Chile national football team 1997

The Chile national football team played a total number of seventeen international matches in the 1997 season under the guidance of Uruguayan manager Nelson Acosta, including three (lost) games at the 1997 Copa América. The team qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup by finishing fourth in the overall-standings of the CONMEBOL-zone, just before Peru. Chile had a better goaldifference (+14) than the Peruvians (–1).

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Results

Chile vs Armenia

Friendly match
1997-01-05
№ 478
  Chile 7 – 0  Armenia [1] Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar
Attendance: 17,726
Referee: Sánchez (CHI)
Vergara  4',  43'
Castañeda  19'
Riveros  68',  74'
Cornejo  79'
González  87'

Peru vs Chile

WCQ98 [2]
1997-01-12
№ 479
  Peru 2 – 1  Chile Estadio Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 35,373
Referee: Da Rosa (URU)
Maestri  15'
Palacios  34'		 Zamorano  88'

Chile vs Honduras

Friendly match
1997-01-26
№ 480
  Chile [3] 3 – 2  Honduras Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Aros (CHI)
Goldberg  15'
Díaz  43'
Pérez  67'		 Flores  34',  90'

Bolivia vs Chile

WCQ98
1997-02-12
№ 481
  Bolivia 1 – 1  Chile Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 41,908
Referee: Tejada (PER)
Soria  28' González  44'

Brazil vs Chile

Friendly match
1997-04-02
№ 482
  Brazil 4 – 0  Chile Estádio Mané Garrincha, Brasília
Attendance: 57,000
Referee: Simon (BRA)
Ronaldo  8',  57' (pk)
Romário  39',  65'

Chile vs Venezuela

WCQ98
1997-04-29
№ 483
  Chile 6 – 0  Venezuela Estadio Monumental, Santiago
Attendance: 42,034
Referee: Alcalá (MEX)
Zamorano  19',  27',  32',  47',  85' [4]
Reyes  66'

Ecuador vs Chile

WCQ98
1997-06-08
№ 484
  Ecuador 1 – 1  Chile Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 42,225
Referee: Archundia (MEX)
Graziani  43' Salas  53'
Chile squad – 1997 Copa América

Paraguay vs Chile

Copa América
1997-06-11
№ 485
  Paraguay 1 – 0  Chile Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Ortubé (BOL)
Acuña  28'

Argentina vs Chile

Copa América
1997-06-14
№ 486
  Argentina 2 – 0  Chile Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Pereira (BRA)
Berti  83'
Gallardo  86'

Ecuador vs Chile

Copa América
1997-06-17
№ 487
  Ecuador 2 – 1  Chile Estadio Félix Capriles, Cochabamba
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sanabria (COL)
Graziani  32'
Gavica  55'		 Vergara  51'

Chile vs Colombia

WCQ98
1997-07-05
№ 488
  Chile 4 – 1  Colombia Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 75,617
Referee: Borgosano (VEN)
Salas  16',  26',  41'
Zamorano  90' (pk)		 Ricard  52'

Chile vs Paraguay

WCQ98
1997-07-20
№ 489
  Chile 2 – 1  Paraguay Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 75,143
Referee: Torrealba (VEN)
Zamorano  9' (pk),  51' (pk) Brizuela  61'

Uruguay vs Chile

WCQ98
1997-08-20
№ 490
  Uruguay 1 – 0 [5]  Chile Estadio Centenario, Montevideo
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Pereira (BRA)
Otero  20'

Chile vs Argentina

WCQ98
1997-09-10
№ 491
  Chile 1 – 2  Argentina Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 73,644
Referee: Mourão Dacildo (BRA)
Salas  34' Gallardo  25'
López  86'

Chile vs Peru

WCQ98
1997-10-12
№ 492
  Chile 4 – 0  Peru [6] Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 74,219
Referee: Rezende de Freitas (BRA)
Salas  13',  82',  88'
Reyes  58'

Chile vs Guatemala

Friendly match
1997-11-07
№ 493
  Chile 4 – 1  Guatemala [7] Estadio Regional, Antofagasta
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Lemus (CHI)
Margas  25'
Núñez  27',  30',  71'		 Machón  57' (pk)

Chile vs Bolivia

WCQ98
1997-11-16
№ 494
  Chile 3 – 0  Bolivia Estadio Nacional, Santiago
Attendance: 74,777
Referee: Mendonça (BRA)
Barrera  23'
Salas  40'
Carreño  84'

Notes

  1. ^ Goalkeeper Armen Avagyan saved a penalty by Rodrigo Goldberg in the 79th minute.
  2. ^ Qualifying match for the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France
  3. ^ Apparently not a full international for Chile, although it is recognised as a full international by FIFA.
  4. ^ Apart from scoring five goals in one match Iván Zamorano missed a penalty in the 70th minute.
  5. ^ Red cards for Ronald Fuentes [Chile, 60th minute] and for Paolo Montero [Uruguay, 78th minute].
  6. ^ Red card for Juan José Jayo [Peru, 63rd minute].
  7. ^ Chile's goalkeeper Nelson Tapia saved a penalty by Juan Carlos Plata in the 53rd minute.

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