The Chile national football team played a total number of nine international matches in the 1993 season, including three at the 1993 Copa América. Manager Arturo Salah stepped down after the tournament and was replaced by interim-manager Nelson Acosta.
Chile did not enter the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification after being banned by the FIFA. The reason occurred on 3 September 1989 during a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying match at Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã stadium, when Brazil led 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 by a Brazilian fan named Rosenery Mello, was smouldering 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 footage 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). The team was banned from the qualifiers of the 1994 Football World Cup, and Rojas was banned for life[1] (although an amnesty was granted in 2001).
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| Friendly match 31 March 1993 № 437 |
Chile | 2 – 1 | Bolivia | Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica Attendance: 9,580 Referee: Marín (CHI) |
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| Estay 33' (pk) Sierra 70' |
Ríos 61' |
| Friendly match 30 May 1993 № 438 |
Chile | 1 – 1 | Colombia | Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Imperatore (CHI) |
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| Guevara 48' | Aristizábal 56' |
| Friendly match 6 June 1993 № 439 |
Colombia | 1 – 0 | Chile | Estadio El Campín, Bogotá Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Vasco (COL) |
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| Asprilla 46' |
| Friendly 9 June 1993 № 440 |
Ecuador | 1 – 2 | Chile | Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Guevara (ECU) |
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| Avilés 29' | Pizarro 23' Barrera 25' |
| Friendly match 13 June 1993 № 441 |
Bolivia | 1 – 3 | Chile | Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz Attendance: 17,165 Referee: Ortubé (BOL) |
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| Sandy 48' | Sierra 16' Figueroa 31' Castillo 56' |
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| Copa América 18 June 1993 № 442 |
Paraguay | 1 – 0 | Chile | Estadio Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Torres (COL) |
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| Cabañas 6' |
| Copa América 21 June 1993 № 443 |
Chile | 3 – 2 | Brazil | Estadio Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Rodas (ECU) |
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| Sierra 15' Zambrano 51', 59' |
Müller 36' Palhinha 55' |
| Copa América 24 June 1993 № 444 |
Peru | 1 – 0 | Chile | Estadio Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Torres (COL) |
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| Del Solar 14' (pk) |
| Friendly match 8 September 1993 № 445 |
Spain | 2 – 0 | Chile | Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Melo Pereira (POR) |
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| Guerrero 61', 89' (pk) |
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