Chile national football team 1993

The Chile national football team played a total number of nine international matches in the 1993 season, including three at the 1993 Copa América. Manager Arturo Salah stepped down after the tournament and was replaced by interim-manager Nelson Acosta.

Chile did not enter the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification after being banned by the FIFA. The reason occurred on 3 September 1989 during a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying match at Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã stadium, when Brazil led Chile 1-0. A defeat for Chile would eliminate them from the tournament. Around the 67-minute mark, Chilean goalkeeper Roberto "Cóndor" Rojas fell to the pitch with an apparent injury to his forehead. A firework, thrown from the stands by a Brazilian fan named Rosenery Mello, was smouldering about a yard away. After carrying Rojas off the pitch, the Chilean players and coaches refused to return claiming conditions were not safe. The match went unfinished.

After studying video footage of the match showing that the firework had not made contact with Rojas, FIFA awarded Brazil a 2-0 win (eliminating Chile from the 1990 World Cup). The team was banned from the qualifiers of the 1994 Football World Cup, and Rojas was banned for life^[1] (although an amnesty was granted in 2001).

Results

Chile vs Bolivia

Friendly match 31 March 1993 № 437	Chile	2 – 1	Bolivia	Estadio Carlos Dittborn, Arica Attendance: 9,580 Referee: Marín (CHI)
	Estay  33' (pk) Sierra  70'		Ríos  61'

Chile vs Colombia

Friendly match 30 May 1993 № 438	Chile	1 – 1	Colombia	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Imperatore (CHI)
	Guevara  48'		Aristizábal  56'

Colombia vs Chile

Friendly match 6 June 1993 № 439	Colombia	1 – 0	Chile	Estadio El Campín, Bogotá Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Vasco (COL)
	Asprilla  46'

Ecuador vs Chili

Friendly 9 June 1993 № 440	Ecuador	1 – 2	Chile	Olímpico Atahualpa, Quito Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Guevara (ECU)
	Avilés  29'		Pizarro  23' Barrera  25'

Bolivia vs Chile

Friendly match 13 June 1993 № 441	Bolivia	1 – 3	Chile	Estadio Hernando Siles, La Paz Attendance: 17,165 Referee: Ortubé (BOL)
	Sandy  48'		Sierra  16' Figueroa  31' Castillo  56'

Paraguay vs Chile

Copa América 18 June 1993 № 442	Paraguay	1 – 0	Chile	Estadio Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Torres (COL)
	Cabañas  6'

Chile vs Brazil

Copa América 21 June 1993 № 443	Chile	3 – 2	Brazil	Estadio Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Rodas (ECU)
	Sierra  15' Zambrano  51',  59'		Müller  36' Palhinha  55'

Peru vs Chile

Copa América 24 June 1993 № 444	Peru	1 – 0	Chile	Estadio Serrano Aguilar, Cuenca Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Torres (COL)
	Del Solar  14' (pk)

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Spain vs Chile

Friendly match 8 September 1993 № 445	Spain	2 – 0	Chile	Estadio José Rico Pérez, Alicante Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Melo Pereira (POR)
	Guerrero  61',  89' (pk)

Notes

1. ^ Goal.com - Editorial/Comment - Own Goal: Faking Being Hit By Objects

References

• RSSSF detailed results
• Overview Chile international matches