Chile national under-20 football team, also known as
Chile
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Sub-20 or La Rojita, is part of the
Federación de Fútbol de Chile * Federación, Entre Ríos, Argentina
* Federación Department, Argentina
* Federación Municipality, Falcón State
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The state was named after Juan Crisóstomo ...
. The U-20 team is considered to be the breeding ground for future
Chile national football team
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players. The Chile U-20 national team has participated in seven U-20 World Cups
Chile 1987,
Qatar 1995,
Argentina 2001,
Netherlands 2005,
Canada 2007 and
Turkey 2013. they will participate in
Chile 2025.
One of the best and earliest U-20 World Cup campaigns was when Chile hosted the tournament in 1987, finishing in fourth place. In the most recent 2007 U-20 World Cup the team earned a third-place position, making it Chile's most successful U-20 campaign to date.
The Chile national U-20 football team also participates in the
South American Youth Championship South American Youth Championships may refer to:
* South American Youth Football Championship
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which act as qualifier for the U-20 World Cup.
Chile National U-20 Football Team: World Cups
U-20 World Cup: Chile 1987
The first World Cup the U-20 national team gained entry came in 1987 when Chile was granted the right to host. Chile headed Group A which included Australia,
Togo
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, and
Yugoslavia
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. October 10, 1987 Chile faced eventual tournament winners Yugoslavia in Santiago in the presence of a crowd totaling 67,000 spectators. All of Chile's early group matches were held in Santiago at the
Estadio Nacional. Chile lost the opening game by a score of 2–4, with
Lukas Tudor
Luka Nicola Tudor Bakulić (born Lukas Nicolás Tudor Bakulić; 21 February 1969) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward.
Career
Tudor played for the U-20 side at both the 1987 South American Championship and the ...
and
Camilo Pino
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scoring for the squad.
The second match against Togo, had Chile winning by a score of 3–0, with Pino scoring through a penalty kick in the '8 minute of the match. Tudor would also respond by scoring two goals in the 32nd and 75th minute of the match and securing victory.
The next game against Australia was staged in front of 75,000 people. Chile using the advantage of having support from its crowd, defeated Australia 2–0 with both goals coming from Pino in the 22nd and 52nd minutes of the match.
Chile advanced to the Quarter-Finals in second place, and later played Italy in the city of
Concepción, Chile
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. Chile's margin of victory came with the minimum difference of a 1–0 score. The result in effect would lead ti a face-off against West Germany in the Semi-Finals. The match featured West Germany ultimately winning 4–0. The third place spot was to be played against
East Germany
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where Chile fell on penalty kicks 3–1 after a game that had both sides drawn 1–1.
U-20 World Cup: Netherlands 2005
June 11, 2005, Chile faced
CONCACAF
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opponents
Honduras
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at the
De Vijverberg
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The name is derived from a hotel with the same name, which stood on the present location of the stadium. Because of all the ponds ...
stadium in
Doetinchem
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, Netherlands, in what was to be the first match pertaining to group C.
Massimo Busacca
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from Switzerland was the referee of the match. Chile, in front of 6,800 spectators, opened the scoring in the first-half with goals from forward Parada in the 11th minute and midfielder
José Pedro Fuenzalida in the 30th minute. The scoring momentum continued onto the second-half, where Fuenzalida added another goal onto his personal tally in the 53rd minute, while
Matías Fernández followed with a goal of his own in the 67th. Two minutes later, in the 69th,
Gonzalo Jara would also score which was followed by another strike from Parada in the 71st.
Pedro Morales
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concluded with the last goal of the day in the 77th minute, making the final score 7–0, an impressive start for "La Rojita''.
Four days later, on June 15, 2005, Chile experienced a crushing blow against
Spain
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. The match was again held at De Vijverberg, and the referee in charge was
Benito Archundia
Benito Armando Archundia Téllez (born March 21, 1966) is a Mexican former football referee. He is known in Mexico as Armando Archundia, but appears as Benito Archundia in FIFA records. He has been a professional referee since 1985 and has had h ...
from
Mexico
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. An estimate of 6,600 spectators were in attendance with Spaniard
Fernando Llorente
Fernando Javier Llorente Torres (; born 26 February 1985), nicknamed ''El Rey León'' ("The Lion King" in Spanish), is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He started his career with Athletic Bilbao, working his w ...
scoring four goals. Chile, playing with ten men witnessed, fell 0–7, bringing their goal differential to zero.
On June 17, 2005, at
Galgenwaard Stadion in
Utrecht (city)
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, Chile competed against
Morocco
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amid a crowd of 11,000. The referee was Australian
Mark Shield
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. The only goal was scored by Moroccan forward
Tarik Bendamou in the 47th minute.
A total of three points was enough for Chile to qualify in a best third place spot for the second round and on June 22, 2005, Chile played hosts
Netherlands
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at De Vijverberg stadium. Dutch forwards
Ryan Babel
Ryan Guno Babel (; born 19 December 1986) is a Dutch former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward.
Babel began his career at Ajax in 1997, working his way up through the youth tea ...
,
Quincy Owusu-Abeyie and
Collins John
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John notably played in the Premier League for Fulham where he notched up 23 goal ...
would each score for the Dutch in a game finishing 3–0, thus eliminating Chile from the World Cup.
U-20 World Cup: Canada 2007
Canada 2007 was Chile's fifth overall participation in the U-20 world youth championship. Chile opened Group A against the host nation of
Canada
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in
Toronto
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, with Chile winning 3–0. The game featured a Chilean side with adequate possession of the ball and attentive striking from forwards Medina, team captain
Carlos Carmona
Carlos Emilio Carmona Tello (; born 21 February 1987) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Carmona started his career as a centre midfielder in Coquimbo Unido. Two years later he moved to O'Higgin ...
, and late game substitute
Jaime Grondona.
The second match was against the African youth champions the
Republic of Congo
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in
Edmonton
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. Chile soundly defeated a ten-man squad with a score of 3–0, goals coming from striker
Alexis Sánchez
Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez (; born 19 December 1988), also known mononymously as Alexis, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Udinese and the Chile national team. He is often regarded as the ...
,
Nicolás Medina and
Arturo Vidal
Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo (; born 22 May 1987) is a Chilean professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean Primera División club Colo-Colo and the Chile national football team, Chile national team. His displ ...
.
The third game was against
Austria
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where after 90 minutes the game ended in scoreless 0–0, the result was enough for Chile to clinch the first spot of the group. In the second round, Chile went up against Portugal, who had qualified as third of their group. Chile with a goal from Vidal in the 45th minute of first half secured a pass onto the quarter-final.
The quarter-final included
Nigeria
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, where after a scoreless 90 minutes the game was to be decided in extra time. Within the next final 30 minutes of the match, Chile would win 4–0 with finishes coming off a header from Jaime Grondona, a penalty kick by
Mauricio Isla
Mauricio Aníbal Isla Isla (; born 12 June 1988) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a right-back and midfielder for Chilean Primera División club Colo-Colo.
Isla started his career in the youth system of Universidad Católic ...
after Chilean player
Mathías Vidangossy was brought down in the box, a deadly counter strike finish from Isla in the 117th minute and a late finish from Vidangossy after rounding the goalkeeper in injury time.
The semi-final against
Argentina
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proved controversial where referee
Wolfgang Stark
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Refereeing career
In addition to German domestic competitions, Stark officiat ...
would send off two Chilean players,
Dagoberto Currimilla
Dagoberto Alexis Currimilla Gómez (born December 26, 1987) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He's a former Chilean international.
Club career
As a child, Currimilla represented the teams of Masisa and the E ...
and
Gary Medel. Playing with nine men proved drastic, as Chile would go on to lose 3–0.
The third place spot brought a familiar opponent group A, rivals Austria. The match was a consolation prize for the teams in dispute and a meritable reward after a hard-fought campaign. Both countries would initiate great plays. One goal was enough with Chile's defender
Hans Martínez hitting the ball past the goalkeeper and onto the net from a free kick cross, ending the match 1–0.
Goalkeeper
Christopher Toselli
Cristopher Benjamín Toselli Ríos (, born 15 June 1988) is a Chilean Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Club Universidad de Chile, Universidad de Chile.
Toselli is best known for b ...
set a record after going 492 minutes without conceding a goal, breaking the old record of 484 minutes held by
under-20 Brazilian goalkeeper
Cláudio Taffarel
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Taffarel began his senio ...
since the 1985 World Cup.
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Alexis Sánchez, Mathías Vidangossy, Arturo Vidal, Cristián Suárez
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Club career
Born in San Felipe, Chile, San Felipe, before movi ...
and Christopher Toselli all listed as candidates for top player of the tournament.
U-20 World Cup: Turkey 2013
Turkey 2013 marks the sixth time the Chilean U-20 team has participated in the U-20 world youth championship. The Chilean team ended the first stage of the championship in second position with 4 points, with a victory against Egypt (2-1), a draw against England (1-1), and a final defeat against Iraq (1-2). Despite the mixed results, the team advanced to the knockout stages, defeating Croatia (2-1).
U-20 World Cup: Chile 2025
Chile 2025 will mark the seventh time the Chilean U-20 team has participated in the U-20 world youth championship. It will also mark second time Chile has hosted it having do it in 1987.
Competitive record
FIFA World Youth Championship Record
Honours
* FIFA U-20 World Cup
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:* Third place (1): 2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
:* Fourth place (1): 1987
Events January
* January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency.
* January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade.
* January 3 – Afghan leader ...
List of FIFA U-20 World Cup matches
By match
Record by opponent
Players
Current squad
The following 33 players were called up for the friendly match
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es against New Zealand
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on 4 and 7 June 2025.
Former squads
1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Chile from 10 to 25 October 1987. The 1987 championship was the 6th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship and won for the first time by Yugoslavia. Remarkably, in the course of the tourn ...
Coach: Luis Ibarra
1995 FIFA World Youth Championship
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Coach: Leonardo Véliz
Leonardo Iván Véliz Díaz (born September 3, 1945) is a Chilean former footballer who played as a left winger for Everton, O'Higgins, Unión Española and Colo-Colo of Chile and in the Chile national team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup in Germany ...
2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
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Coach: Hector Pinto
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship was the 15th edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship. It took place in the Netherlands between 10 June and 2 July 2005.
Venues
Qualification
The following 24 teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA Worl ...
Coach: José Sulantay
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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Coach: José Sulantay
2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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Coach: Mario Salas
See also
* South American Youth Championship South American Youth Championships may refer to:
* South American Youth Football Championship
The South American Youth Football Championship, also known as South American U-20 Championship (; ), branded as CONMEBOL Sub 20, is a South American foo ...
* Chile national under-17 football team
The Chile national under-17 football team is the representative of Chile within FIFA and participates in international football competitions such as FIFA U-17 World Cup and South American Under-17 Football Championship. It is part ...
* Chile (Senior) team
References
External links
Official ANFP
Asociacion Nacional de Futbol Professional
Chilean football forum on national teams
Under-20
South American national under-20 association football teams
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Chile's head-to-head record in FIFA U-20 World Cup
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