Following their success at Universidad de Chile, in 2013, Beccacece and Sampaoli were signed by the ANFP to led the Chile national team, finally arriving there after rejecting Bielsa’s offer. At Chile they achieved the qualification to the 2014 FIFA World Cup and lifted the first ever Copa América title in the country's history. In 2015, they resigned from the Chile national team amidst the FIFA corruption case where they were involved alongside the federation's president Sergio Jadue.