The Devils tied with France and will not be able to be in the 2026 World Cup
In a truly great game full of goals, Los Diabloswho tied 2 to 2 against Wales and 2 to 2 against Scotland, They tied again in this group stage, this time 3-3 against France, and it was not enough for them to continue with their dream of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. The goals for the Chilean team were scored by Juan Amoroso x2 and Vicente Goñi and for the European team by Victor Charlet x2 and Benjamin Marqué.
In the first quarter, about 15 minutes played in both areas and without a clearly dominant team, Chile managed to get ahead on the scoreboard with less than 30 seconds left by the hand of Juan Amoroso (15′)the scorer who brought out his drag for the 1 to 0 partial against France. Already in the second quarter, The French found the tie through the same way that the trans-Andeans scored the first goal of the match: a short corner. The number 22, Victor Charlet (21′)dragged goalkeeper Adrián Henriquez’s left post and made it 1-1 at the “Claudia Schüler” National Stadium.
When the game was over, Vicente Goñi (37′) He hit the ball that had been stuck in the middle of the area with a first sweep and made the entire stadium explode. to score the partial 2 to 1 and put Los Diablos back up on the scoreboard. The fourth and final quarter was a rollercoaster of emotions for Chile and the “Claudia Schüler” National Stadium, because France went from tying the match to turning it around and then Chile got back into the game by tying the match.
With nine minutes left before closing, Victor Charlet (51′)again from a short corner and with the help of a Chilean deflection along the way, tied the match and made it 2 to 2 in Santiago de Chile. A score that was not going to end like this because Benjamin Marqué (56′) he took a backhand to the upper left corner from the galley and The result turned around so that France went 3 to 2. But just a minute later, the scorer Juan Amoroso (57′) appeared again to leave Los Diablos alive and tie the match 3 to 3.
Unfortunately for the Chilean people, the result was not changed and Chile was eliminated from the 2026 World Cup Qualifier. They finished in fourth position in Zone A, with three units. The semifinals, to be played on Friday the 6th, were set up in this way:
