Chile have enjoyed a remarkable upturn in fortunes since Marcelo Bielsa took over as national coach in August 2007. Absent from the big stage since France 1998, La Roja qualified in fine style for the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™, finishing second in the South American Zone, just a point behind Brazil.
Not surprisingly, that achievement has resulted in a steady climb of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, where the Chileans now stand 14th, their highest position in nearly 12 years.
The last time Chile stood so close to the top ten was in September 1998, when they rose to 12th. And it was in April that year that the South Americans achieved their all-time high of sixth. Since then, however, it has been mostly downhill, with the Chileans dropping as low as 84th in December 2002.
Although signs of a recovery came under Bielsa’s predecessor Nelson Acosta, it was the appointment of man they call El Loco that proved the catalyst for Chile’s emergence from the doldrums. Buy Chile world cup tickets for the FIFA worldcup 2010 and along with that ticket4football also providing the fans with the facility to get Brazil World Cup Tickets, champions league tickets, champions league final tickets, world cup tickets and world cup 2010 tickets, means you can get your football tickets for any event from ticket4football.com.
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