The Argentine former international Ricardo Gareca is supposed to be Chile’s national soccer team as the new one Head Coach still lead to the 2026 World Cup finals in the USA, Canada and Mexico.
The 65-year-old joins “La Roja” to succeed his compatriot Eduardo Berizzo, who resigned last November. “Welcome, Professor”wrote the Chilean association when announcing Garecas Obligation.
Six more Qualifying games until November
Gareca may be team get to know each other at the Copa América in the USA and commit to the six World Cup qualifiers that follow until November.
In the South American elimination, Chile is currently in eighth place among ten teams after only one win so far, behind their rivals Paraguay, who have the same points. The gap to record world champions Brazil in sixth place, which still means a World Cup place, is two points.
Chile is for Gareca the second stop as head coach of a nationalteams. The football teacher sat on the bench at Peru from 2015 to 2022.