Chile national football team

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'),^[2][3][4] 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

Nickname(s)	La Roja (The Red One)
Association	Federación de Fútbol de Chile (FFCh)
Confederation	CONMEBOL (South America)
Head coach	Ricardo Gareca
Captain	Alexis Sánchez
Most caps	Alexis Sánchez (166)
Top scorer	Alexis Sánchez (51)
Home stadium	Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
FIFA code	CHI
First colours Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current	50 (19 December 2024)[1]
Highest	3 (April–May 2016)
Lowest	84 (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
Appearances	9 (first in 1930)
Best result	Third place (1962)
Copa América
Appearances	41 (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)
Medal record Men's football FIFA World Cup 1962 Chile Team Copa América 2015 Chile Team 2016 United States Team 1955 Chile Team 1956 Uruguay Team 1979 South America Team 1987 Argentina Team 1926 Chile Team 1941 Chile Team 1945 Chile Team 1967 Uruguay Team 1991 Chile Team FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 Russia Team Panamerican Championship 1952 Chile Team
Website	laroja.cl

Chile won their first Copa América title on home soil at the 2015 Copa América, defeating Argentina in the final.^[5] They successfully defended their title in another final against Argentina won on penalties at Copa América Centenario the following year in the United States.^[6] 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.^[7] 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,^[8] 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.^[9] 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,^[10] although an amnesty was granted in 2001.^[11]

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.^[12] 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.^[13]

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.^[14] 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.^[15]

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'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.^[16]

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.^[17][18] 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.^[19]

Kit sponsorship

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

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.^[20] 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 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

Main article: Chile–Peru football rivalry

The Chile–Peru football rivalry is known in Spanish as the Clásico del Pacífico ("Pacific Derby").^[21] The rivalry is considered to be one of the fiercest rivalries in the world,^[22] with CNN World Sport editor Greg Duke ranking it among the top ten football rivalries in the world.^[23] The rivalry between Chile and Peru stems from historical politics, border disputes, and the War of the Pacific,^[24][25][26] with the rivalry producing some of the most intense matches in South American footballing history.^[22]

Chile first faced Peru in the 1935 South American Championship, losing 1–0.^[27]

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 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

• ACHS (2023–2026)^[28]
• Adidas (since 2021)
• BCI (2023–2026)^[29]
• Chilevisión (TV broadcaster of Chile's qualifying and friendly matches) (2023–2026)
• Cristal (since 2007)
• Gatorade (2023–2026)^[30]
• McDonald's (2023–2026)^[31]
• MG Motor (2023–2026)^[32]
• PedidosYa (2023–2026)^[33]
• SꓘY (2023–2026)^[34]

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

2024

Albania  v  Chile

22 March Friendly	Albania	0–3	Chile	Parma, Italy
20:45 UTC+1		Report	Vargas 19' Bolados 83' Dávila 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Referee: Luca Pairetto (Italy)

France  v  Chile

26 March Friendly	France	3–2	Chile	Marseille, France
21:00 UTC+1	Fofana 18' Kolo Muani 25' Giroud 72'	Report	Núñez 6' Osorio 82'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Chile  v  Paraguay

11 June Friendly	Chile	3–0	Paraguay	Santiago, Chile
21:00 UTC−3	Dávila 17', 37' Vargas 53'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Referee: Pablo Echavarría (Argentina)

Peru  v  Chile

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)

Chile  v  Argentina

25 June 2024 Copa América GS	Chile	0–1	Argentina	East Rutherford, United States
21:00 UTC−4		Report	La. Martínez 88'	Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 81,106 Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay)

Canada  v  Chile

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)

Argentina  v  Chile

5 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Argentina	3–0	Chile	Buenos Aires, Argentina
21:00 UTC−3	Mac Allister 48' Alvarez 84' Dybala 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Monumental Attendance: 52,160 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Chile  v  Bolivia

10 September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Chile	1–2	Bolivia	Santiago, Chile
18:00 UTC−3	Vargas 39'	Report	Algarañaz 13' Terceros 45+1'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Juan Benítez (Paraguay)

Chile  v  Brazil

10 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Chile	1–2	Brazil	Santiago, Chile
21:00 UTC−3	Vargas 2'	Report	Igor Jesus 45+1' Luiz Henrique 89'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Attendance: 43,059 Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)

Colombia  v  Chile

15 October 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Colombia	4–0	Chile	Barranquilla, Colombia
15:30 UTC−5	Sánchez 34' Díaz 52' Durán 84' Sinisterra 90+3'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Metropolitano Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)

Peru  v  Chile

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)

Chile  v  Venezuela

19 November 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Chile	4–2	Venezuela	Santiago, Chile
21:00 UTC−3	Vargas 20' Rincón 29' (o.g.) Cepeda 38', 47'	Report	Savarino 13' Ramírez 22'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Attendance: 31,906 Referee: Facundo Tello (Argentina)

2025

Paraguay  v  Chile

March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Paraguay	v	Chile	Asunción, Paraguay
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Estadio Defensores del Chaco

Chile  v  Ecuador

March 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Chile	v	Ecuador	Santiago, Chile
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

Chile  v  Argentina

June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Chile	v	Argentina	Santiago, Chile
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

Bolivia  v  Chile

June 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Bolivia	v	Chile	El Alto, Bolivia
--:-- UTC−4				Stadium: Estadio Municipal de El Alto

Brazil  v  Chile

September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Brazil	v	Chile	Brazil
--:-- UTC−3

Chile  v  Uruguay

September 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification	Chile	v	Uruguay	Santiago, Chile
--:-- UTC−3				Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

Coaching staff

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

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 15 and 19 November 2024, respectively.^{[35][36][37][38][39]}

Caps and goals updated as of 19 November 2024, after the match against Venezuela.

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)	20	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)	52	2	Torino
4	2DF	Mauricio Isla	(1988-06-12) 12 June 1988 (age 36)	144	5	Colo-Colo
5	2DF	Paulo Díaz	(1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30)	52	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
14	2DF	Fabián Hormazábal	(1996-04-26) 26 April 1996 (age 28)	1	0	Universidad de Chile
17	2DF	Gabriel Suazo	(1997-08-09) 9 August 1997 (age 27)	31	0	Toulouse
8	3MF	Arturo Vidal (vice-captain)	(1987-05-22) 22 May 1987 (age 37)	144	34	Colo-Colo
10	3MF	Luciano Cabral	(1995-04-26) 26 April 1995 (age 29)	1	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)	4	0	Colo-Colo
18	3MF	Rodrigo Echeverría	(1995-04-17) 17 April 1995 (age 29)	19	1	Huracán
21	3MF	Esteban Pavez	(1990-05-01) 1 May 1990 (age 34)	16	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)	11	1	Portland Timbers
11	4FW	Eduardo Vargas	(1989-11-20) 20 November 1989 (age 35)	118	45	Atlético Mineiro
19	4FW	Maximiliano Guerrero	(2000-01-15) 15 January 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Universidad de Chile
20	4FW	Lucas Cepeda	(2002-10-31) 31 October 2002 (age 22)	3	2	Colo-Colo
22	4FW	Alexander Aravena	(2002-09-06) 6 September 2002 (age 22)	11	0	Grêmio

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 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
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 26)	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 28)	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
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 24)	7	0	Huracán	v.  Peru, 15 November 2024 INJ
MF	César Pérez	(2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 (age 22)	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	Boca Juniors	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 31)	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
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 36)	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
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

As of 19 November 2024^[40]

Players in bold are still active with Chile.

Most appearances

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	Arturo Vidal	144	34	2007–present
	Mauricio Isla	144	5	2007–present
6	Eduardo Vargas	118	45	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

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Alexis Sánchez (list)	51	166	0.31	2006–present
2	Eduardo Vargas	45	118	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	144	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

• Sergio Navarro (1961–1962)
• Leonel Sánchez (1963–1969)
• Francisco Valdés (1969–1974)
• Elías Figueroa (1974–1982)
• Carlos Caszely (1982–1985)
• Roberto Rojas (1985–1989)
• Jaime Pizarro (1990–1993)
• Iván Zamorano (1993–2001)
• Marcelo Salas (2001–2007)
• David Pizarro (2002–2005)
• Claudio Bravo (2008–2024)
• Alexis Sánchez (2024–)

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
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										12	2	3	7	9	20
2030	To be determined										To be determined
2034
Total	Third place	9/22	33	11	7	15	40	49	—		177	68	36	73	245	243

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
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

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	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

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

Major competitions

• FIFA World Cup
  • Third place (1): 1962
• FIFA Confederations Cup
  • Runners-up (1): 2017
• South American Championship/Copa América
  • Champions (2): 2015, 2016
  • Runners-up (4): 1955, 1956, 1979, 1987
  • Third place (5): 1926, 1941, 1945, 1967, 1991
• Panamerican Championship
  • Runners-up (1): 1952

Friendly

• Copa Bernardo O'Higgins (vs  Brazil)
  • Champions (2): 1957, 1966 (shared)
• Copa Teixeira (vs  Brazil)
  • Champions (1): 1990 (shared)
• Copa Carlos Dittborn (vs  Argentina)
  • Champions (1): 1973
• Copa Juan Pinto Durán (vs  Uruguay)
  • Champions (2): 1971, 1979
• Copa del Pacífico (vs  Peru)
  • Champions (7) 1965, 1968, 1971 (shared), 1983, 1988, 2006, 2012
• Copa Leoncio Provoste (vs  Bolivia)
  • Champions (1): 1973
• Copa Acosta Ñu^[41] (vs  Paraguay)
  • Champions (1): 1974
• Canada Cup
  • Champions (1): 1995
• Copa Ciudad de Valparaíso
  • Champions (1): 2000
• China Cup
  • Champions (1): 2017
• Indonesian Independence Cup
  • Champions (1): 1985

Chronology of titles

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

Summary

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

• Association football portal
• Chile portal

• 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

Notes

• In 2010, Chicago-based rock band Manwomanchild released the song "Chile La Roja" in support of Chile's 2010 World Cup team.^[42][43][44]

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External links

• Official website
• national football team web site on ANFP
• Chile FIFA profile
• RSSSF archive of results 1910–2003
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers