Chile coach willing to risk Arturo Vidal suspension

Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli has hinted that he is ready to take a risk on midfielder Arturo Vidal in a bid to win Group B by beating the Netherlands.

Vidal will miss La Roja's last 16 tie if he were to pick up a yellow card, but Sampaoli suggested that Chile need to finish in first, which would likely mean avoiding Brazil in the next round.

He told reporters: "There is a context which is real, which is protecting a player and that's respectable.

"But we need to win the group because that will give us a way of looking to the future in a different manner."

Chile can finish top of Group B with a win, but a draw would see Netherlands end in first place due to their superior goal difference.