He is recognized as one of the and one of the great forwards in the history of the FIFA World Cup. Was goalscorer of the 1962 FIFA World Cup where Chile achieved a historic third place in the largest global event for national teams, was part of the ideal eleven of the World Cup and was awarded the Golden Boot and the Bronze Ball from FIFA. He was also included in the top 100 players of the history of the World Cups by FIFA. At the continental level he was part of the ideal eleven of the América Cup 1956, where together with the Chile national football team he won a runner-up. In addition Conmebol included him among the best specialists of free kicks in the history of South America.