Chile

Confederation – CONMEBOL (South America)

FIFA Code – CHI

Nickname(s) – La Rojita (The Little Red One)

Tournament History

The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup is the fourth appearance for Chile in this youth tournament history. Till the date, their best record is in 1993 where they had finished in the third place.

Year	Hosts	Final Status
*1993*	*Japan*	*Third Place*
1997	Egypt	Group Stage
2015	Chile	Round of 16

(Note: The best performance(s) is/are marked in bold and italic)

Present Status (for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup)

i) The Journey: Chile secured their place for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, after ending as a runner-up in 2017 South American Under-17 Football Championship.

ii) Head Coach: Hernan Caputto (Nationality – Chile) has taken over the charge of this team in 2016. The game-plan, he believes in the solid defence along with the 4-3-3 formation.

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Team Previews - Group F 3 — Hernan Caputto (Image Source: Google)

iii) Full Squad: (Goalkeepers) Julio Borquez, Rodrigo Cancino, Hugo Araya

(Defenders) Gaston Zuniga, Matias Silva, Lucas Alarcon, Sebastian Valencia, Yerco Oyanedel, Nicolas Aravena

(Midfielders) Martin Lara, Mauricio Morales, Oliver Rojas, Branco Provoste, Maximiliano Guerrero

(Forwards) William Gama, Ignacio Contreras, Ignacio Mesias, Diego Valencia, Jairo Vasquez, Pedro Campos, Antonio Diaz

iv) Player(s) To Watch Out:

Gaston Zuniga (Present Club – CD O Higgins)

2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup: Team Previews - Group F 4 — Gaston Zuniga (Image Source: Google)

Gaston Zuniga is a talented right-back. During the 2017 South American Under-17 Football Championship, his performance was impressive as he had scored two goals along with the maintaining his defensive job.