History of the Chile national football team Soviet Union, Italy, and North Korea, Chile was only able to gain 1 point, with a 1–1 draw against North Korea. Chile scored two goals in the 1966 World Cup, both coming from Ruben Marcos. Chile qualified for the 1974 World Cup after a controversial play-off with the USSR. Following a drawn first leg in Moscow, the Soviets refused to play the second leg at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, which had been used as a concentration camp by the military dictatorship of Pinochet. However, FIFA refused to switch the match to a neutral venue, so the Chilean players kicked
Chile–Sweden relations In 1996, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden paid an official visit to Chile and met with President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle. In March 2016, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet was offered a state visit to Sweden by invitation of the King. During her visit, President Bachelet laid a wreath on the tomb of former Prime Minister Olof Palme who played a decisive role in accepting Chilean refugees to Sweden. President Bachelet also met with business leaders and members of the Chilean community in Sweden. Presidential visits from Chile to Sweden Royal and Prime Ministerial visits from Sweden to Chile Both nations