Chile–Poland relations was founded and they had their own magazine called "Polak w Chile" (Polish People in Chile). On 25 May 1962, Poland opened a commercial office in Santiago and on 7 January 1965, both nations elevated their diplomatic relations to an embassy. On 10 October 1973, soon after the Chilean coup d'état, diplomatic relations between Chile and Poland were severed by Chilean General Augusto Pinochet who was a staunch anti-communist. After democracy was restored to Chile in 1989, both nations re-established diplomatic relations on 11 March 1990. In 1995, former Polish President Lech Wałęsa paid a visit to Chile to partake
Chile national under-20 football team after 90 minutes the game ended in scoreless 0–0, the result was enough for Chile to clinch the first spot of the group. In the second round, Chile went up against Portugal, who had qualified as third of their group. Chile with a goal from Vidal in the 45th minute of first half secured a pass onto the quarter-final. The quarter-final included Nigeria, where after a scoreless 90 minutes the game was to be decided in extra time. Within the next final 30 minutes of the match, Chile would win 4–0 with finishes coming off a header from Jaime Grondona,