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, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.[1]

The Football Federation of Chile is the second oldest South American federation, with 112 years of existence. Its foundation dates back to June 19, 1895 at the port city of Valparaiso. Its first President was David Scott.[2] Chile is one of four founding member nations of CONMEBOL together with Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay. They established the South American footballing organization on July 9, 1916.[3] The four original associations enacted and participated in the first ever South American Championship which would later be named the Copa América.

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

Record at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
1930Group stage5th320153
1934Withdrew
1938
1950Group stage9th310256
1954Did not qualify
1958
1962Third place3rd6402108
1966Group stage13th301225
1970Did not qualify
1974Group stage11th302112
1978Did not qualify
1982Group stage22nd300338
1986Did not qualify
1990Disqualified
1994Banned
1998Round of 1616th403158
2002Did not qualify
2006
2010Round of 1610th420235
20149th421164
2018Did not qualify
2022To be determined
2026
TotalThird place9/2133117154049
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

By match
World Cup Round Opponent Score Result Venue Scorers
1930Group stage Mexico3–0WMontevideoVidal  3', 65', Rosas  52' (o.g.)
 France1–0WMontevideoSubiabre  67'
 Argentina1–3LMontevideoSubiabre  15'
1950Group stage England0–2LRio de Janeiro—
 Spain0–2LRio de Janeiro—
 United States5–2WRecifeRobledo  16', Riera  32', Cremaschi  54', 82', Prieto  60'
1962Group stage  Switzerland3–1WSantiago de ChileSánchez  44', 55', Ramírez  51'
 Italy2–0WSantiago de ChileRamírez  73', Toro  87'
 West Germany0–2LSantiago de Chile—
Quarter-finals Soviet Union2–1WAricaSánchez  11', Rojas  29'
Semi-finals Brazil2–4LSantiago de ChileToro  42', Sánchez  61' (pen.)
Third place match Yugoslavia1–0WSantiago de ChileRojas  90'
1966Group stage Italy0–2LSunderland—
 North Korea1–1DMiddlesbroughMarcos  26' (pen.)
 Soviet Union1–2LSunderlandMarcos  32'
1974Group stage West Germany0–1LBerlin—
 East Germany1–1DBerlinAhumada  69'
 Australia0–0DBerlin—
1982Group stage Austria0–1LOviedo—
 West Germany1–4LGijónMoscoso  90'
 Algeria2–3LOviedoNeira  59' (pen.), Letelier  73'
1998Group stage Italy2–2DBordeauxSalas  45', 49'
 Austria1–1DSaint-ÉtienneSalas  70'
 Cameroon1–1DNantesSierra  20'
Round of 16 Brazil1–4LParísSalas  68'
2010Group stage Honduras1–0WNelspruitBeausejour  34'
  Switzerland1–0WPort ElizabethGonzalez  75'
 Spain1–2LPretoriaMillar  47'
Round of 16 Brazil0–3LJohannesburg—
2014Group stage Australia3–1WCuiabáSánchez  12', Valdivia  14', Beausejour  92+'
 Spain2–0WRío de JaneiroVargas  20', Aránguiz  43'
 Netherlands2–0LSao Paulo—
Round of 16 Brazil1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 pen.)DBelo HorizonteSánchez  32'

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

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

Most appearances
No. Player Appearances World Cups
1Elías Figueroa91966, 1974, 1982
Leonel Sánchez91962, 1966
3Claudio Bravo82010, 2014
Mauricio Isla82010, 2014
Gonzalo Jara82010, 2014
Alexis Sánchez82010, 2014
7Luis Eyzaguirre71962, 1966
Honorino Landa71962, 1966
Gary Medel72010, 2014
Jorge Valdivia72010, 2014
Arturo Vidal72010, 2014
12Jean Beausejour62010, 2014
Jaime Ramírez61962, 1966
Eladio Rojas61962
Raúl Sánchez61962

Awards

Team Awards
  • Third Place 1962

Individual Awards

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
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