OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 0
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CHILE<br />
Republic of Chile<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> COUNTRY PR<strong>OF</strong>ILES<br />
Population: 18 million<br />
Main language: Spanish<br />
Life expectancy: 80 years<br />
GDP per person: $22700<br />
Capital city: Santiago<br />
Association founded: 1895<br />
No. footballers / registered: 2,608,337 / 478,337<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> ranking (Jun-14): 14<br />
Highest <strong>FIFA</strong> ranking: 6 (Apr-98)<br />
Continental titles: 4 times Copa America runners up<br />
<strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> RECORD<br />
Participations: 10 (1930, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1974,<br />
1982, 1998, 2010, <strong>2014</strong>, <strong>2014</strong>)<br />
Best placing: Third 1962<br />
Biggest win: 5-2 v United States (1950)<br />
Biggest loss: 1-4 v West Germany (1982) & Brazil (1998)<br />
Qualified for <strong>2014</strong> edition as:<br />
CONMEBOL round robin third place<br />
Australia's record against Chile (men's)<br />
Team P W D L<br />
Senior 4 0 1 3<br />
Under-23 4 1 2 1<br />
Under-20 14 2 5 7<br />
Under-17 8 4 3 1<br />
Group B<br />
DEMOGRAPHIC PR<strong>OF</strong>ILE<br />
Australian residents born in Chile<br />
Population count (2011 census): 24900<br />
0.5 per cent of overseas-born population<br />
Age range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+<br />
per cent distribution 2.5 4.0 76.3 17.2<br />
Median age: 48.4 years<br />
Sex ratio: 91.9 males per 100 females<br />
Arrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000<br />
per cent distribution 6.0 81.4 12.7<br />
Australian citizenship rate: 77.8 per cent<br />
Main localities of residence: Bossley Park (NSW),<br />
Fairfield (NSW), Narre Warren South (Vic)<br />
FORM <strong>GUIDE</strong><br />
14-08-13 Iraq W 6-0 Brondby<br />
06-09-13 Venezuela W 3-0 Santiago De Chile<br />
11-10-13 Colombia D 3-3 Barranquilla<br />
15-10-13 Ecuador W 2-1 Santiago De Chile<br />
15-11-13 England W 2-0 London<br />
19-11-13 Brazil L 1-2 Toronto<br />
22-01-14 Costa Rica W 4-0 Coquimbo<br />
05-03-14 Germany L 0-1 Stuttgart<br />
30-05-14 Egypt W 3-2 Santiago De Chile<br />
04-06-14 Northern Ireland W 2-0 Valparaiso<br />
No. of matches played 12-06-13 to 12-06-14: 10<br />
<strong>2014</strong> <strong>FIFA</strong> <strong>WORLD</strong> <strong>CUP</strong> SQUAD – CHILE<br />
# Player Pos Birthdate / Age Height Caps (gls) Club, country<br />
1 Claudio BRAVO GK 13-04-83 / 31 185cm 79 (0) Real Sociedad, Spain<br />
2 Eugenio MENA DF 18-07-88 / 25 174cm 25 (3) Santos, Brazil<br />
3 Miiko ALBORNOZ DF 30-11-90 / 23 180cm 2 (1) Malmo, Sweden<br />
4 Mauricio ISLA DF 12-06-88 / 26 177cm 47 (2) Juventus, Italy<br />
5 Francisco SILVA MF 11-02-86 / 28 178cm 12 (0) Osasuna, Spain<br />
6 Carlos CARMONA MF 21-02-87 / 27 179cm 45 (1) Atalanta Bergamo, Italy<br />
7 Alexis SANCHEZ FW 19-12-88 / 25 169cm 67 (22) Barcelona, Spain<br />
8 Arturo VIDAL MF 22-05-87 / 27 178cm 54 (8) Juventus, Italy<br />
9 Mauricio PINILLA FW 04-02-84 / 30 185cm 26 (5) Cagliari Calcio, Italy<br />
10 Jorge VALDIVIA MF 19-10-83 / 30 173cm 57 (4) Palmeiras, Brazil<br />
11 Eduardo VARGAS FW 20-11-89 / 24 175cm 30 (14) Valencia, Spain<br />
12 Cristopher TOSELLI GK 15-06-88 / 25 181cm 4 (0) Universidad Catolica, Chile<br />
13 Jose ROJAS DF 23-06-83 / 30 174cm 19 (1) Club Universidad de Chile, Chile<br />
14 Fabian ORELLANA FW 27-01-86 / 28 168cm 26 (2) Celta Vigo, Spain<br />
15 Jean BEAUSEJOUR MF 01-06-84 / 30 178cm 60 (5) Wigan Athletic, England<br />
16 Felipe GUTIERREZ MF 08-10-90 / 23 175cm 18 (1) Twente, Netherlands<br />
17 Gary MEDEL DF 03-08-87 / 26 171cm 61 (5) Cardiff City, Wales<br />
18 Gonzalo JARA DF 29-08-85 / 28 177cm 65 (3) Nottingham Forest, England<br />
19 Jose FUENZALIDA MF 22-02-85 / 29 170cm 23 (1) Colo-Colo, Chile<br />
20 Charles ARANGUIZ MF 17-04-89 / 25 171cm 21 (2) Internacional, Brazil<br />
21 Marcelo DIAZ MF 30-12-86 / 27 168cm 21 (1) Basel, Switzerland<br />
22 Esteban PAREDES FW 01-08-80 / 33 179cm 35 (10) Colo-Colo, Chile<br />
23 Johnny HERRERA GK 09-05-81 / 33 183cm 8 (0) Club Universidad de Chile, Chile<br />
COACH: Jorge Sampaoli (Argentina) age 54 years<br />
Coach of Chile since 2012<br />
Previous <strong>FIFA</strong> World Cup experience (as coach): -<br />
Age as at 12-Jun-14, Caps (gls) as at 5-Jun-14<br />
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