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'). 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.
| Nickname(s) | La Roja (The Red One) | ||
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| Association | Federación de Fútbol de Chile (FFCh) | ||
| Confederation | CONMEBOL (South America) | ||
| Head coach | Ricardo Gareca | ||
| Captain | Claudio Bravo | ||
| Most caps | Alexis Sánchez (162) | ||
| Top scorer | Alexis Sánchez (51) | ||
| Home stadium | Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos | ||
| FIFA code | CHI | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 42 (4 April 2024) | ||
| Highest | 3 (April–May 2016) | ||
| Lowest | 84 (December 2002) | ||
| First international | |||
| Argentina 3–1 Chile (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 27 May 1910) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Chile 10–1 Tahiti (Chile; 14 February 1973) | |||
| 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 | 40 (first in 1916) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2015, 2016) | ||
| Panamerican Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1952) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1952) | ||
| FIFA Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2017) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (2017) | ||
Medal record | |||
Chile won their first Copa América title on home soil at the 2015 Copa América, defeating Argentina in the final. They successfully defended their title in another final against Argentina won on penalties at Copa América Centenario the following year in the United States. 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.