SANTIAGO, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Midfielder Williams Alarcon said Wednesday Chile will show no restraint when it confronts Colombia in a double-header of friendlies over the next week.
The teams will meet in Cali on Friday followed by a return fixture in Santiago next Tuesday.
"Colombia is a national team coming off playing in a World Cup," Alarcon told reporters. "It's a great test for us to show what we're made of. It's a nice exam to see what level we're at. For me, it's like a World Cup qualifier and I think we have to treat it as such."
Chile has not qualified for the FIFA World Cup since 2014, and Alarcon said its preparations for the next qualifying campaign had "already begun".
The 25-year-old Boca Juniors player added that he was prepared to "give everything" for the national team shirt regardless of his role.
"We're all here to do our best no matter what is asked of us," Alarcon said. "Obviously I want to play. We all do. But even as a substitute, whether it be five minutes, 10 minutes or however long it might be, we'll do whatever it takes to get the national team back to where it deserves to be." ■
