Chile national football team 2001

The Chile national football team played a total number of nineteen international matches (including four unofficial games) in the 2001 season under the guidance of Uruguayan manager Nelson Acosta, who stepped down after the Sahara Millennium Cup in India. He was replaced by Pedro García Barros. The last three matches were coached by Jorge Garcés. Chile ended up in last place in the qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, with only three wins in eighteen matches.

Results

Chile vs Bahrain

Friendly match [1] 15 January 2001 № 538	Chile	2 – 0	Bahrain	Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta Attendance: unknown Referee: P. K. Bose (IND)
	Tapia  28' Martel  81'

Chile vs Uzbekistan

Friendly match [1] 17 January 2001 № 539	Chile	2 – 0	Uzbekistan	Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta Attendance: unknown Referee: S. Salerajan (MAS)
	Villaseca  40' González  85'

Chile vs Iceland

Friendly match [1] 20 January 2001 № 540	Chile	2 – 0	Iceland	Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta Attendance: 11,230 Referee: Marshoud (JOR)
	González  37',  50'

Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Chile

Friendly match [1] 22 January 2001 № 541	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1 – 0	Chile	Saltlake Stadium, Calcutta Attendance: unknown Referee: Mangkol (THA)
	Muharemović  75'

Honduras vs Chile

Friendly match 21 March 2001 № 542	Honduras	3 – 1	Chile [2]	Estadio Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Rodríguez (HON)
	Ramírez  26' (og) Guevara  44' Pavón  67'		González  32'

Peru vs Chile

WCQ2002 [3] 27 March 2001 № 543	Peru	3 – 1	Chile	Estadio Nacional Jose Diaz, Lima Attendance: 38,901 Referee: Sánchez (ARG)
	Maestri  53' Mendoza  72' Pizarro  81'	(Report)	Navia  61'

Mexico vs Chile

Friendly match 11 April 2001 № 544	Mexico	1 – 0	Chile [4]	Estadio Tecnológico, Monterrey Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Valenzuela (USA)
	Osorno  81'

Chile vs Uruguay

WCQ2002 24 April 2001 № 545	Chile	0 – 1	Uruguay	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago Attendance: 45,676 Referee: Elizondo (ARG)
		(Report)	Díaz  12' (og)

Paraguay vs Chile

WCQ2002 2 June 2001 № 546	Paraguay	1 – 0	Chile	Defensores del Chaco, Asunción Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Badilla (CRC)
	Paredes  90'	(Report)

Ecuador vs Chile

Copa América 11 July 2001 № 547	Ecuador	1 – 4	Chile	Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Hidalgo (PER)
	Chalá  77'		Navia  29' Montecinos  73',  90' Corrales  85'

Chile vs Venezuela

Copa América 14 July 2001 № 548	Chile	1 – 0	Venezuela	Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Alcalá (MEX)
	Montecinos  78'

Colombia vs Chile

Copa América 17 July 2001 № 549	Colombia	2 – 0	Chile	Estadio Metropolitano, Barranquilla Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Larrionda (URU)
	Aristizábal  10' (pk) Arriaga  90'

Mexico vs Chile

Copa América 22 July 2001 № 550	Mexico	2 – 0	Chile	Estadio Ramírez Villegas, Pereira Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Simon (BRA)
	Arellano  18' Osorno  79'

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Chile vs Bolivia

WCQ2002 14 August 2001 № 551	Chile	2 – 2	Bolivia	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago Attendance: 34,657 Referee: Giménez (ARG)
	Salas  35',  75'	(Report)	Baldivieso  19' Coimbra  71'

Chile vs France

Friendly match 1 September 2001 № 552	Chile	2 – 1	France	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago Attendance: 72,728 Referee: Giménez (ARG)
	Galdames  4' Navia  51'		Trézéguet  74'

Chile vs Venezuela

WCQ2002 4 September 2001 № 553	Chile	0 – 2	Venezuela	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Ortubé (BOL)
		(Report)	Paez  56' Arango  62'

Brazil vs Chile

WCQ2002 7 October 2001 № 554	Brazil	2 – 0	Chile [5]	Estadio Couto Pereira, Curitiba Attendance: 52,000 Referee: Elizondo (ARG)
	Edilson  52' Rivaldo  63'	(Report)

Colombia vs Chile

WCQ2002 7 November 2001 № 555	Colombia	3 – 1	Chile	Estadio El Campín, Bogotá Attendance: 16,050 Referee: Giménez (ARG)
	Grisales  19' Angel  67' Gonzalez  68'	(Report)	Riveros  39'

Chile vs Ecuador

WCQ2002 14 November 2001 № 556	Chile	0 – 0	Ecuador	Estadio Nacional de Chile, Santiago Attendance: 19,237 Referee: Paniagua (BOL)
		(Report)

Notes

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Match at the Sahara Millennium Cup in India; Not a full FIFA international; Chile fielded a team with players from the Primera División de Chile.
2. ^ First match under the guidance of manager Pedro García Barros; red card for goalkeeper Marcelo Ramírez in the 35th minute.
3. ^ Qualifying match for the 2002 FIFA World Cup
4. ^ Red cards for Chile's Eros Pérez [65'] and Joel Reyes [77'].
5. ^ First match under the guidance of caretaker Jorge Garcés.

See also

• Primera División Chilena 2001

References

• RSSSF detailed results
• Overview Chile international matches