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Chile national under-17 football team is the representative of Chile within all FIFA sponsored tournaments that pertain to that age level. It is part of the Federacion de Futbol de Chile and has participated in two FIFA U-17 World Cups. In Japan 1993 and Egypt 1997.

Chile under-17 World Cup appearances

Japan 1993

The FIFA U-17 World Championship was held in Japan from August 21 to September 4 in the Japanese cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Kobe, Nagoya, and Gifu City.

This was to be Chile's first presentation on the U-17 international tournament. Attainment occurred by qualifying in second place during the Sudamericano U-17 qualifiers, behind Colombia and ahead of Argentina.

Of the four groups in the tournament, Chile were located in goup D which contained Poland, Tunisia, and China. The group games were held in the city of Hiroshima, and on August 22 Chile faced China the winners of the AFC U-16 Championship. The game ended in a 2-2 draw. On August 24 Chile played against Tunisia, where Chile came away victorious by a score of 2-0. The third match was to be a highly contested match-up against the eastern European country of Poland, and a battle for first place within group D would ensue. The match ended 3-3 with Chile qualifying in second place with a total of 4 points.

In the Quarter-Finals Chile's opponent was the former country of Czechoslovakia on August 29 in Kyoto. Chile went on to defeat Czechoslovakia 4-1 gaining a spot in the Semi-Finals.

On September 1 the Semi-Finals featured Chile vs. Ghana. The speed, counterattacking and strength of the African players defeated the Chilean sqaud. The match ended 3-0 and relegated Chile towards the consolation prize of the tournament.

The third place position reunited Chile with Poland, where after another battle, Chile would go on to tie Poland with a penalty kick from Sebastian Rozental during the closing minutes of the match, after Chile were down most of the game with an own goal against them. Chile ultimately won the penalty kick shootout (4)-(2) and gain a third place finish.

{| class="wikitable small" style="text-align:center" width="100%" |- !Date !Venue !Opponents !Result !Score |- |August 22, 1993 |Hiroshima, Japan | |D | 2 - 2 |- |- |August 24, 1993 |Hiroshima, Japan | |W | 2 - 0 |- |- |August 26, 1993 |Hiroshima, Japan | |D | 3 - 3 |- |- |August 29, 1993 |Kyoto, Japan | |W | 4 - 1 |- |- |September 1, 1993 |Tokyo, Japan | |L | 0 - 3 |- |- |September 4, 1993 |Tokyo, Japan | |D | 1(4) - 1(2) |-

Egypt 1997

For the 1997 edition Chile qualified in third place behind both Brazil and Argentina in the 1997 Sudamericano qualifiers.

The tournament was held in Egypt in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia, Alexandria, and Port Said. From September 4 to September 21. Chile was located in group A which included hosts Egypt, Germany, and Thailand. On September 5 Chile played Germany in the capital of Cairo and after a scoreless first half Chile was defeated by the Germans 1-0.

On September 7 Chile played the host country of Egypt in in the same venue. After Egypt was winning by a goal, Chile went on to tie and the game finished 1-1. September 10 in Ismalia the match featured Chile and Thailand. Chile defeated the South Asian country by a score of 6-2. The result but would not be enough to advance onto the second round. Chile with only 4 points could not surpass Egypt which came in second place with 5 points.

{| class="wikitable small" style="text-align:center" width="100%" |- !Date !Venue !Opponents !Result !Score |- |September 5, 1997 |Cairo, Egypt | |L | 0 - 1 |- |- |September 7, 1997 |Cairo, Egypt | |D | 1 - 1 |- |- |September 10, 1997 |Ismailia, Egypt | |W | 6 - 2 |-

Competitive Record

FIFA Under-17 World Cup Record

Former squads

1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Coach: Leonardo Veliz

1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Coach: Vladimir Bigorra

External links

FIFA.com: FIFA U-17 World Championship Egypt 1997

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