Summary

  • Hosts Chile have never won Copa title

  • Juventus midfielder Vidal wins & scores penalty

  • Three Premier League players in Ecuador side

  • Final played on 4 July

  1. Postpublished at 01:05 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    Kelvin on Twitter has asked me to suss out Chile's formation, and yes, it is Gary Medel and Gonzalo Jara at centre-back for the hosts. Yes, they didn't play there in England. But what do we know?

  2. Postpublished at 01:03 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    Patience may well be a virtue for us, and for Chile then. They are putting together some lovely passing moves in the middle third, with Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal threading it all together - but that final touch is just missing at the minute.

    Get Salas on.

  3. Postpublished at 01:02 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    Chile
  4. Women's World Cup updatepublished at 01:00 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    China beat the Netherlands 1-0 with a last-minute goal, while it's Ivory Coast 1-2 Thailand at half-time.

    You can catch the second half of that game here.

  5. Postpublished at 00:59 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    Ecuador attack! Jefferson Montero, of Swansea, dances to the line on the left wing and puts over a gem of a cross, begging for a tap-in. But there's no striker in the mixer...

  6. Postpublished at 00:56 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    Ecuador are just camped in their own half, with a field telephone required for striker Enner Valencia to speak to his team-mates. He's not got a yellow shirt within 45 yards of him.

  7. Postpublished at 00:53 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    Mauricio Isla - relegated with QPR last month - is having a bright start on the Chile right wing. His loan spell at Loftus Road is already fading from his mind.

  8. Postpublished at 00:48 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    ChileImage source, Getty Images

    All Chile in these opening stages as Ecuador try and maintain their shape. Twice already they've seen Alexis Sanchez rip it up over the top - maybe dropping deeper is the answer?

  9. Postpublished at 00:46 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    Top class Foulger, top class picture!

    My money would be on Alexis Sanchez too, and he shows that pace again to scream onto a through ball and try and chip Ecuador keeper Alex Dominguez - but he reads it like a well-thumbed novel and paws the shot away.

  10. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 00:45 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    ChileImage source, Twitter

    Santiago Foulger: Following the action from el Estadio Nacional!!! The smart money is on 3-0 with Sanchez first goalscorer

  11. CLOSE!published at 00:43 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    Great start from Chile! If there was a roof on the Estadio Nacional it would have come off as Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez cuts through the Ecuador defence like a knife through hot cocoa. stabbing his shot narrowly wide on the stretch. Wonderful stuff from the Chilean. Romario-esque almost, how he shifted away at such pace.

  12. KICK-OFFpublished at 00:41 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    Under way in Santiago.

  13. LINE-UPSpublished at 00:41 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    Chile: Bravo; Isla, Medel, Jara, Mena; Diaz, Aranguiz, Vidal, Valdivia, Beausejour; Alexis Sanchez

    Ecuador: Dominguez; Paredes, Erazo, Achiller, Ayovi; Noboa, Lastra, Fidel Martinez, Montero; Bolanos, Enner Valencia

  14. Postpublished at 00:40 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    Chile in red shirts, blue shorts and white socks. Ecuador in canary yellow. Here we go then.

  15. Postpublished at 00:39 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    Hands shaken, anthems sung, flags exchanged. A little late but we are all set...

  16. Postpublished at 00:36 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    Passion in the eyes, in the stands as the Chilean national anthem rings out across Santiago.

    Ninety-nine years Chile have been waiting to win the Copa America. Is this their year?

  17. Postpublished at 00:33 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    The players are out on the pitch, the atmosphere is building. Here we go!

  18. Strength in depthpublished at 00:25 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    Tim Vickery
    BBC Sport

    "In the Copa's 99-year history, this could well be the tournament with the strongest field. In contrast to the club game, national team football in South America is living a healthy moment.

    "Colombia have just enjoyed their best World Cup, as Paraguay did in 2010 and Ecuador in 2006 - and Chile have just had their best two bar 1962, when they were the hosts.

    "There are few minnows about. Indeed, in the last two World Cups only one South American side (Ecuador last year, and by a narrow margin) have failed to make it out of their group."

  19. Join the debate at #bbcfootballpublished at 00:24 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    Andrew Vickers: Whenever I see Beausejour play for Chile he looks so direct and dynamic, miles away from the guy who waddled around St Andrews

  20. TEAM NEWSpublished at 00:23 British Summer Time 12 June 2015

    The lines of communication have not been particularly strong but I can tell you that Alexis Sanchez leads the line up front for Chile. Also in the team are Arturo Vidal of Juve, Jean Beausejour formerly of Wigan and Barcelona keeper Claudio Bravo.