Chile Team for World Cup 2010

The Chileans are back! After a 12-year snooze the Chileans will return to the FIFA World Cup finals. They make their comeback after their last appearance in France 1998 which was marked by luminous performances by the talented Ivan Zamorano and Marcelo Salas. The Chilean team comes into the 2010 World Cup under the leadership of an experienced and astute Marcelo Bielsa, the coach of the team. The Chileans believe they have what it takes to get past the group stages and maybe even have a go at the biggies of the tournament.

The Chilean national football team made it to the finals with relative ease. Amongst all the South American teams in the competition, Chile managed to finish just behind continental toppers Brazil. That goes to show something, doesn’t it? The team comprises young and attacking players which sometimes can lead to self destruction. Also, the chances of intimidation and a poor show cannot be ruled out. The highlight of their ascending campaign was the nail-biting 4-2 win in Colombia in October. This win catapulted the Chileans to greater heights and helped place them amongst the heavyweights. The Chileans, courtesy their prodigious marksman Humberto Suazo, recorded ten wins in their qualifying matches. This sees them taking part in the tournament as the team with the most number of wins from their continent. It also sees as them as the second-highest scorer with 32 goals.

Chile in South Africa will be taking part for the eighth time in a FIFA World Cup tournament. Their best performance was dished out when the country hosted the FIFA tournament in 1962, the team finished third. The present Chile team is blessed with exceptional talents in the form of Alexis Sanchez, Humberto Suazo and Matias Fernandez. These leading lights on their day can pose as serious threats to even the best teams in the world. The shimmering Sanchez and conniving Fernandez are no bricks in a wall. They are disciplined in their approach and at the same time possess hints of controlled aggression. The two teamed up with a wise and stable Suazo make for an intimidating trio. Look out for them!

“The most important thing at a World Cup is to make sure the players are in top form and that depends on so many different factors. Some of them you can control, but some are the result of everything the player has been through in the previous ten months. I hope everything comes together for Chile,” revealed Argentinean coach Marcelo Bielsa. A lot is expected from Biesla, who is also known as ‘El Loco’ (The Madman). The 54-year old coach is celebrated for his systematic and enterprising approach to the game of football. His passion for the game sieves through all international boundaries, maybe that even explains the reason for adopting the Chilean national football team as his own. Can this great combination of a strategist coach and explosive players work for Chile? Well, that remains to be seen!

The Pre-World Cup list of players for Chile is given below.