Chile Copa America 2024 squad: Which La Roja players are going to the USA?

Colo-Colo's Brayan Cortes has started in all of the six World Cup 2026 qualification games so far.

Although Claudio Bravo is the more experienced among the goalkeepers named for the friendlies against Albania and France, it has been Racing's Gabriel Arias to make the bench in recent times.

With 161 caps under his belt, Vasco da Gama's Gary Medel is Chile's most experienced defender, followed by Independiente's Mauricio Isla with 138 caps.

The likes of Guillermo Maripan, Paulo Diaz, Gabriel Suazo,Igor Lichnovsky andMatias Catalan appear likely to make the final squad.

The likes of Felipe Loyola and Thomas Galdamez has also been given some hope after being called up for the Paraguay friendly.

Erick Pulgar and Diego Valdes were among those who had pulled out of the squad ahead of the Albania friendly due to injuries, but have since returned to the squad.

While Arturo Vidal and Marcelo Diaz have not been called up for the Paraguay friendly, Marcelino Nunez of Norwich City and Huracan's Rodrigo Echeverria are among those called up and less likely to face competition with an otherwise relatively inexperienced midfield.

Gareca has also called up the likes of Dario Osorio and Cecar Perez before he would name his final squad.

Alexis Sanchez, Eduardo Vargas and Ben Brereton Diaz should be the unavoidable picks, while Marcos Bolados would also make for good options to lead the attack.

Meanwhile, the likes of Ben Brereton Diaz, Cristian Zavala and Victor Davila could be joined by Maximiliano Guerrero who made his Chile debut coming off the bench against Paraguay in a South American World Cup qualification tie last November.

Gareca is likely to go with a 4-2-3-1 system, with Claudio Bravo's experience giving him the edge in between the sticks.

With Mauricio Isla and Gabriel Suazo in the right and left full-back positions, Paulo Diaz could be partnered by Igor Lichnovsky at the heart of the defence.

Rodrigo Echeverria and Marcelino Nunez could be handed the defensive midfield roles, while Dario Osorio, Alexis Sanchez and Victor Davila support Eduardo Vargas upfront.

Chile XI (4-2-3-1): Bravo; Isla, Lichnovsky, Diaz, Suazo; Echeverria, Nunez; Osorio, Sanchez, Davila; Vargas.

Colo-Colo's Carlos Palacios had pulled out of the squad ahead of the Albania friendly due to injury, while Estudiantes midfielder Javier Altamirano withdrew from the squad for non-injury-related reasons.