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 3
  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 8 4 2 2 17 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 Qualification in progress 11 1 3 7 5 18
      2030 To be determined To be determined
  2034
Total Third place 9/22 33 11 7 15 40 49 — 176 67 36 73 241 241

Copa América

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Main article: Chile at the 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 Group stage 12th 3 0 2 1 0 1 Squad
Total 2 Titles 41/48 191 67 35 89 291 317 —

FIFA Confederations Cup

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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

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Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
  1896 No football tournament
  1900 Only club teams participated
  1904
  1908 Did not participate
  1912
  1920
  1924
  1928 Preliminary round 17th 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

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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

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Major competitions

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Worldwide

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Continental

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Friendly

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Chronology of titles

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

Summary

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Senior competition       Total
FIFA World Cup 0 0 1 1
FIFA Confederations Cup 0 1 0 1
Copa América 2 4 5 11
Panamerican Championship 0 1 0 1
Total 2 6 6 14

See also

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Notes

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  • In 2010, Chicago-based rock band Manwomanchild released the song "Chile La Roja" in support of Chile's 2010 World Cup team.[44][45][46]

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