2024-09-23 18:41:27
National football is going through one of its most critical moments, which are related to the poor results of the national team and the minor leagues, the divorce between families and the stadium, and the “little weight” that Pablo Milad would have in Conmebol, whose example is the exclusion of the country from the organization of the 2030 World Cup.
The president of the ANFP, Pablo Miladwas one of the main targets after the shameful defeat of Chile vs Bolivia in the qualifiers, whose team had not won away from home for more than 30 years, during a period in which they played 67 matches.
In a half-empty stadium, La Roja was in tears and fell 2-1 against the Altiplano team, signing their worst start in the history of the Qualifiers, where they have only managed to win 5 points out of 24 possible. The above has the Chilean National Team in the penultimate positionsurpassing Peru which has 3 units.
This result after eight dates played, makes the team very far from the 2026 World Cup, a situation that if it materializes, would be the third consecutive World Cup in which Chile would not participatewhich translates into a real failure for national football.
Added to the above is the poor Copa América 2024, where the Chilean team was eliminated in the group stage after 20 years, where he recorded numbers to be forgotten: two draws, one defeat and zero goals scored.
He Terrible present of the national team, both in the adult and in smaller series, the Divorce between families and the stadiumthe Chile’s exclusion as host of the 2030 World Cupthe current context of football at club level and a host of situations seem to have a common denominator according to fans: Pablo Milad.
Pablo Milad’s management of Chilean football: Chile says goodbye to Qatar 2022
Pablo Milad assumed the role of president of the National Professional Football Association (ANFP) on July 30, 2020, just months before the start of the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
Although Chile showed good play in the first three Qualifying matches under Reinaldo Rueda, the defeat against Venezuela away game sentenced the Colombian strategist, who left the bench after the match.
In this scenario, Milad hired Martin Lasartewho recorded four wins, three draws and seven losses, which condemned Chile to seventh place and to say goodbye to another World Cup date.
Despite criticism of his management and Chile’s new absence from a World Cup, on November 8, 2022 Milad was re-elected as president of the ANFP, whose term began with the departure of Francis Cagigao, the sporting director of La Roja who was quite questioned during his two years of work in the country.
In the midst of all this, the Argentine Javier Castrilli In 2023, he won a legal bid against the ANFP, equivalent to 150 million pesos. This was due to “unjustified dismissal and prejudice against his person” in the position of head of referees.
Milad’s big blow: Chile is left without the organization of the 2030 World Cup
On October 4, 2023, Alejandro Domínguez dropped a bomb on his social networks, where he announced that Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay would host the 2030 World Cup, leaving aside Chile, despite the fact that the four countries launched the candidacy together.
After that, FIFA confirmed the news, revealing that the opening matches would be held in South America and that the final phase would be played in Morocco, Spain and Portugal.
Like all Chileans, the ANFP was surprised by the announcement, since this decision was taken behind the backs of the Chilean football authorities. Afterwards, during that afternoon the helmsman of national football referred to the situation and stated: “The decision was purely from the FIFA council, an agreement. The exclusion criteria are questionable, but they told me the following: Montevideo by its own right, for being the first World Cup. Argentina for being the current champion and Paraguay for being the headquarters of Conmebol.”
To which he added: “This is a serious blow for me as president and for the country as well.”
The above, despite the fact that the Government deposited 184 thousand dollars to the Juntos 2030 Corporationwhich was created jointly by the three aforementioned countries to apply for the World Cup.
After this embarrassment, FIFA, as a consolation, awarded Chile the title of host of the U-20 World Cup, which will be played in 2025.
The tough elimination from the 2024 Copa América and the bad start in the 2030 World Cup Qualifiers
After the failure of the Chilean National Team in the Qualifiers for Qatar, the ANFP hired Eduardo Berizzo in view of the next qualifying process.
Despite his questionable results in friendly matches, in which he had a balance of three wins, four draws and four losses, The DT started the process towards the new World Cup with a defeat against Uruguay and a draw against Colombia.
In the following double date, Chile won over Peru by 2-0. However, the most critical moment would come, when La Roja suffered the second defeat in its history against Venezuela away, which ended with a resounding 3-0.
However, the ANFP did not make any decision regarding Eduardo Berizzo, who was in charge in the following match. The match was against Paraguay at home, the result of which was a poor 0-0, which led to the resignation of the Argentine coach in the middle of the training camp. As a result, Nicolás Córdova took charge of the team to visit Ecuador, where the Team of All lost 1-0.
Under this context, Ricardo Gareca He arrived at the bench of La Roja exciting all the fans of national football. However, this quickly faded with the Copa América 2024, a competition in which Chile added only two points, did not score any goals and was eliminated in the group stage for the first time in 20 years.
After that, the recent double date of the Qualifiers arrived. The national team without a clear game plan fell by an unappealable 3-0 in Buenos Aires toagainst the world champions, so it was necessary to win three points at the National Stadium against Bolivia. However, it turned out to be another historic embarrassment and Chile lost 2-1 at home for the first time against the Altiplano team.
The high cost of tickets to see Chile
All this in one half-empty stadium, as has been the trend in the last few matches of the national team, due to the little interest that the team has generated following the latest results, which is accompanied by the excessive price of ticketsmaking it almost impossible for the average family to attend a sports venue to see a show.