FIFA World Cup finals history
With eight FIFA World Cups™ under their belts, Chile are level with Paraguay in fourth place on the list of South American nations that have appeared at most editions of the showpiece event. Their best performance to date came when finishing third as host nation in 1962. On five other occasions they have failed to progress from the group phase, while at France 1998 and South Africa 2010 they reached the Round of 16, only to exit at the hands of Brazil on both occasions..

The key players
Forwards Alexis Sanchez and Eduardo Vargas, as well as attacking midfielders Matias Fernandez and Arturo Vidal, are the leading men in a squad packed with talent and boasting viable alternatives in each position. Nor must we forget experienced performers such as Claudio Bravo, Gary Medel and Jorge Valdivia, or exciting rising stars like Jean Beausejour and Marcelo Diaz.

Coach: Jorge Sampaoli
Best performances in a FIFA competition: FIFA World Cup Chile 1962 (Third place), FIFA U-17 World Cup Japan 1993 (Third place), FIFA U-20 World Cup Canada 2007 (Third place), Men’s Olympic Football Tournament Sydney 2000 (Third place)
Former stars: Elias Figueroa, Ivan Zamorano, Marcelo Salas

Group B

Teams	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chile	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Players

1 Claudio BRAVO – Goalkeeper, Real Sociedad (ESP)

2 Eugenio MENA – Defender, Santos FC (BRA)

3 Miiko ALBORNOZ – Defender, Malmo FF (SWE)

4 Mauricio ISLA – Defender, Juventus FC (ITA)

5 Francisco SILVA – Midfielder, CA Osasuna (ESP)

6 Carlos CARMONA – Midfielder, Atalanta Bergamo (ITA)

7 Alexis SANCHEZ – Forward, FC Barcelona (ESP)

8 Arturo VIDAL – Midfielder, Juventus FC (ITA)

9 Mauricio PINILLA – Forward, Cagliari Calcio (ITA)

10 Jorge VALDIVIA – Midfielder, Palmeiras (BRA)

11 Eduardo VARGAS – Forward, Valencia CF (ESP)

12 Cristopher TOSELLI – Goalkeeper, CD Universidad Catolica (CHI)

13 Jose ROJAS – Defender, Club Universidad de Chile (CHI)

14 Fabian ORELLANA – Forward, Celta Vigo (ESP)

15 Jean BEAUSEJOUR – Midfielder, Wigan Athletic FC (ENG)

16 Felipe GUTIERREZMidfielderFC Twente (NED)

17 Gary MEDELDefenderCardiff City FC (WAL)

18 Gonzalo JARADefenderNottingham Forest FC (ENG)

19 Jose FUENZALIDAMidfielderCSD Colo-Colo (CHI)

20 Charles ARANGUIZMidfielderSC Internacional (BRA)

21 Marcelo DIAZMidfielder, FC Basel (SUI)

22 Esteban PAREDES – Forward, CSD Colo-Colo (CHI)

23 Johnny HERRERA – Goalkeeper, Club Universidad de Chile (CHI)

SAMPAOLI JorgeCoach (ARG)

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SOURCE: FIFA.com