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Chile to play twice in a day
Reuters, Eurosport.co.uk - 11 hours ago
FOOTBALL Chile fans celebrate qualifying for the World Cup
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Chile will play Northern Ireland and Israel on the same day in World Cup warm-ups next month.
The Irish and Israeli sides will face two different Chile line-ups on May 30 in a southern Chilean city yet to be named, Bio-Bio radio said.
The South American team have taken the unusual step of scheduling two matches for the same day to give as many players as possible the chance of a game, as the squad is short of practice going into the World Cup.
Chile had to cancel a double-header on March 3 against North Korea and Costa Rica after central and southern parts of the country were hit by a massive earthquake on February 27 that claimed nearly 500 lives.
Coach Marcelo Bielsa's team face favourites Spain, Switzerland and Honduras in Group H at the finals in South Africa starting on June 11.
Reuters, Eurosport.co.uk - 11 hours ago
FOOTBALL Chile fans celebrate qualifying for the World Cup More Coverage
Chile will play Northern Ireland and Israel on the same day in World Cup warm-ups next month.
The Irish and Israeli sides will face two different Chile line-ups on May 30 in a southern Chilean city yet to be named, Bio-Bio radio said.
The South American team have taken the unusual step of scheduling two matches for the same day to give as many players as possible the chance of a game, as the squad is short of practice going into the World Cup.
Chile had to cancel a double-header on March 3 against North Korea and Costa Rica after central and southern parts of the country were hit by a massive earthquake on February 27 that claimed nearly 500 lives.
Coach Marcelo Bielsa's team face favourites Spain, Switzerland and Honduras in Group H at the finals in South Africa starting on June 11.
