Chile were drawn in Group B, along with Italy, Cameroon and Austria. With much expected of their strike partnership of Marcelo Salas and Ivan Zamorano. Italy had been the only team to win in the group, so Chile's unbeaten record took them into the last 16, and a tie with South American rivals Brazil at the Parc des Princes in Paris.
Above kits: Chile were one of the team with manufacturer Reebok entering 1998 tournament. The shirt (home and away) featured an interesting collar and cuffs design with the reebok motif shadow. The Chile kits has the no.11 on the front and rear indicating it was the shirt of forward player Marcelo Salas, who at the time played for Argentinian club, River Plate.
Match Featuring:
GROUP B
P W D L Gls Pts
ITALY 3 2 1 0 7-3 7
CHILE 3 0 3 0 4-4 3
Austria 3 0 2 1 3-4 2
Cameroon 3 0 2 1 2-5 2
Jun 11 Bordeaux
Italy v Chile 2-2 (Chile played with Home kits)
Jun 17 St Etienne
Chile v Austria 1-1
Jun 23 Nantes
Chile v Cameroon 1-1 (Chile played with Away kits)
Chile squads:
1 GK Nelson Tapia, 2 DF Cristian Castaneda, 3 DF Ronald Fuentes, 4 DF Francisco Rojas, 5 DF Javier Margas, 6 DF Pedro Reyes, 7 MD Nelson Parraguez, 8 MD Clarence Acuna, 9 FW Ivan Zamorano, 10 MD Jose Luis Sierra, 11 FW Marcelo Salas, 12 GK Marcelo Ramirez, 13 FW Manuel Neira, 14 DF Miguel Ramirez, 15 DF Moises Villaroel, 16 DF Mauricio Aros, 17 MD Marcelo Vega, 18 MD Luis Musrri, 19 MD Fernando Cornejo, 20 MD Fabian Estay, 21 FW Rodrigo Barrera, 22 GK Carlos Tejas,
1 GK Nelson Tapia, 2 DF Cristian Castaneda, 3 DF Ronald Fuentes, 4 DF Francisco Rojas, 5 DF Javier Margas, 6 DF Pedro Reyes, 7 MD Nelson Parraguez, 8 MD Clarence Acuna, 9 FW Ivan Zamorano, 10 MD Jose Luis Sierra, 11 FW Marcelo Salas, 12 GK Marcelo Ramirez, 13 FW Manuel Neira, 14 DF Miguel Ramirez, 15 DF Moises Villaroel, 16 DF Mauricio Aros, 17 MD Marcelo Vega, 18 MD Luis Musrri, 19 MD Fernando Cornejo, 20 MD Fabian Estay, 21 FW Rodrigo Barrera, 22 GK Carlos Tejas,
Coach: Nelson Acosta
Great kit, Chile haven't had anything like this one since '98.
ReplyDeleteFantastic work.