Chile - Federación de Fútbol de Chile

The Chile national football team represents Chile in all major international football competition. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile and is a founding member of CONMEBOL. They have appeared in seven World Cup tournaments.

Chile participated in the first World Cup in 1930. They started off well beating Mexico and France without giving up a goal. A 3-1 loss to Argentina in their final game left them in second place in their group, eliminating them from the tournament.

Their best World Cup result was a third place finish in 1962, when Chile was the host nation. Chile lost to eventual champion Brazil 4-2 in a semifinals match, but beat Yugoslavia 1-0 in the third place match.

La Roja's most infamous moment came on September 3, 1989. During a 1990 World Cup qualifying match at Rio De Janeiro's Maracanã stadium, Brazil lead Chile 1-0. A defeat for Chile would eliminate them from the tournament. Around the 67 minute mark, Chilean goalkeeper Roberto "Cóndor" Rojas fell to the pitch with an apparent injury to his forehead. A firework, thrown from the stands, was smoking about a yard away. After carrying Rojas off the pitch, the Chilean players and coaches refused to return claiming conditions were not safe. The match went unfinished.

After studying video of the match showing that the firework had not made contact with Rojas, FIFA awarded Brazil a 2-0 win (eliminating Chile from the 1990 World Cup). Chile was banned from qualifying for the 1994 World Cup, and Rojas was banned for life (although an amnesty was granted in 2001).

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