Chile national football team 1993

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).

Results

Chile vs Bolivia

Friendly match
31 March 1993
№ 437
 Chile 2 – 1  Bolivia
Estay  33' (pk)
Sierra  70' 		Ríos  61'
Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica
Attendance: 9,580
Referee: Marín (CHI)

Chile vs Colombia

Friendly match
30 May 1993
№ 438
 Chile 1 – 1  Colombia
Guevara  48' Aristizábal  56'
Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Imperatore (CHI)

Colombia vs Chile

Friendly match
6 June 1993
№ 439
 Colombia 1 – 0  Chile
Asprilla  46'
Estadio El Campín, Bogotá
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Vasco (COL)

Ecuador vs Chile

Friendly
9 June 1993
№ 440
 Ecuador 1 – 2  Chile
Avilés  29' Pizarro  23'
Barrera  25'
Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Guevara (ECU)

Bolivia vs Chile

Friendly match
13 June 1993
№ 441
 Bolivia 1 – 3  Chile
Sandy  48' Sierra  16'
Figueroa  31'
Castillo  56'
Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz
Attendance: 17,165
Referee: Ortubé (BOL)


Paraguay vs Chile

Copa América
18 June 1993
№ 442
Paraguay  1 – 0  Chile
Cabañas  6'
Estadio Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Torres (COL)

Chile vs Brazil

Copa América
21 June 1993
№ 443
Chile  3 – 2  Brazil
Sierra  15'
Zambrano  51',  59' 		Müller  36'
Palhinha  55'
Estadio Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Rodas (ECU)

Peru vs Chile

Copa América
24 June 1993
№ 444
Peru  1 – 0  Chile
Del Solar  14' (pk)
Estadio Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Torres (COL)

Spain vs Chile

Friendly match
8 September 1993
№ 445
 Spain 2 – 0  Chile
Guerrero  61',  89' (pk)
Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Melo Pereira (POR)

Notes

  1. ↑ Goal.com - Editorial/Comment - Own Goal: Faking Being Hit By Objects

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