Sampaoli proud of defeated Chile

Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli expressed pride in his team despite seeing them exit after an agonising defeat on penalties to Brazil.

"My feeling is of pride in the players and for the Chilean people," Sampaoli said after Chile held Brazil to a 1-1 draw over 90 minutes and extra time only to succumb 3-2 in a penalty shoot-out.

Chile almost won at the end of extra time when Mauricio Pinilla crashed a shot against the bar.

"We were playing against candidates to win the World Cup and we were close to winning the match," he said.

"We have beaten Spain and competed equally against Netherlands and Brazil. But sadly you can't know what is going to happen with penalties. It is more about fortune than anything else."