Coached by former Argentine goalkeeper Hernan Caputo and his support staff, the Chile team touched down at the International Airport here this morning and checked into a plush hotel in the city.
Chile are placed in Group F along with England, Iraq and Mexico and will play all of their group matches at the revamped Salt Lake Stadium here, which will also host the final on October 28.
The Chileans, who left home late night on September 29, and landed here around 8.20am. But despite the jet-lag they are scheduled to hit ground in the evening today.
This would be Chile's fourth appearance at a FIFA U-17 World Cup and their second in a row after hosting the tournament in 2015, where they made it to the last 16 stage.
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They had made their tournament debut in Japan in 1993, where they surprised everyone by finishing third, their best performance till date.
Chile will open their campaign at the upcoming tournament against England on October 8.
Goalkeepers: Julio Borquez (Sprots Iquique), Rodrigo Cancino (University of Chile), Hugo Araya (Cobreloa).
Defenders: Gaston Zuniga (O'Higgins), Matias Silva (Union San Felipe), Lucas Alarcon (University of Chile), Sebastian Valencia, Nicolas Aravena (both Colo Colo); Yerco Oyanedel (Catholic University).
Midfielders: Maximiliano Guerrero, Mauricio Morales (both University of Chile), Martin Lara (Catholic University), Oliver Rojas (Audax Italiano), Branco Provoste (Colo Colo).
Forwards: Diego Valencia, Pedro Campos (Catholic University); William Gama (Santiago Wanderers), Ignacio Contreras (Colo Colo), Ignacio Mesias (Union San Felipe), Jairo Vasquez (Students of La Plata), Antonio Diaz O'Higgins.