The Mapuche football team is a football team representing the

Mapuche The Mapuche ( (Mapuche & Spanish: )) are a group of indigenous inhabitants of south-central Chile and southwestern Argentina, including parts of Patagonia. The collective term refers to a wide-ranging ethnicity composed of various groups who s ...

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and

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and is controlled by the Mapuche Football Association, founded in 2007. The stated mission of the team is "...to allow Mapuche as a distinct cultural entity, with common interests to be represented at the international level in the sport. Mapuche is a member of

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and COSANFF. Mapuche will participate in the 2020 ConIFA World Football Cup. Mapuche won the 2015 Championship national football of native peoples. The selection of Mapuche appears in a fake documentary, in the 1942 FIFA World Cup in

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and wins the competition in the final against

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Tournament records

ConIFA World Football Cup record

ConIFA South America Football Cup record

Championship national football of native peoples

Temuco Anniversary Cup

131st anniversary of the founding of the city of

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in Chile.

Results and upcoming fixtures

It seems that there were 2 games during the Copa de Fútbol de Universitarios Mapuche 2012.

Selected International Opponents

Results by year

References

{{Confederation of Independent Football Associations members Mapuche Football teams in Chile Football teams in Argentina CONIFA member associations