Chile the first team to arrive in Russia for the Confederations Cup La Roja make their debut in the tournament against Cameroon on 18 June 8,000 Chilean fans have already purchased tickets Copa America champions Chile landed in Moscow on Tuesday afternoon, becoming the first team to arrive in Russia ahead of the FIFA Confederations Cup.The Chileans will face Russia in a friendly on Friday at CSKA Moscow’s new stadium, the VEB Arena, before departing for Romania for their last warm-up match on 13 June against the hosts.La Roja will make their Confederations... FIFA.com - News
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Champions League stars’ extra-European exploits
ARSENALAlexis Sánchez could find no way past club-mate David Ospina as Chile held Colombia to a 0-0 draw on Thursday but – despite heavy strapping on a thigh injury – scored twice in the space of 16 second-half minutes in Monday's 3-1 win against Uruguay. Those goals moved him on to 36 international goals, one shy of Marcelo Salas's national record. Ospina subsequently warned there was "no way to stop Messi" ahead of his side's encounter with Argentina – the Barcelona man duly beating him with a superb free-kick and setting up two more goals in a 3-0 win. Mohamed Elneny, meanwhile, featured for ... UEFA.com