How many points does the Chilean team need to go to the World Cup in Qatar?

The chilean national team has a final stretch of playoffs otherwise complicated. Those of Martín Lasarte will have to face the Argentine team in the first round, which despite not having Lionel Messi, has other elements that could spoil the party in Calama for La Roja. Chileans must make the following number of points if they want to attend the World Cup that will take place in 2022 in Qatar.

The meeting before Argentina It will not only be a special game for Chile for what it represents in their aspirations to get a ticket to the next world Cup, Well, there is also the statistic that will mark. Against the albiceleste, the southern cast will play for the first time officially in Calama, a region that is 1,500 kilometers from Santiago.

Lasarte’s men hope to obtain a good result in the Calama desert, taking into account that the Argentine team will not have the presence of Lionel Messi, whom they have preferred to rest because those of Scaloni they already have in their pocket the pass to the Qatar World Cup. After Argentina, The Red He will have to travel to 3,600 meters from La Paz to meet Bolivia, in a game that is more fierce, and that will surely mark his fate in the standings.

HOW MANY POINTS DOES CHILE NEED TO GO TO THE WORLD CUP

As in all playoffs, it has always been said that with a minimum of 24 points, any team would be ensuring their place in the FIFA World Cup. However, it is not known for sure how many points exactly is required to achieve this goal that is set every 4 years. But, taking the previous qualifiers as a reference, we could get an idea of ​​what awaits the Mapuche team and the rest of the selected ones:

RUSSIA 2018

In the recent Qualifiers, Colombia qualified for the World Cup with 27 units, while Peru, after a tight final, went to the playoffs with 26 points.

BRAZIL 2014

Here the fourth was Ecuador, which was able to attend the World Cup with 25 points and a goal difference of +4. For its part, Uruguay agreed to the playoff with the same number of points, but with a worse scoring difference. It should be noted that in these qualifiers, Brazil did not participate as the host.

SOUTH AFRICA 2010

Undoubtedly, these Qualifiers were the best for the Chilean team. Here, led by Marcelo Bielsa, the trans-Andean team came in second place and fourth place went to Argentina with 28 points. In these qualifiers, Uruguay again went to the playoffs with 24 units.

THE NEXT MATCHES OF CHILE

• – Bolivia vs Chile, La Paz, Tuesday, February 1
• – Brazil vs Chile, city to be defined, Thursday, March 24
• – Chile vs. Uruguay, Santiago, Tuesday, March 29

THIS IS HOW CHILE GOES IN THE POSITION TABLE

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