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Chile national under-20 football team
Chile national U-20 football team, also known as Chile Sub-20 or La Rojita, is part of the Federacion de Futbol de Chile. The U-20 team is considered to be the breeding ground for future Chile national soccer team players. The Chile U-20 national team has participated in five U-20 World Cups Chile 1987, Qatar 1995, Argentina 2001, Netherlands 2005, and Canada 2007.
One of the best and earliest campaigns was when Chile hosted the tournament in 1987 finishing in fourth place. The most recent being the 2007 edition of the U-20 World Cup included the national U-20 squad earn the third place postition, making it Chile's most successful campaign.
The (GK) Christopher Toselli made the record of 492 minutes without conceding a goal and ultimately overcoming the old record of 484 minutes which was held by U-20 Brazilian (GK) Claudio Taffarel since the World Cup of 1985.
Sanchez, Vidangossy, Vidal, Cristian Suarez and Toselli were main candidates to be the best players of the tournament.
The Chile national U-20 football team also participates in the South American Youth Championship which act as qualifiers for the FIFA World Youth Championship.
Chile National U-20 Football Team: World Cups
U-20 World Cup: Chile 1987
The first World Cup the U-20 national team gained entry came in 1987 when Chile was granted the right to host. Chile headed Group A which included Australia, Togo, and Yugoslavia. October 10, 1987 Chile faced eventual tournament winners Yugoslavia in Santiago in the presence of a crowd totaling 67,000 spectators. All of Chile's early group matches were held in Santiago at the Estadio Nacional. Chile lost the opening game by a score of 2-4, with Tudor and Pino scoring both of those goals.
The second match against the African country of Togo, had Chile winning by a score of 3-0, with Pino scoring through a penalty kick in the '8 minute of the match. Tudor would also respond by scoring two goals in the 32nd and 75th minute of the match and securing victory.
The next game against Australia was staged in front of 75,000 people. Chile using the advantage of having support from its crowd, defeated Australia 2-0 with both goals coming from Pino in the 22nd and 52nd minutes of the match.
Chile advanced to the Quarter-Finals in second place, and later played Italy in the city of Concepcion, Chile. Chile's margin of victory came with the minimum difference of a 1-0 score. The result in affect would lead ti a face-off against West Germany in the Semi-Finals. The match featured West Germany ultimately winning 4-0. The third place spot was to be played against East Germany where Chile fell on penalty kicks (3)-(1) after a game that had both sides drawn 1-1.
{| class="wikitable small" style="text-align:center" width="100%" |- !Date !Venue !Opponents !Result !Score |- |October 10, 1987 |Santiago, Chile | |L | 2 - 4 |- |- |October 13, 1987 |Santiago, Chile | |W | 3 - 0 |- |- |October 17, 1987 |Santiago, Chile | |W | 2 - 0 |- |- |October 21, 1987 |Concepcion, Chile | |W | 1 - 0 |- |- |October 23, 1987 |Concepcion, Chile | |L | 0 - 4 |- |- |October 25, 1987 |Santiago, Chile | |D | 1(1) - 1(3) |-|-
U-20 World Cup: Netherlands 2005
June 11, 2005 Chile faced CONCACAF opponents Honduras at the De Vijverberg stadium in Doetinchem, Netherlands in what was to be the first match pertaining to group C. Massimo Busacca from Switzerland was the referee of the match. Chile in front of 6,800 spectators opened the scoring in the first half with goals from forward Parada in the eleventh minute and midfielder Jose Pedro Fuenzalida in the thirtieth minute. The scoring momentum continued onto the second half where Fuenzalida added another goal onto his personal tally in the fifty third minute. Matias Fernandez followed with a goal of his own in the sixty seventh. Two minutes later in the sixty ninth minute Gonzalo Jara would also score which was followed by another strike from Parada in the seventy first. Pedro Morales concluded with the last goal of the day in the seventy seventh minute making the final score 7-0, an impressive start for "La Rojita''.
Four days later on June 15, 2005 Chile experienced a crushing blow against the European country of Spain. The match was again held at De Vijverberg, and the referee in charge was Benito Archundia from Mexico. An estimate of 6,600 spectators were in attendance with Spaniard Fernando Llorente scoring a total of four goals. Chile playing with 10 men witnessed a score of 0-7 bringing the goal average to an equilibrium.
June 17, 2005 at Galgenwaard Stadion in Utrecht (city) Chile competed against Morocco amid a crowd of 11,000. The referee was Australian Mark Shield. The only goal was scored by Moroccan forward Bendamou in the forty seventh minute.
A total of three points was enough for Chile to qualify in a best third place spot for the second round and on June 22, 2005 Chile played hosts Netherlands at De Vijverberg stadium. Dutch forwards Ryan Babel, Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, and Collins John would settle the game 3-0, eliminating Chile from the U-20 World Cup.
{| class="wikitable small" style="text-align:center" width="100%" |- !Date !Venue !Opponents !Result !Score |- |June 11, 2005 |Doetinchem, Netherlands | |W | 7 - 0 |- |- |June 15, 2005 |Doetinchem, Netherlands | |L | 0 - 7 |- |- |June 17, 2005 |Utrecht, Netherlands | |L | 0 - 1 |- |- |June 22, 2005 |Doetinchem, Netherlands | |L | 0 - 3|-
U-20 World Cup: Canada 2007
Canada 2007 was Chile's fifth overall participation in the U-20 world youth championship. Chile opened Group A against the host nation of Canada in Toronto, with Chile winning 3-0. The game featured a Chilean side with adequate possession of the ball and attentive striking from forwards Medina, team captain Carlos Carmona, and late game substitute Jaime Grondona.
The second match was against the African youth champions Congo in Edmonton. Chile soundly defeated a 10 man squad with a score of 3-0, goals coming from striker Alexis Sanchez, Medina, and Arturo Vidal.
The third game was against Austria where after 90 minutes the game ended in scoreless 0-0, the result was enough for Chile to clinch the first spot of the group. In the Second Round Chile went up against Portugal who had qualified as third of their group. Chile with a goal from Vidal in the 45th minute of first half secured a pass onto the Quarter-Final.
The Quarter-Final included Nigeria where after a scoreless 90 minutes the game was to be decided in extra time. Within the next final thirty minutes of the match Chile would win 4-0 with finishes coming off a header from Jaime Grondona, a penalty kick by Mauricio Islas after Chilean player Vidangossy was brought down in the box. A deadly counter strike finish from Isla's in the 117th minute, and a late finisher from Mathias Vidangossy after rounding the keeper in 120+.
The Semi-Final against Argentina proved controversial where the referre in charge Wolfgang Stark would send off two Chilean players Dagoberto Currimilla and Gary Medel. Playing with 9 men proved drastic, Chile would go on to lose 3-0 and chances of reaching the Final were shattered.
The third place spot brought a familiar opponent group A rivals Austria. The match was a consolation prize for the teams in dispute and a meritable reward after a hard fought campaign. Both countries would initiate great plays. One goal was enough with Chile's defender Hans Martinez hitting the ball past the GK and onto the net from a free kick cross ending the match 1-0.
{| class="wikitable small" style="text-align:center" width="100%" |- !Date !Venue !Opponents !Result !Score |- |July 1, 2007 |Toronto, Canada | |W | 3 - 0 |- |- |July 5, 2007 |Edmonton, Canada | |W | 3 - 0 |- |- |July 8, 2007 |Toronto, Canada | |D | 0 - 0 |- |- |July 12, 2007 |Edmonton, Canada | |W | 1 - 0 |- |- |July 15, 2007 |Montreal, Canada | |W | 4 - 0 |- |- |July 19, 2007 |Toronto, Canada | |L | 0 - 3 |- |- |July 22, 2007 |Toronto, Canada | |W | 1 - 0|-
Competitive Record
FIFA World Youth Championship Record
Former squads
1987 FIFA World Youth Championship
Coach: Luis Ibarra
1995 FIFA World Youth Championship
Coach: Leonardo Veliz
2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
Coach: Hector Pinto
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
Coach: Jose Sulantay
2007 FIFA World Youth Championship
Coach: Jose Sulantay
See also
South American Youth Championship
Chile national under-17 football team
Chile (Senior) team
External links
Official ANFP Asociacion Nacional de Futbol Profesional
FIFA.com: FIFA U-20 World Cup 2007
Chilean football forum on national teams
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