After it was confirmed that one of the new measures for the Qatar 2022 World Cup is the increase in the number of players in each team's squad, Chile announced a list that would form the team if it qualified.
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The Chilean newspaper "RedGol" announced the 26 players who could make the roster for the national team in the most important tournament of the sport.
Among the surprises are Nayel Mehssatou, a 20-year-old Belgian descendent, and Diego Valencia, a 22-year-old forward who plays for Universidad Católica in Chile.
Claudio Bravo, Mauricio Isla, Gary Medel, Charles Aránguiz, Arturo Vidal, Alexis Sánchez, and Eduardo Vargas are considered part of the 'golden generation', and Ben Brereton couldn't be left behind.
The Chilean national team failed to qualify for Qatar 2022, finishing in seventh place in the CONMEBOL standings.
List that Chile would send to Qatar 2022:
Goalkeepers
1. Claudio Bravo
2. Brayan Cortés
3. Sebastián Pérez
Defenders
4. Mauricio Isla
5. Nayel Mehssatou
6. Paulo Díaz
7. Guillermo Maripán
8. Enzo Roco
9. Benjamín Kuscevic
10. Eugenio Mena
11. Gabriel Suazo
12. Francisco Sierralta
Midfielders
13. Erick Pulgar
14. Gary Medel
15. Charles Aránguiz
16. Arturo Vidal
17. Tomás Alarcón
18. Claudio Baeza
19. Diego Valdés
20. Esteban Pavez
Forwards
21. Alexis Sánchez
22. Ben Brereton
23. Joaquín Montecinos
24. Jean Meneses
25. Eduardo Vargas
26. Diego Valencia