Historic: Las Diablas are World Cup winners for the second time in their history

ByDavid Mitchell
Historic: Las Diablas are World Cup winners for the second time in their history

They did it. Las Diablas, for the second (consecutive) time in their history, are World Cup winners. After a very close match with many emotions, Chile tied 1 to 1 with Japan in the regulation 60 minutes (they started losing in the first quarter and tied it with 90 seconds left in the game) and took the 2-0 victory in the Shoot-Outs to qualify for the World Cup final and, at the same time, to get a ticket to the 2026 World Cup in the Netherlands and Belgium.

In the first quarter, The Asians lost the ref video after just three minutes due to a wrong order from the foot of a Chilean player who had been outside the area. Likewise, Japan did not falter in the face of such a loss and found the first goal of the match at the close: with an excellent drive, Hanami Saito (14′) scored the upper left corner of goalkeeper Natalia Salvador and scored 1-0.

After a very flat second, third and fourth quarter, with an Asian team defending the Chilean team’s dangerous chances well, When there was only a minute and a half left (yes, when there were only 90 seconds left in the game), Las Diablas found the agonizing tie that blew up the entire “Claudia Schüler” National Stadium. Through a set play on a short corner, the server Domenica Ananias (59′) He scored the final 1-1 to force Australian penalties.

And that’s where the guardian of the arch appeared. Natalia Salvador dressed as a heroinelike the unforgettable Claudia Schüler at the 2022 Pan American Cup who accompanied her and the entire team from the sky. The Diablas beat Japan 2-0 in Shoot-Outs and managed to get tickets for the World Cup in the Netherlands and Belgium, to be held from August 15 to 30, 2026.

The title match will be this Sunday, March 8, starting at 8:15 p.m., against Australia, a team they beat 2 to 1 in the group stage.

  • 7th and 8th place: Canada vs. Switzerland (09:00 a.m.)

  • 5th and 6th place: France vs. Malaysia (11:15 a.m.)

  • 3rd and 4th place: Japan vs. Ireland (6:00 p.m.)

  • End: Chile vs. Australia (8:15 p.m.)


David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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