The Great Tournament is less than 2 days away, lets begin the final group, Group H with the surprise team of South American qualifying, Chile.

OFFICIAL NAME: Federación de Fútbol de Chile



NICKNAME: La Roja

FIFA CONFEDERATION: CONMEBOL (South America)

FIFA CODE: CHI

HOW THEY QUALIFIED: 2nd place in CONMEBOL WC qualifying

WORLD CUP APPEARANCES (INCLUDING 2010): 8

BEST WC FINISH: 3rd Place, Chile 1962

WORLD CUP RECORD (MP: Wins - Draws - Losses): 25: 7W - 6D - 12L

HEAD COACH: Marcelo Bielsa

MOST CAPPED PLAYER (# of caps): Leonel Sánchez (84)

ALL-TIME GOAL SCORING LEADER (# of goals): Marcelo Salas (37)

BRIEF FOOTBALLING HISTORY:
The Chileans footballing history is one of close but not quite. Their best WC finish was 3rd place in 1962 when Chile hosted the tournament. La Roja have finished runners-up in the Copa America 4 times and finished 3rd place at the Copa America 5 times. This Chile side made history when they beat Argentina for the 1st time ever in CONMEBOL WC qualifying.

PLAYER TO WATCH:
The player to watch is Chile's most exciting young prospect since Marcelo Salas, this new Chilean star is Alexis Sánchez.
(REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado)
The 21-year old (pictured on the left) first started to get the football world's attention while playing for Argentine club, River Plate. He is known as "El Niño Maravilla" (The Wonder Boy) for his dribbling and playmaking skills. Sánchez is another rising star who could make a bigger name for himself if Chile advances and he plays well.

OUTLOOK:
The strength of this Chilean side is in attack. With Alexis Sánchez, Humberto Suazo, and Jorge Valdivia this team will terrorize defenses. Chile impressed in their World Cup qualifying campaign and with an excellent tactician like Marcelo Bielsa leading the team, Chile could make its deepest WC run since 1962.

FINAL 23-MAN WC ROSTER:
Goalkeepers: Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad/Spain), Miguel Pinto (Universidad de Chile), Luis Marin (Union Espanola)

Defenders: Pablo Contreras (PAOK/Greece), Ismael Fuentes (Universidad Catolica), Mauricio Isla (Udinese/Italy), Gary Medel (Boca Juniors/Argentina), Gonzalo Jara (West Bromwich/England), Waldo Ponce (Universidad Catolica), Arturo Vidal (Bayer Leverkusen/Germany)

Midfielders: Carlos Carmona (Reggina/Italy), Marco Estrada (Universidad de Chile), Matias Fernandez (Sporting Lisbon/Portugal), Gonzalo Fierro (Flamengo/Brazil), Rodrigo Millar (Colo Colo), Rodrigo Tello (Besiktas/Turkey), Jorge Valdivia (Al-Ain/United Arab Emirates)

Strikers: Jean Beausejour (America/Mexico), Mark Gonzalez (CSKA Moscow/Russia), Fabian Orellana (Xerez/Spain), Esteban Paredes (Colo Colo), Alexis Sanchez (Udinese/Italy), Humberto Suazo (Real Zaragoza/Spain)

WC GROUP SCHEDULE:
June 16 vs. Honduras
June 21 vs. Switzerland
June 25 vs. Spain

Group H breakdowns continue with Honduras.