Injured Barcelona forward Alexis Sanchez was the major absentee when coach Claudio Borghi named Chile's squad on Thursday for its opening World Cup qualifiers next month against Argentina and Peru.
Borghi's 26-man squad includes forward Humberto Suazo, who has expressed unhappiness after being criticized for his performance in the Copa America earlier this year. It is not clear if he will accept the call up.
Chile plays away to Argentina on Oct. 7 and then at home to Peru on Oct. 11.
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Squad:
Goalkeepers: Claudio Bravo (Real Sociedad), Miguel Pinto (Atlas, Mexico), Cristopher Toselli (Universidad Catolica).
Defenders: Pablo Contreras (PAOK), Waldo Ponce (Cruz Azul, Mexico), Christian Vilches (Colo Colo), Gonzalo Jara (West Bromwich).
Midfielders: Gary Medel (Sevilla), Carlos Carmona (Atalanta), Francisco Silva (Universidad Catolica), Arturo Vidal (Juventus), Felipe Seymour (Genoa), Mauricio Isla (Udinese), Jose Pedro Fuenzalida (Colo Colo), Charles Aranguiz (Universidad de Chile), Matias Fernandez, (Sporting, Portugal), Jorge Valdivia (Palmeiras, Brazil), Cristobal Jorquera (Genoa), Jean Beauseour (Birmingham), Matias Campos Toro (Audax).
Forwards: Humberto Suazo (Monterrey, Mexico), Mauricio Pinilla (Palermo), Eduardo Vargas (Universidad de Chile), Esteban Paredes (Colo Colo), Carlos Munoz (Colo Colo).
