Chile at the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of the results of the Chile national team at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 48 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup final is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]

The Football Federation of Chile is the second oldest South American federation, with 127 years of existence. Its foundation dates back to 19 June 1895, at the port city of Valparaíso. Its first President was David Scott.[2] Chile is one of four founding member nations of CONMEBOL together with Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. They established the South American footballing organization on 9 July 1916.[3] The four original associations enacted and participated in the first ever South American Championship which would later be named the Copa América.

Chile have appeared in nine FIFA World Cup finals to date, which were in 1930, 1950, 1962 (which they hosted), 1966, 1974, 1982, 1998, 2010 and 2014. Their best performance was in 1962, where they finished in third place.

Record at the FIFA World Cup

Overall record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930Group stage5th320153
Italy 1934Withdrew
France 1938
Brazil 1950Group stage9th310256
Switzerland 1954Did not qualify
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962Third place3rd6402108
England 1966Group stage13th301225
Mexico 1970Did not qualify
West Germany 1974Group stage11th302112
Argentina 1978Did not qualify
Spain 1982Group stage22nd300338
Mexico 1986Did not qualify
Italy 1990
United States 1994Banned from entering
France 1998Round of 1616th403158
South Korea Japan 2002Did not qualify
Germany 2006
South Africa 2010Round of 1610th420235
Brazil 20149th421164
Russia 2018Did not qualify
Qatar 2022
Canada Mexico United States 2026
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
TotalThird place9/2333117154049
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out.
**Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

List of matches

World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Chile scorers
1930Group 1 Mexico3–0WMontevideoVidal 3', 65', Rosas red-colored football 52' (o.g.)
 France1–0WMontevideoSubiabre 67'
 Argentina1–3LMontevideoSubiabre 15'
1950Group 2 England0–2LRio de Janeiro—
 Spain0–2LRio de Janeiro—
 United States5–2WRecifeRobledo 16', Riera 32', Cremaschi 54', 82', Prieto 60'
1962Group 2  Switzerland3–1WSantiago de ChileL. Sánchez 44', 55', Ramírez 51'
 Italy2–0WSantiago de ChileRamírez 73', Toro 87'
 West Germany0–2LSantiago de Chile—
Quarter-finals Soviet Union2–1WAricaL. Sánchez 11', Rojas 29'
Semi-finals Brazil2–4LSantiago de ChileToro 42', L. Sánchez 61' (pen.)
Match for third place Yugoslavia1–0WSantiago de ChileRojas 90'
1966Group 4 Italy0–2LSunderland—
 North Korea1–1DMiddlesbroughMarcos 26' (pen.)
 Soviet Union1–2LSunderlandMarcos 32'
1974Group 1 West Germany0–1LBerlin—
 East Germany1–1DBerlinAhumada 69'
 Australia0–0DBerlin—
1982Group 2 Austria0–1LOviedo—
 West Germany1–4LGijónMoscoso 90'
 Algeria2–3LOviedoNeira 59' (pen.), Letelier 73'
1998Group B Italy2–2DBordeauxSalas 45', 49'
 Austria1–1DSaint-ÉtienneSalas 70'
 Cameroon1–1DNantesSierra 20'
Round of 16 Brazil1–4LParísSalas 68'
2010Group H Honduras1–0WNelspruitBeausejour 34'
  Switzerland1–0WPort ElizabethGonzalez 75'
 Spain1–2LPretoriaMillar 47'
Round of 16 Brazil0–3LJohannesburg—
2014Group B Australia3–1WCuiabáA. Sánchez 12', Valdivia 14', Beausejour 92+'
 Spain2–0WRio de JaneiroVargas 20', Aránguiz 43'
 Netherlands0–2LSão Paulo—
Round of 16 Brazil1–1 (a.e.t.)
(2–3 p)		DBelo HorizonteA. Sánchez 32'

1930 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 10 4 +6 6 Advance to the knockout stage
2  Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
3  France 3 1 0 2 4 3 +1 2
4  Mexico 3 0 0 3 4 13 −9 0
Source: ESPN
Chile 3–0 Mexico
 [Report 1]
Attendance: 9,249
Chile 1–0 France
 [Report 2]
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Anibal Tejada (Uruguay)
Argentina 3–1 Chile
 [Report 3]
Attendance: 41,459

1950 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 6 Advance to final round
2  England 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 2
2  Chile 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 2
2  United States 3 1 0 2 4 8 −4 2
Source: FIFA
England 2–0 Chile
 [Report 4]
Attendance: 29,703
Referee: Karel van der Meer (Netherlands)
Spain 2–0 Chile
 [Report 5]
Attendance: 19,790
Referee: Alberto Malcher (Brazil)
Chile 5–2 United States
 [Report 6]
Attendance: 8,501

1962 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 3 2 1 0 4 1 4.000 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 1.667 4
3  Italy 3 1 1 1 3 2 1.500 3
4   Switzerland 3 0 0 3 2 8 0.250 0
Source: FIFA
Chile 3–1  Switzerland
 [Report 7]
Attendance: 65,006
Chile 2–0 Italy
 [Report 8]
Attendance: 66,057
West Germany 2–0 Chile
 [Report 9]
Attendance: 67,224

Knockout Stage

Quarter-finaals
Chile 2–1 Soviet Union
 [Report 10]
Attendance: 17,268
Semi-finals
Brazil 4–2 Chile
 [Report 11]
Attendance: 76,594

1966 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GR Pts Qualification
1  Soviet Union 3 3 0 0 6 1 6.000 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  North Korea 3 1 1 1 2 4 0.500 3
3  Italy 3 1 0 2 2 2 1.000 2
4  Chile 3 0 1 2 2 5 0.400 1
Source: FIFA
Italy 2–0 Chile
 [Report 12]
Attendance: 27,199
Chile 1–1 North Korea
 [Report 13]
Attendance: 13,792
Soviet Union 2–1 Chile
 [Report 14]
Attendance: 16,027
Referee: John Adair (Northern Ireland)

1974 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  East Germany 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5 Advance to second round
2  West Germany 3 2 0 1 4 1 +3 4
3  Chile 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1 2
4  Australia 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
Source: FIFA
West Germany 1–0 Chile
 [Report 15]
Attendance: 81,100
Chile 1–1 East Germany
 [Report 16]
Attendance: 28,300
Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)
Australia 0–0 Chile
[Report 17]
Attendance: 17,400
Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

1982 FIFA World Cup

First group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 4 Advance to second round
2  Austria 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 4
3  Algeria 3 2 0 1 5 5 0 4
4  Chile 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: FIFA
Chile 0–1 Austria
[Report 18]
Attendance: 22,500
West Germany 4–1 Chile
 [Report 19]
Attendance: 42,000
Algeria 3–2 Chile
 [Report 20]
Attendance: 16,000

1998 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Chile 3 0 3 0 4 4 0 3
3  Austria 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
4  Cameroon 3 0 2 1 2 5 −3 2
Source: FIFA
Italy 2–2 Chile
 [Report 21]
Attendance: 31,800
Chile 1–1 Austria
 [Report 22]
Attendance: 30,600
Chile 1–1 Cameroon
 [Report 23]
Attendance: 35,500

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Brazil 4–1 Chile
 [Report 24]
Attendance: 45,500
Referee: Marc Batta (France)

2010 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Chile 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3   Switzerland 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
4  Honduras 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Source: FIFA
Honduras 0–1 Chile
[Report 25]
Attendance: 32,664
Chile 1–0  Switzerland
 [Report 26]
Attendance: 34,872
Chile 1–2 Spain
 [Report 27]
Attendance: 41,958

Knockout stage

Round of 16
Brazil 3–0 Chile
 [Report 28]
Attendance: 54,096
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

2014 FIFA World Cup

Group Stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 0 10 3 +7 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Chile 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Australia 3 0 0 3 3 9 −6 0
Source: FIFA
Chile 3–1 Australia
 [Report 29]
Attendance: 40,275
Spain 0–2 Chile
[Report 30]
Attendance: 74,101
Netherlands 2–0 Chile
 [Report 31]
Attendance: 62,996

Knockout stage

Round of 16

Record by opponent

FIFA World Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals Scored Goals Conceded
 Algeria001123
 Argentina001113
 Australia110231
 Austria011212
 Brazil0134412
 Cameroon010111
 East Germany010111
 England001102
 France100110
 Germany003317
 Honduras100110
 Italy111344
 Mexico100130
 Netherlands001102
 North Korea010111
 Soviet Union101233
 Spain102334
  Switzerland200241
 United States100152
 Yugoslavia100110

Player records

Most appearances

Rank Player Appearances World Cups
1Elías Figueroa91966, 1974 and 1982
Leonel Sánchez91962 and 1966
3Claudio Bravo82010 and 2014
Mauricio Isla82010 and 2014
Gonzalo Jara82010 and 2014
Alexis Sánchez82010 and 2014
7Luis Eyzaguirre71962 and 1966
Honorino Landa71962 and 1966
Gary Medel72010 and 2014
Jorge Valdivia72010 and 2014
Arturo Vidal72010 and 2014

Goalscorers

On July 16, 1930, Carlos Vidal made history by scoring Chile's first-ever FIFA World Cup goal. It happened on their opening match against Mexico in Montevideo.

Player Goals 1930 1950 1962 1966 1974 1982 1998 2010 2014
Leonel Sánchez 4 4
Marcelo Salas 4 4
Carlos Vidal 2 2
Guillermo Subiabre 2 2
Atilio Cremaschi 2 2
Jaime Ramírez 2 2
Jorge Toro 2 2
Eladio Rojas 2 2
Rubén Marcos 2 2
Jean Beausejour 2 11
Alexis Sánchez 2 2
Andrés Prieto 1 1
Fernando Riera 1 1
George Robledo 1 1
Sergio Ahumada 1 1
Gustavo Moscoso 1 1
Miguel Ángel Neira 1 1
Juan Carlos Letelier 1 1
José Luis Sierra 1 1
Mark González 1 1
Rodrigo Millar 1 1
Charles Aránguiz 1 1
Jorge Valdivia 1 1
Eduardo Vargas 1 1
Own goals 1 1
Total 40 5510213536

Awards

Team awards

  • Third Place 1962

Individual awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2006 FIFA World Cup TV Coverage Archived June 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on June 6, 2007.
  2. ↑ Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol
  3. ↑ Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol
  4. ↑ "World Cup 1930 finals". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 15 August 2010.

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  1. 1 2 3 This is one of several goals for which the statistical details are disputed. The goalscorers and timings used here are those of FIFA, the official record. Some other sources, such as RSSSF, state a different scorer, timing, or both.[4]
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