Chile and Peru football rivalry
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Peru and Chile have a rivalry that dates back from the War of the Pacific. Previously, the two nations had been on friendly terms sharing mutual alliances during the South American wars of independence and in the Chincha Islands War. Territorial, maritime, and cultural disputes have fueled tensions since the ending of the War of the Pacific. These historical feuds and lingering bitterness have led to a large football rivalry between both nations.
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[edit] History
The rivalry originating since the ending of the war evolved into sports competition, especially football since that is the favorite sport of both nations. The Chile vs. Peru games generally tend to be very competitive and at times rough. The two teams display highly contested battles that make for entertaining matches within the CONMEBOL region.
[edit] Recent Matches
| Date | Location | Competition | Game | Results |
| October 17, 2007 | Santiago (Chile) |
2010 World Cup Qualification | Chile - Peru | 2 - 0 |
| October 11, 2006 | Tacna (Peru) |
Friendly match | Peru - Chile | 0 - 1 |
| October 7, 2006 | Vina del Mar (Chile) |
Friendly match | Chile - Peru | 3 – 2 |
| August 17, 2005 | Tacna (Peru) |
Friendly match | Peru - Chile | 3 - 1 |
| November 17, 2004 | Lima (Peru) |
2006 World Cup qualification | Peru - Chile | 2 – 1 |
| April 28, 2004 | Antofagasta (Chile) |
Friendly match | Chile – Peru | 1 – 1 |
| September 9, 2003 | Santiago (Chile) |
2006 World Cup qualification | Chile - Peru | 2 – 1 |
| April 2, 2003 | Lima (Peru) |
Friendly match | Peru - Chile | 3 – 0 |
| March 30, 2003 | Santiago (Chile) |
Friendly match | Chile - Peru | 2 – 0 |
| March 27, 2001 | Lima (Peru) |
2002 World Cup qualification | Peru - Chile | 3 – 1 |
| April 26, 2000 | Santiago (Chile) |
2002 World Cup qualification | Chile - Peru | 1 – 1 |
| October 12, 1997 | Santiago (Chile) |
1998 World Cup qualification | Chile - Peru | 4 – 0 |
| January 12, 1997 | Lima (Peru) |
1998 World Cup qualification | Peru - Chile | 2 – 1 |
[edit] Overall Statistics
| Head to Head [1] | GP | GW | GD | GL | GF:GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 69 | 35 | 14 | 20 | 105:91 |
| Peru | 69 | 20 | 14 | 35 | 91:105 |
[edit] La Blanquirroja: Peru National Football Team
More information at: Peru national football team
The Peru national football team is controlled by the Federación Peruana de Fútbol (FPF) and represents Peru in international football competitions. It competes with nine other teams in the CONMEBOL conference within FIFA. Qualifying for four FIFA World Cups, Peru's elegant and skillfull play has set the team as one of the finest exponents of South American talent.
Peru has had great moments in the history of football ever since the 1930s. During this era they participated in the first FIFA World Cup, the controversial 1936 Summer Olympics, and won their first Copa América in 1939. Later, between 1970 and 1982, a Golden Generation of Peruvian footballers once more brought Peru into the view of the world. Teofilo Cubillas was the star of the side (scoring five goals in two different finals), and his attacking flair and skill became synonymous for the world with Peru's football team in the 1970s. The team then qualified for three out of four FIFA World Cups and won the Copa América in 1975.
Currently, the Peruvian team is usually rated around the 50th spot in FIFA rankings. Recent efforts to reach the World Cup have been unsuccessful six times in a row. Even so, various Peruvian players have achieved notoriety, among them, Jefferson Farfan, Nolberto Solano, Claudio Pizarro, and Jose Paolo Guerrero, all of them important players in their respective teams.
[edit] La Roja: Chile National Football Team
More information at: Chile national football team
The Chile national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile and was established in 1895. They have appeared in seven World Cup tournaments.
Chile was one the teams invited and that accepted to compete in the first World Cup in 1930. They started off well beating Mexico and France without conceding a goal. A 3-1 loss to Argentina in their final game left them in second place in their group, eliminating them from the tournament. In the 1950 World Cup, Chile was eliminated in the first round but defeated the United States 5-2.
Their best World Cup result was a third place finish in 1962, when Chile was the host nation. Chile lost 4-2 to eventual champions Brazil in a semifinals match, but beat Yugoslavia 1-0 in the third place match.
Chile was one of the founding members of CONMEBOL which included Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and participated in the first Copa America tournament in 1916. While in Copa America play, Chile has reached four finals but has lost in each appearance.
In Olympic tournament play, Chile's best result was the Bronze medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, with striker Ivan Zamorano the competition's top scorer.
Chile has attained medals in both the U-17 World Cup held in Japan and the U-20 World Cup in Canada.
Notable past Chilean players include Guillermo Subiabre, Sergio Livingstone, Leonel Sánchez, Carlos Campos, Elías Figueroa, Carlos Caszely, Patricio Yáñez, and Ivan Zamorano.
[edit] Football Controversy: Chalaca or Chilena?
More information at: Bicycle kick
[edit] Chilean Claim: La chilena
According to the Ramón Unzaga Asla account, the native of Bilbao/Spain, who in his teens emigrated to Chile with his parents, created the kick during an 1914 match of his football club Estrella del Mar in Talcahuano. Unzaga, though not scoring, received wider recognition after playing for Chile in the South American Championship of 1916 (hosted by Argentina) and 1920 (hosted by his adoptive country Chile). According to this account, the bicycle kick was noticed and named "la chilena" by a group of Argentinean journalists during the 1920 tournament.:[2]
In 1927, Chilean club team Colo-Colo conducted a European tour and Chilean player David Arellano exhibited the move in Spain, and the name "Chilena" may refer to him.[3]
The people from Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panamá, Paraguay, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela call this move "Chilena".
[edit] Peruvian Claim: La chalaca
Callao is the principal port of Perú, during the colonial era it was the principal point of comerce in the Pacific zone and, thus, the meeting point that sailors of the Pacific Ocean used. Callao served as a point of union of cultures and tastes of the English, Scottish, Irish, Galish, and other sailors.
Ancient testimonies and oral traditions tells that during a football match between the sailors, without specifying date, they invited some of the Chalacos (People from Callao) to come play with them to fill the players needed for the 22 to be completed. It is said that during this game, one of the Chalaco's move was so surprising and spectacular in the manner that it scored that from the lips of the visitors came out the word that baptized the play in this area of the world: "Tiro de Chalaca" ("Chalacan Strike"). Later this was shortened to "Chalaca."[4]
What makes the Peruvian claim valid is not the oral testimony itself, but rather the accurate details it contains. The port of Callao was, back in those times when the Panama Canal had not been built, a much needed port to use to make it across America by ship.[5] So then it can reasonably be concluded that the British, "creators" of the sport, would have played football as a means to have fun in their long trips and that they should have invited some of the natives to play with them. Also, according to Jorge Barraza (argentine's journalist and CONMEBOL's Magazine Chief Editor), there were several games played between Chileans and Peruvians due to the trips from Valparaiso to Callao. The Chileans themselves at first called the move "Chalaca" and as Jorge Barraza says: "The Peruvians are the only ones who never called it 'Chilena' because they had already seen it and given a name to it." [6]
Afterwards, the people from Peru and other parts of Latin America (Particularly Ecuador and Colombia) called this move "Chalaca."
[edit] References
- ^ FIFA.com
- ^ (Spanish) http://www.euskonews.com/0332zbk/kosmo33201.html
- ^ (Spanish) http://revista.guachacas.cl/Epi_chilenita.html
- ^ (Spanish) Futbolperuano.com[1], Retrieved August 23, 2007
- ^ Early Canal Plans, from the Panama Canal Authority
- ^ (Spanish) elcomercio.com[2], Retrieved September 1, 2007
