Group H contenders
Spain
Switzerland
Honduras
Chile

Route to the finals
Despite picking up just four points in their opening four matches in South America zone qualifying, Chile went on to finish in second place in the group, one point behind winners Brazil.

During qualification they registered ten victories, three draws and five losses – the ten triumphs being more than they had managed in their previous two campaigns combined – and finish on 33 points.

The tally included impressive wins over Argentina and a double victory over Columbia, the second of which was a convincing 4-2 result in Medellin and guaranteed the country’s first appearance in the finals since 1998.

Manager
Argentine tactician Marcelo Bielsa has performed an impressive turnaround for the Chilean national side.

Having failed to qualify for the previous two World Cups, Bielsa has taken La Roja to within one point of topping the South America qualifying zone and seen them win more games (ten) than any other South American rivals during the campaign.

Bielsa was at the helm of Argentina during the 2002 World Cup, where they were dumped out of the competition at the Group Stage.

The 54-year-old’s reputation took something of a knock because of that but he will hope to redeem himself with Chile this summer.

Player watch
Zaragoza frontman Humberto Suazo played in every Qualifer for Chile during their 2010 campaign, bagging ten goals and making himself the top scorer in the South America zone.

The 29-year-old’s contribution provided almost a third of Chile’s 32 goals scored during qualifying and it is in attack that La Roja’s major threat lies.

Attacking midfielder Matias Fernandez and forward Alexis Sanchez notched four and three goals respectively during qualification and will provide potent options upfront.

Competition History
First appearance: 1930
No. of appearances (inc 2010): 8
Best result: Semi-Finals (1962)
Matches against England: 5

Squad

Goalkeepers
1	Claudio Bravo	Real Sociedad, ESP
12	Miguel Pinto	Univ. de Chile, CHI
23	Luis Marin	Union Espanola, CHI
Defenders
2	Ismael Fuentes	Univ. Catolica, CHI
3	Waldo Ponce	Univ. Catolica, CHI
4	Mauricio Isla	Udinese, ITA
5	Pablo Contreras	PAOK, GRE
17	Gary Medel	Boca Juniors, ARG
18	Gonzalo Jara	West Bromwich Albion, ENG
Midfielders
6	Carlos Carmona	Reggina, ITA
8	Arturo Vidal	Bayer Leverkusen, GER
10	Jorge Valdivia	Al Ain, UAE
13	Marco Estrada	Univ. de Chile, CHI
14	Matias Fernandez	Sporting Lisbon, POR
19	Gonzalo Fierro	Flamengo, BRA
20	Rodrigo Millar	Colo Colo, CHI
21	Rodrigo Tello	Besiktas, TUR
Forwards
7	Alexis Sanchez	Udinese, ITA
9	Humberto Suazo	Zaragoza, ESP
11	Mark Gonzalez	CSKA Moscow, RUS
15	Jean Beausejour	America, MEX
16	Fabian Orellana	Xerez, ESP
22	Esteban Paredes	Colo Colo, CHI