Chile national football team
Chile national football team is the national football team of Chile.
| Nickname(s) | La Roja (The Red One) (El equipo de todos) | |||||||||
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| Association | Federación de Fútbol de Chile (FFCh) | |||||||||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | |||||||||
| Head coach | Reinaldo Rueda | |||||||||
| Captain | Gary Medel | |||||||||
| Most caps | Alexis Sánchez (124) | |||||||||
| Top scorer | Alexis Sánchez (41) | |||||||||
| Home stadium | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos | |||||||||
| FIFA code | CHI | |||||||||
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| FIFA ranking | ||||||||||
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| 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 [[File:{{{flag alias-1954}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] (Santiago, Chile; 29 August 1979) Chile 7–0 Armenia  (Viña del Mar, Chile; 4 January 1997)  Mexico 0–7 Chile (Santa Clara, California , 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 | 38 (first in 1916) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2015, 2016) | |||||||||
| Confederations Cup | ||||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2017) | |||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up (2017) | |||||||||
Medal record
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Most appearances
| Pos | Player | Apps | Goals | Career |
| 1 | Claudio Bravo | 97 | 0 | 2004- |
| 2 | Alexis Sánchez | 89 | 31 | 2006- |
| 3 | Leonel Sánchez | 85 | 27 | 1955-1968 |
| 4 | Gary Medel | 83 | 7 | 2007- |
| 4 | Gonzalo Jara | 83 | 3 | 2006- |
| 6 | Nelson Tapia | 73 | 0 | 1994-2005 |
| 7 | Arturo Vidal | 71 | 12 | 2007- |
| 7 | Jorge Valdivia | 71 | 7 | 2004- |
| 7 | Jean Beausejour | 71 | 6 | 2004- |
| 10 | Marcelo Salas | 70 | 37 | 1994-2007 |
| 10 | Alberto Fouillioux | 70 | 12 | 1960-1972 |
- If a player's name is in bold, that means that they are still playing international football.
Top scorers
| Pos | Player | Goals | Apps | Career |
| 1 | Alexis Sánchez | 47 | 132 | 2006- |
| 2 | Eduardo Vargas | 38 | 91 | 2009- |
| 3 | Marcelo Salas | 37 | 70 | 1994-2007 |
| 4 | Iván Zamorano | 34 | 69 | 1987-2001 |
| 5 | Arturo Vidal | 31 | 118 | 2007- |
| 6 | Leonel Sánchez | 24 | 85 | 1955-1968 |
| 7 | Jorge Aravena | 22 | 37 | 1983-1989 |
| 8 | Humberto Suazo | 21 | 60 | 2005-2013 |
| 9 | Carlos Campos | 18 | 42 | 1960-1967 |
| 9 | Juan Carlos Letelier | 18 | 57 | 1979-1989 |
| 11 | Enrique Hormazábal | 17 | 43 | 1950-1963 |
Chile National Football Team Media
The Chile national team playing at the 1930 FIFA World Cup against Mexico.
Chile (red and blue) playing against tournament hosts Brazil (yellow and white), in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Round of 16.
Estadio Nacional at night.
Gary Medel holds the record for the most appearances in the history of Chile with 157 caps.
Alexis Sánchez is the top scorer in the history of Chile with 51 goals.
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References
- ↑ After 1988, the tournament has been restricted to squads with no more than 3 players over the age of 23, and these matches are not regarded as part of the national team's record, nor are caps awarded.
- ↑ "World Football Elo Ratings: Chile". eloratings.net. World Football Elo Ratings. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
