Chile repeats 1998 Wembley heroics with 2-0 win over England in friendly

Roy Hodgson's England was left disappointed after losing 2-0 to Chile in Wembley, in a repeat of their 1998 loss to the same side in the same venue, on Friday in a friendly match.

Repeating the heroics of Chile football legend Marcelo Salas, who took two goals in a 2-0 win in 1998, current Chile and Barcelona player Alexis Sanchez also scored twice and punished a disjointed England at either end of the friendly game in which Chile's superiority was obvious.

According to the BBC, exploring his options after qualifying for next summer's World Cup in Brazil, Hodgson gave England debuts to Southampton pair Adam Lallana and Jay Rodriguez, as well as Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster, although his more experienced players failed to retain a 10-match unbeaten run.

Sanchez stole in front of left-back Leighton Baines to head in the opener early on, then he took advantage of a dreadful error from Gary Cahill in stoppage time to race clear and finish coolly past the advancing Forster, the report added.