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  FIFA Trigramme CHI
  Nickname La Roja<br>(''The Red One'')
  Association Federación De Fútbol De Chile
  Confederation CONMEBOL ( South America )
  Coach Marcelo Bielsa
  Captain Most caps = Leonel Sánchez (84)
  Top Scorer Marcelo Salas (35)
  FIFA Rank 47
  1st Ranking Date August 1993 FIFA max = 6
  FIFA Max Date April 1998
  FIFA Min 84
  FIFA Min Date December 2002
  Elo Rank 36
  Elo Max 9
  Elo Max Date February 1956
  Elo Min 60
  Elo Min Date 2003 Home Stadium = Estadio Nacional
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  First Game 3 - 1 Chile <br/>( Buenos Aires , Argentina 27 May , 1910 )
  Largest Win Chile 7 - 0 <br/>( Santiago , Chile 29 August , 1979 )<br> Chile 7 - 0 <br/>( Vina Del Mar , Chile 1 April , 1997
  Largest Loss 7 - 0 Chile <br/>( Rio De Janeiro , Brazil 17 September , 1959 )
  World Cup Apps 7
  World Cup First 1930
  World Cup Best Third place, 1962
  Regional Name Copa América
  Regional Cup Apps 34
  Regional Cup First 1916
  Regional Cup Best Second place, 1955 , 1956 ,<br/> 1979 , 1987
  Pan American Games Name Pan American Games
  Pan American Games Cup Apps 5
  Pan American Games First 1951


The Chile national football team represents Chile in all major international Football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación De Fútbol De Chile and was established in 1895 . They have appeared in seven World Cup tournaments.

Chile was one the teams invited and that accepted to compete in the first World Cup in 1930 . They started off well beating Mexico and France without conceding 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. In the 1950 World Cup, Chile was eliminated in the first round but defeated the United States 5-2.

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

Chile was one of the founding members of CONMEBOL which included Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and participated in the first Copa America tournament in 1916. The first official use of a Bicycle Kick was performed in a CONMEBOL Copa America match between Chile and Argentina gaining footballing notoriety and international appeal. The journalists who had witnessed the event had labeled the move la Chilena . The attributed move has made a worldwide appearance and is labeled differently in other parts of the globe. While in Copa America play, Chile has reached four finals but has lost in each appearance.

In Olympic Tournament play, Chile's best result was the Bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games , with striker Ivan Zamorano the competition's top scorer.

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