Chile national football team

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 (lit. 'The Red One').[3][4][5] 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.

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

Chile
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)La Roja (The Red One)
AssociationFederación de Fútbol de Chile (FFCh)
ConfederationCONMEBOL (South America)
Head coachEduardo Berizzo
CaptainGary Medel
Most capsGary Medel (160)
Top scorerAlexis Sánchez (51)
Home stadiumEstadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
FIFA codeCHI
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 36 Decrease 4 (21 September 2023)[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)[2]
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
Appearances40 (first in 1916)
Best resultChampions (2015, 2016)
Panamerican Championship
Appearances2 (first in 1952)
Best resultRunners-up (1952)
FIFA Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best resultRunners-up (2017)
Medal record
Men's football
FIFA World Cup
Bronze medal – third place1962 ChileTeam
Copa América
Gold medal – first place2015 ChileTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 United StatesTeam
Silver medal – second place1955 ChileTeam
Silver medal – second place1956 UruguayTeam
Silver medal – second place1979 South AmericaTeam
Silver medal – second place1987 ArgentinaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1926 ChileTeam
Bronze medal – third place1941 ChileTeam
Bronze medal – third place1945 ChileTeam
Bronze medal – third place1967 UruguayTeam
Bronze medal – third place1991 ChileTeam
FIFA Confederations Cup
Silver medal – second place2017 RussiaTeam
Panamerican Championship
Silver medal – second place1952 ChileTeam

Chile won their first Copa América title on home soil at the 2015 Copa América, defeating Argentina in the final.[6] They successfully defended their title in another final against Argentina won on penalties at Copa América Centenario the following year in the United States.[7] 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
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.[8] 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,[9] 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.[10] 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,[11] although an amnesty was granted in 2001.[12]

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.[13] 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.[14]

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 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 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.[15] 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.[16]

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.[17]

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.[18][19] 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.[20]

Kit sponsorship
Kit supplier Period
Germany Adidas1979–1983
Brazil Penalty1984
Germany Puma1985
United Kingdom Umbro1986
Switzerland Power1987
Germany Puma1987–1988
Germany Adidas1988–1990
United Kingdom Umbro1990–1991
United States Avia1992
Germany Adidas1993–1994
Brazil Rhumell1995
United States Reebok1996–2000
United Kingdom Umbro2000–2002
United States Brooks2003–2010
Germany Puma2010–2015
United States Nike2015–2021
Germany Adidas2021–present

Home stadium
Main article: Estadio Nacional de Chile
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.[21] 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

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
Main article: Chile–Peru football rivalry

The Chile–Peru football rivalry is known in Spanish as the Clásico del Pacífico ("Pacific Derby").[22] The rivalry is considered to be one of the fiercest rivalries in the world,[23] with CNN World Sport editor Greg Duke ranking it among the top ten football rivalries in the world.[24] The rivalry between Chile and Peru stems from historical politics, border disputes, and the War of the Pacific,[25][26][27] with the rivalry producing some of the most intense matches in South American footballing history.[23]

Chile first faced Peru in the 1935 South American Championship, losing 1–0.[28]

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, with Brazilian keeper Júlio César (also the keeper at the 2010 match) defending 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

Kit suppliers
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Period Kit supplier
1973 France Le Coq Sportif
1974–1983 West Germany Adidas
1984 Switzerland Power
1984 Brazil Penalty
1985 West Germany Puma
1986 United Kingdom Umbro
1987 Switzerland Power
1987–1988 West Germany Puma
1988–1990 West Germany Adidas
1990–1991 United Kingdom Umbro
1992 United States Avia
1993–1994 Germany Adidas
1995 Brazil Rhumell
1996–2000 United Kingdom Reebok
2000–2003 United Kingdom Umbro
2003–2010 United States Brooks
2010–2015 Germany Puma
2015–2021 United States Nike
2021– Germany Adidas

Results and fixtures
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

2022
16 November Friendly Poland  1–0  Chile Warsaw, Poland
18:00 UTC+2
  • Piątek 85'
 Report Stadium: Stadion Wojska Polskiego
Attendance: 27,900
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
20 November Friendly Slovakia  0–0  Chile Bratislava, Slovakia
15:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Tehelné pole
Attendance: 19,757
Referee: Ondřej Berka (Czech Republic)

2023
28 March Friendly Chile  3–2  Paraguay Santiago, Chile
21:30 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Flávio Rodrigues de Souza (Brazil)
11 June Friendly Chile  3–0  Cuba Concepción, Chile
20:30 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Estadio Ester Roa
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Andrés Merlos (Argentina)
16 June Friendly Chile  5–0  Dominican Republic Viña del Mar, Chile
20:30 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Estadio Sausalito
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Nicolás Lamolina (Argentina)
20 June Friendly Bolivia  0–0  Chile Santa Cruz, Bolivia
20:00 UTC−4 Report Stadium: Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera
Referee: José Argote (Venezuela)
8 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Uruguay  3–1  Chile Montevideo, Uruguay
20:00 UTC−3
Report
Stadium: Estadio Centenario
Attendance: 49,713
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
12 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Chile  0–0  Colombia Santiago, Chile
21:30 UTC−3 Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano
Attendance: 37,081
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
12 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Chile  2–0  Peru Santiago, Chile
21:00 UTC−3
Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano
Attendance: 36,847
Referee: Wilmar Roldán (Colombia)
17 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Venezuela  3–0  Chile Maturín, Venezuela
17:00 UTC−4
Report Stadium: Estadio Monumental
Attendance: 48,076
Referee: Flávio de Souza (Brazil)
16 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Chile  v  Paraguay Santiago, Chile
21:30 UTC−3 Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano
21 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Ecuador  v  Chile Quito, Ecuador
18:30 UTC−5 Stadium: Estadio Rodrigo Paz Delgado

2024
September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Argentina  v  Chile Argentina
--:-- UTC−3
September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Chile  v  Bolivia Santiago, Chile
--:-- UTC−3 Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano
October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Chile  v  Brazil Santiago, Chile
--:-- UTC−3 Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano
October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Colombia  v  Chile Barranquilla, Colombia
--:-- UTC−5 Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano
November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Peru  v  Chile Lima, Peru
--:-- UTC−5 Stadium: Estadio Nacional
November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification Chile  v  Venezuela Santiago, Chile
--:-- UTC−3 Stadium: Estadio Monumental David Arellano

Coaching staff
Main article: List of Chile national football team managers
As of 26 May 2022
Position Name
Manager Argentina Eduardo Berizzo
Assistant Manager 1 Argentina Ernesto Marcucci
Assistant Manager 2 Argentina Sebastián Rambert
Fitness Coach Argentina Fernando Morelli
Fitness Coach 2 Argentina Carlos Kisluk
Goalkeeping Coach Argentina Roberto Bonano
Doctor Chile Fernando Yáñez
Kinesiologist Chile Pedro Oñate
Props Assistant Chile Wilson Vásquez

Players
See also: List of Chile international footballers born outside Chile

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Peru and Venezuela on 12 and 17 October 2023, respectively.[29][30][31][32][33]

Caps and goals updated as of 17 October 2023, after the match against Venezuela.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Fernando de Paul (1991-04-25) 25 April 1991 1 0 Chile Colo-Colo
12 1GK Gabriel Arias (1987-09-13) 13 September 1987 15 0 Argentina Racing
23 1GK Brayan Cortés (1995-03-11) 11 March 1995 14 0 Chile Colo-Colo
2 2DF Matías Fernández (1995-08-14) 14 August 1995 1 0 Ecuador Independiente del Valle
3 2DF Felipe Loyola (2000-11-09) 9 November 2000 1 0 Chile Huachipato
4 2DF Gabriel Suazo (1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 20 0 France Toulouse
5 2DF Paulo Díaz (1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 42 1 Argentina River Plate
6 2DF Thomas Galdames (1998-11-20)20 November 1998 (aged 24) 0 0 Argentina Godoy Cruz
13 2DF Matías Zaldivia (1991-01-22) 22 January 1991 1 0 Chile Universidad de Chile
17 2DF Gary Medel (captain) (1987-08-03) 3 August 1987 160 7 Brazil Vasco da Gama
7 3MF Marcelino Núñez (2000-03-01) 1 March 2000 21 4 England Norwich City
8 3MF Williams Alarcón (2000-11-29) 29 November 2000 5 0 Argentina Huracán
11 3MF Darío Osorio (2004-01-24) 24 January 2004 5 0 Denmark Midtjylland
14 3MF Felipe Méndez (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 11 0 Russia CSKA Moscow
15 3MF Diego Valdés (1994-01-30) 30 January 1994 30 2 Mexico América
18 3MF Rodrigo Echeverría (1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 6 1 Argentina Huracán
19 3MF César Fuentes (1993-04-12) 12 April 1993 0 0 Chile Colo-Colo
20 3MF Charles Aránguiz (1989-04-17) 17 April 1989 101 7 Brazil Internacional
3MF César Pérez (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 0 0 Chile Unión La Calera
9 4FW Alexander Aravena (2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 7 0 Chile Universidad Católica
10 4FW Alexis Sánchez (1988-12-19) 19 December 1988 158 51 Italy Internazionale
16 4FW Diego Rubio (1993-05-15) 15 May 1993 12 0 United States Colorado Rapids
21 4FW Víctor Dávila (1997-11-04) 4 November 1997 6 0 Russia CSKA Moscow
22 4FW Ben Brereton Díaz (1999-04-18) 18 April 1999 25 7 Spain Villarreal
4FW Felipe Mora (1993-08-02) 2 August 1993 9 1 United States Portland Timbers

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 Cristóbal Campos (1999-08-27) 27 August 1999 1 0 Chile Universidad de Chile v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
GK Tomás Ahumada (2001-06-24)24 June 2001 (aged 22) 0 0 Chile Audax Italiano v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
GK Diego Carreño (2002-04-26)26 April 2002 (aged 21) 0 0 Chile O'Higgins v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
GK Hugo Araya (2000-12-26) 26 December 2000 0 0 Chile Cobreloa v.  Bolivia, 20 June 2023
GK Claudio Bravo (1983-04-13) 13 April 1983 145 0 Spain Betis v.  Paraguay, 27 March 2023
DF Guillermo Maripán (1994-05-06) 6 May 1994 45 2 Monaco Monaco v.  Venezuela, 17 October 2023 INJ
DF Matías Catalán (1992-08-19) 19 August 1992 4 0 Argentina Talleres v.  Venezuela, 17 October 2023 INJ
DF Juan Delgado (1993-03-05) 5 March 1993 15 1 England Sheffield Wednesday v.  Peru, 12 October 2023 INJ
DF Nayel Mehssatou (2002-08-08) 8 August 2002 8 0 Belgium Kortrijk v.  Peru, 12 October 2023 INJ
DF Benjamín Kuscevic (1996-05-02) 2 May 1996 7 0 Brazil Coritiba v.  Peru, 12 October 2023 INJ
DF Guillermo Soto (1994-01-19) 19 January 1994 3 0 Russia Baltika Kaliningrad v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
DF Antonio Díaz (2000-04-26)26 April 2000 (aged 23) 0 0 Chile O'Higgins v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
DF Moisés González (2000-11-22)22 November 2000 (aged 22) 0 0 Chile O'Higgins v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
DF Daniel Gutiérrez (2003-02-16)16 February 2003 (aged 20) 0 0 Chile Colo-Colo v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
DF Jonathan Villagra (2001-03-28)28 March 2001 (aged 22) 0 0 Chile Unión Española v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
DF Eugenio Mena (1988-07-18) 18 July 1988 72 3 Chile Universidad Católica v.  Uruguay, 8 September 2023 INJ
DF Joaquín Gutiérrez (2002-07-04) 4 July 2002 0 0 Chile Huachipato v.  Bolivia, 20 June 2023
DF Francisco Sierralta (1997-05-06) 6 May 1997 15 0 England Watford v.  Slovakia, 20 November 2022
DF Alex Ibacache (1999-01-11) 11 January 1999 2 0 Argentina Belgrano v.  Slovakia, 20 November 2022
MF Erick Pulgar (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 46 4 Brazil Flamengo v.  Venezuela, 17 October 2023 SUS
MF Javier Altamirano (1999-08-21) 21 August 1999 1 0 Argentina Estudiantes v.  Peru, 12 October 2023 INJ
MF Arturo Vidal (1987-05-22) 22 May 1987 142 34 Brazil Athletico Paranaense v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
MF Lucas Assadi (2004-01-08) 8 January 2004 2 0 Chile Universidad de Chile v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
MF Alfred Canales (2000-04-27)27 April 2000 (aged 23) 0 0 Chile Magallanes v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
MF Felipe Chamorro (2001-07-30)30 July 2001 (aged 22) 0 0 Chile Palestino v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
MF Jeison Fuentealba (2003-01-10)10 January 2003 (aged 20) 0 0 Chile Universidad de Chile v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
MF Vicente Pizarro (2002-11-05)5 November 2002 (aged 20) 0 0 Chile Colo-Colo v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
MF Esteban Pavez (1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 11 0 Chile Colo-Colo v.  Paraguay, 27 March 2023
FW Marcos Bolados (1996-02-28) 28 February 1996 4 1 Chile Colo-Colo v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
FW Clemente Montes (2001-04-25) 25 April 2001 3 0 Chile Universidad Católica v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
FW Julián Alfaro (2001-09-02)2 September 2001 (aged 21) 0 0 Chile Magallanes v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
FW Maximiliano Guerrero (2000-01-15)15 January 2000 (aged 23) 0 0 Chile La Serena v.  Colombia, 12 September 2023
FW Bruno Barticciotto (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 1 2 Argentina Talleres v.  Uruguay, 8 September 2023 INJ
FW Damián Pizarro (2005-03-28)28 March 2005 (aged 18) 0 0 Chile Colo-Colo v.  Uruguay, 8 September 2023 INJ
FW Maximiliano Rodríguez (2000-05-31) 31 May 2000 0 0 Chile Huachipato v.  Bolivia, 20 June 2023
FW Jean Meneses (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993 23 3 Mexico Toluca v.  Paraguay, 27 March 2023
FW Joaquín Montecinos (1995-12-07) 7 December 1995 11 0 Mexico Querétaro v.  Slovakia, 20 November 2022
FW Diego Valencia (2000-01-14) 14 January 2000 9 0 Greece Atromitos v.  Slovakia, 20 November 2022
FW Michael Fuentes (1998-05-27) 27 May 1998 1 0 Chile Audax Italiano v.  Slovakia, 20 November 2022
FW Ángelo Henríquez (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994 14 2 Russia Baltika Kaliningrad v.  Poland, 16 November 2022 INJ
  • 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
As of 17 October 2023[34]
Players in bold are still active with Chile.

Most appearances
Gary Medel holds the record for the most appearances in the history of Chile with 160 caps.
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1 Gary Medel 160 7 2007–present
2 Alexis Sánchez 158 51 2006–present
3 Claudio Bravo 145 0 2004–present
4 Arturo Vidal 142 34 2007–present
5 Mauricio Isla 136 5 2007–2022
6 Gonzalo Jara 115 3 2006–2019
7 Jean Beausejour 109 6 2004–2021
8 Eduardo Vargas 106 40 2009–2022
9 Charles Aránguiz 101 7 2009–present
10 Leonel Sánchez 85 24 1955–1968

Top goalscorers
Alexis Sánchez is the top scorer in the history of Chile with 51 goals.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Alexis Sánchez (list) 51 158 0.32 2006–present
2 Eduardo Vargas 40 106 0.38 2009–2022
3 Marcelo Salas 37 70 0.53 1994–2007
4 Iván Zamorano 34 69 0.49 1987–2001
Arturo Vidal 34 142 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

Competitive record
Main article: Chile national football team records and statistics

FIFA World Cup
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
Uruguay 1930 Group stage 5th 3 2 0 1 5 3 Squad Qualified as invitees
Italy 1934 Withdrew Withdrew
France 1938
Brazil 1950 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 5 6 Squad Qualified automatically
Switzerland 1954 Did not qualify 4 0 0 4 1 10
Sweden 1958 4 1 0 3 2 10
Chile 1962 Third place 3rd 6 4 0 2 10 8 Squad Qualified as hosts
England 1966 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 2 5 Squad 5 3 1 1 14 8
Mexico 1970 Did not qualify 4 1 2 1 5 4
West Germany 1974 Group stage 11th 3 0 2 1 1 2 Squad 5 3 1 1 6 3
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify 4 2 1 1 5 3
Spain 1982 Group stage 22nd 3 0 0 3 3 8 Squad 4 3 1 0 6 0
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 8 4 2 2 17 12
Italy 1990 4 2 1 1 9 4
United States 1994 Banned Banned
France 1998 Round of 16 16th 4 0 3 1 5 8 Squad 16 7 4 5 32 18
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 18 3 3 12 15 27
Germany 2006 18 5 7 6 18 22
South Africa 2010 Round of 16 10th 4 2 0 2 3 5 Squad 18 10 3 5 32 22
Brazil 2014 9th 4 2 1 1 6 4 Squad 16 9 1 6 29 25
Russia 2018 Did not qualify 18 8 2 8 26 27
Qatar 2022 18 5 4 9 19 26
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined 4 1 1 2 3 6
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030[lower-alpha 1] To be determined
Total Third place 9/24 33 11 7 15 40 49 — 169 67 34 68 239 229

Copa América
Main article: Chile at the Copa América
South American Championship / Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Argentina 1916Fourth place4th3012211 Squad
Uruguay 1917Fourth place4th3003010 Squad
Brazil 1919Fourth place4th3003112 Squad
Chile 1920Fourth place4th301224 Squad
Argentina 1921 Withdrew
Brazil 1922 Fifth place5th4013110 Squad
Uruguay 1923 Withdrew
Uruguay 1924Fourth place4th3003110 Squad
Argentina 1925Withdrew
Chile 1926Third place3rd4211146 Squad
Peru 1927 Withdrew
Argentina 1929Did not participate
Peru 1935Fourth place4th300327 Squad
Argentina 1937Fifth place5th51131213 Squad
Peru 1939Fourth place4th4103812 Squad
Chile 1941 Third place3rd420263 Squad
Uruguay 1942Sixth place6th6114415 Squad
Chile 1945Third place3rd6411155 Squad
Argentina 1946Fifth place5th5203811 Squad
Ecuador 1947Fourth place4th74121413 Squad
Brazil 1949Fifth place5th72141014 Squad
Peru 1953Fourth place4th63121010 Squad
Chile 1955Runners-up2nd5311198 Squad
Uruguay 1956Runners-up2nd5302118 Squad
Peru 1957Sixth place6th6114917 Squad
Argentina 1959Fifth place5th6213914 Squad
Ecuador 1959Did not participate
Bolivia 1963
Uruguay 1967Third place3rd522186 Squad
1975Group stage6th411276 Squad
1979Runners-up2nd9432136 Squad
1983Group stage5th421182 Squad
Argentina 1987Runners-up2nd430193 Squad
Brazil 1989Group stage5th420275 Squad
Chile 1991Third place3rd7322116 Squad
Ecuador 1993Group stage9th310234 Squad
Uruguay 1995Group stage11th301238 Squad
Bolivia 1997Group stage11th300315 Squad
Paraguay 1999Fourth place4th621387 Squad
Colombia 2001Quarter-finals7th420255 Squad
Peru 2004Group stage10th301224 Squad
Venezuela 2007Quarter-finals8th4112411 Squad
Argentina 2011Quarter-finals5th421154 Squad
Chile 2015Champions1st6420134 Squad
United States 2016Champions1st6411165 Squad
Brazil 2019Fourth place4th621377 Squad
Brazil 2021 Quarter-finals7th512235 Squad
United States 2024 Qualified
Total2 Titles40/47188673388291316—

FIFA Confederations Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Mexico 1999
South Korea Japan 2001
France 2003
Germany 2005
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017 Runners-up 2nd 5 1 3 1 4 3 Squad
TotalRunners-up1/10513143—

Olympic Games
Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Greece 1896 No football tournament
France 1900 Did not participate
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924
Netherlands 1928Preliminary round17th311177 Squad
United States1932 No football tournament
Nazi Germany1936 Withdrew
United Kingdom 1948 Did not participate
Finland 1952Preliminary round17th100145 Squad
Australia 1956 Did not participate
Italy 1960 Did not qualify
Japan 1964
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984Quarter-finals7th412122 Squad
South Korea 1988 Did not qualify
Since 1992See Chile national under-23 football team
TotalQuarter-finals3/1986352720—

Pan American Games
Pan American Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Argentina 1951 Bronze medal3rd412186
Mexico 1955 Did not participate
United States 1959
Brazil 1963 Bronze medal3rd4211126
Canada 1967 Did not participate
Colombia 1971
Mexico 1975
Puerto Rico 1979
Venezuela 1983 Round 14th312032
United States 1987 Silver medal2nd522166
Cuba 1991 Did not participate
Argentina 1995 Quarter-finals7th411236
Since 1999See Chile national under-23 football team
TotalSilver medal5/12207853226

Honours

Titles

Chronology of titles
Headquarters Tournament Year N.º
Chile ChileCopa América20151º
United States USACopa América20162º

South American tournaments

Friendlies

Pan American Team
Competition1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Total
World Cup 0011
Confederations Cup 0101
Copa América 24511
Panamerican Championship 0101
Total26614

See also

Notes
      1. Additional matches are scheduled to be played in Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the first world cup, however they are not considered to be official hosts of the tournament.[35]
      • In 2010, Chicago-based rock band Manwomanchild released the song "Chile La Roja" in support of Chile's 2010 World Cup team.[37][38][39]

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