Chilean club withdraws suit

Legal action brought by Chilean club Rangers to try to annul their relegation to a lower division was withdrawn on Friday, meaning Chile's participation in the 2010 World Cup seems secure.

World Cup-bound Chile face FIFA suspension

South American qualifiers Chile face possible FIFA expulsion and the forfeit of their World Cup place after local club Rangers opened a court case to dispute their relegation.

Hosts Chile were involved in the infamous Battle of Santiago with Italy in 1962

Evra's greenophobia, female footballers get dirty

Dominic Raynor on a week when France's Patrice Evra got greenophobia ahead of their World Cup play-off with Ireland.

World Cup 1962

Host country Chile

Team Profile: Chile

CONMEBOL Qualifiers

Maradona calls on Cambiasso for first time

Inter Milan midfielder Esteban Cambiasso was called up by Diego Maradona for the first time when he was included in a 19-man Argentina squad for the November 14 friendly against European champions Spain at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid.

Chile 1-0 Ecuador: Castillo off in crucial defeat

Ecuador's hopes of qualifying for a third successive World Cup were killed off on Wednesday when they lost their final game 1-0 away to Chile.

Tabarez calls on support of "all of Uruguay"

Coach Oscar Washington Tabarez has called on "all of Uruguay'' to play the World Cup qualifier against Argentina, with both teams fighting for the last South American automatic qualification berth.

South America: Chile and Paraguay on the brink

Chile and Paraguay can secure two more South American places at the 2010 World Cup alongside five-times champions Brazil if they win their qualifiers on Wednesday.

Mexico sitting pretty after Dos Santos sparkles

A brace by Luis Fabiano helped Brazil become the first South American team to book a berth in the 2010 World Cup Finals after a convincing 3-1 away win over arch rivals Argentina.

Argentina slump, Brazil and Chile steam ahead

Argentina's World Cup fear of heights resurfaced on Wednesday when they lost 2-0 in Ecuador while Brazil and Chile both moved closer to a trip to South Africa with home wins.

Peruvian players to boycott national team call-ups

Peruvian players said they would boycott the national team if the country's soccer authorities do not make wholesale changes to the way the sport is run.

Young trio selected in Bolivia squad

Bolivia coach Erwin Sanchez has called up youngsters Gilbert Alvarez, Leonel Justiniano and Samuel Galindo for the first time ahead of the training camp to prepare the next round of World Cup qualifiers.

Maradona: Bolivia goals a "stab in the heart"

Argentina were thumped 6-1 by Bolivia in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday and shattered coach Diego Maradona said that each goal was like a stab in his heart.