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Latin American's brotherhood will temporarily be forgot be these two combatants, as both Chile and Honduras are part of one of the toughest groups around. Having never faced each other in a world championship, their realities are completely different: Honduras showed their lack of experience will be their main enemy in the fields, particularly considering David Suazo is nos yet fully recovered for the match, seriously weakening it's team offensive. Marcelo Bielsa and his reds need a victory to boost their confidence and claim their ticket for the next stage... will they make it?

The long and winding road

Reinaldo Rueda's boys will have to show the last weeks of training have polished the many imperfections the team had during the qualifying stages. Honduras is having problems in both fronts, receiving a goal and a half on average during the last 6 games and wasting most of their opportunities to score. Without Suazo to make the trick in the last meters it will be tough for them to break Chile's sturdy back line.

Rueda's ace up his sleeve will undoubtedly be Rambo de León's prowess in the free kicks. His finesse and depth of play offer an offensive variant to the squad against a rival not known by its aerial play. Team's coach will have to come up with new offensive ideas considering Wilson Palacios' recent muscular injury that might keep him away from the fields. Danilo Turcios and Amado Guevara will be in charge of controlling midfield's ball flow, and the latter is one of the few players with experience against La Roja, having scored a decisive goal the last time these two teams faced each other.

Considering Spain is waiting ahead, Honduras know a defeat at the debut will have them packing in advance. How to combine a solid defense with a sharp offense will be the enigma team's coach will have to answer by Wednesday.

The quest for glory

Marcelo Bielsa has completely changed Chile's image to the world, for only once has the Roja been able to advance to the stage of sixteen, and everything appears to be pointing forwards for this Wednesday's match, in which the Chileans will have to show their expertise and demonstrate they're ought to be taking seriously in this competition. The last friendly matches have shown their offensive at their best, while their goal remained shut thanks to team's captain and goalkeeper Claudio Bravo.

Zaragoza's Humberto Suazo will most likely watch this game from the bench, as the different physical problems he has experienced in South Africa might give Jean Beausejour an opportunity to join Alexis Sanchez in the last meters. Beausejour is still in debt with Marcelo Bielsa, having been able to score a single goal in 26 matches wearing its National Football Team colors.

One of Chile's main historic problems has been their weak midfield, always lacking a solid presence in the center of the field from to whom the rest of the players could find their place in the field. Mauricio Isla is one of the main pillars of Chile's new generation. He declared regarding Bielsa's work "He has taught us a lot of things about football, like how to play and move as a unit and defend as a team. It's all down to him". Bielsa's experience with Argentina in World Championships might better be forgotten. Nevertheless this might be his time to change the course of history and grab destiny by the horns.

Alexis "Wonder kid" Sanchez will be decisive for Chile to claim the three points. Without team's top striker, Sanchez will have to put most of team's offensive on his back to lead Chile towards victory. "We want to be world champions. We know that we have the chance this year and that's the target we've set ourselves" he declared regarding this first match. Honduras' fragile back line might offer many opportunities for Sanchez to show his expertise and entice Europe's giants to lure him to the most challenging football. Nevertheless he is happy with his performance in Udinese Calcio, where he has the space to make the most out of his individual capabilities.

The last time these two teams faced each other, Honduras surprised everyone with a 2-0 victory. In the last five friendly matches the central American squad could only score two goals, losing three games and drawing in two occasions. Two missing Suazos will be the trademark of this clash, in which one team might be left empty handed from the very beginning.

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