ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən, hiː wʌz ɪnðə tʃɪlˈiːən skwˈɑːd ðæt tɹˈævəld tə ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt wˈɜːld kˈʌp ɪn fɹˈæns, wˌɛɹ hiː plˈeɪd ˈoʊnli hˈæf tˈaɪm ɐɡˈɛnst bɹɐzˈɪl, ɪn fˈækt ðə tʃɪlˈiːən dˈɪskaʊnt fɹʌm mɑːɹsˈiːloʊ sˈɑːləz wʌz ˈæftɚɹ ɐ pˈæs fɹʌm vˈiːɡə ænd lˈeɪɾɚ pˈɪvəɾɪŋ fɹʌm ɪvˈɑːn zˌæmoːɹˈɑːnoʊ, bˌʌt hiː dɪdnˌɑːt hæv ɐ ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ pɚfˈoːɹməns dˈuː tʊ wˌɪtʃ hiː ɹˈiːtʃt ðə wˈɜːld kˈʌp ˈɪndʒɚd.
In addition, he was in the Chilean squad that traveled to the 1998 World Cup in France, where he played only half time against Brazil, in fact the Chilean discount from Marcelo Salas was after a pass from Vega and later pivoting from Iván Zamorano, but he did not have a greater performance due to which he reached the World Cup injured.