Landa was the youngest player of the Chile national team that won a third place medal at the 1962 FIFA World Cup on home soil; during the tournament, he was one of the disgraced players directly involved in the Battle of Santiago incident during the Group 2 match between Chile and Italy.
lˈændə wʌzðə jˈʌŋɡɪst plˈeɪɚɹ ʌvðə tʃˈɪli nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm ðæt wˈʌn ɐ θˈɜːd plˈeɪs mˈɛdəl æt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː fˈiːfə wˈɜːld kˈʌp ˌɔn hˈoʊm sˈɔɪl; dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə tˈʊɹnəmənt, hiː wʌz wˈʌn ʌvðə dɪsɡɹˈeɪst plˈeɪɚz dᵻɹˈɛktli ɪnvˈɑːlvd ɪnðə bˈæɾəl ʌv sˌæntɪˈɑːɡoʊ ˈɪnsɪdənt dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈuːp tˈuː mˈætʃ bᵻtwˌiːn tʃˈɪli ænd ˈɪɾəli.