Mondiale U17 Brasile 2019 - CILE

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FIFA U-17 World Cup record

• Brazil 2019 will be La Rojita’s fifth World Cup in this category and third in a row. 
• They made their competition debut at Japan 1993, where they also secured their best finish to date of third. 
• At Egypt 1997, they failed to go beyond the group phase, and they would not grace the tournament again until hosting it in 2015, when they made the last 16. 
• Two years ago in India (2017), they were eliminated in the first round.

The road to Brazil

• Chile were one of the sensations the South American U-17 Championship, only missing out on the title thanks to Argentina’s superior goal difference of one.
• They made quite an impression by overcoming a poor start to string together four consecutive wins and reach the hexagonal final phase. There they suffered just a solitary defeat at the hands of La Albiceleste.
• Chile’s victory over Uruguay exemplified the team’s character. Losing 2-0 and with their World Cup hopes in jeopardy, they came storming back to win 4-2 and secure their passage to Brazil.

The coach - Cristian Leiva ('76)

• In July 2019, Leiva replaced Hernan Caputto, who coached La Rojita during South American Championship. 
• Leiva heads up the U-15s in addition to his role as assistant to Reinaldo Rueda in the senior national team. 
• A former defender, 'El Flaco' has worked for the Chilean FA for the last 7 years. 
• As Caputto's assistant, he coached this U-17 group in 2017 when they played in the U-15 category.

Did you know…?

• Chile scored the most goals (17) of any team at the South American qualifiers, but also conceded the most (9).
• Vicente Reyes (USA/CHI), one of La Rojita’s three keepers at the Sudamericano, was born in the USA and has also played for his country of birth.

Chile

• Brazil 2019 will be their fifth World Cup and third in a row
• Key figures: Alexander Aravena (forward), Vicente Pizarro (midfielder and captain)

La Rojita showed character at difficult moments on the way to a second-place finish in Peru. Hernan Caputto’s side bounced back from a poor start to the group phase to string together four successive wins (scoring 11 goals) to reach the hexagonal phase and even lead it.

Argentina then halted their progress with a 2-0 win, and in their next game, their qualification hopes looked to have been further dented when Uruguay raced into a 2-0 lead. However, they turned things around with a stirring second-half comeback to triumph 4-2.

Chile scored the most goals (17) and conceded the fewest (9) at Peru 2019.

Group C
Nickname: #LaRojita
Confederation: #CONMEBOL South America
Appearances: 5th Out of 18
Qualification: 2019 South American U17 Championships Runner Up 🥈
Best Finish: 3rd Place (Jap 1993) 🥉