Colombia at the FIFA World Cup

This is a record of Colombia's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

For the women's team, see Colombia at the FIFA Women's World Cup.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently takes place over the three years preceding the finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the finals. The current format of the finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.

Colombia has appeared in the FIFA World Cup on six occasions in 1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014 and 2018.[1]

Overall record
FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Not a FIFA Member
Italy 1934
France 1938Withdrew
Brazil 1950Did not enter
Switzerland 1954Banned by FIFA
Sweden 1958Did not qualify
Chile 1962Group stage14th3012511
England 1966 Did not qualify
Mexico 1970
Germany 1974
Argentina 1978
Spain 1982
Mexico 1986
Italy 1990Round of 1614th411244
United States 1994Group stage19th310245
France 199821st310213
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify
Germany 2006
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014Quarter-finals5th5401124
Russia 2018Round of 169th421163
Qatar 2022 Did not qualify
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined
TotalQuarter-finals6/222293103230
*Draws include knockout matches decided via penalty shoot-out

By match
Year Round Against Score Scorers
1962Group 1 Uruguay1–2Zuluaga
 Soviet Union4–4Aceros, Coll, Rada, Klinger
 Yugoslavia0–5
1990Group D United Arab Emirates2–0Redín, Valderrama
 Yugoslavia0–1
 West Germany1–1Rincón
Round of 16 Cameroon1–2 (AET)Redín
1994Group A Romania1–3Valencia
 United States1–2Valencia
  Switzerland2–0Gaviria, Lozano
1998Group G Romania0–1
 Tunisia1–0Preciado
 England0–2
2014Group C Greece3–0Armero, Gutiérrez, Rodríguez
 Ivory Coast2–1Rodríguez, Quintero
 Japan1–4Cuadrado, Martínez (2), Rodríguez
Round of 16 Uruguay2–0Rodríguez (2)
Quarter-final Brazil2–1Rodríguez
2018Group H Japan1–2Quintero
 Poland0–3Mina, Falcao, Cuadrado
 Senegal0–1Mina
Round of 16 England1–1
(a.e.t) p. 3–4		Mina

By opponent
Country Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
 Japan210153+2
 Uruguay210132+1
 England201113-2
 Romania200214-3
 Yugoslavia200206-6
 Greece110030+3
 Poland110030+3
 United Arab Emirates110020+2
  Switzerland110020+2
 Ivory Coast110021+1
 Tunisia110010+1
 Senegal110010+1
 Soviet Union1010440
 West Germany1010110
 Cameroon100112-1
 United States100112-1
 Brazil100112-1

Colombia at the 1962 FIFA World Cup

In the 1962 qualifiers, they faced Peru in a two-game series and qualified for their first World Cup.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Colombia 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 3
2  Peru 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source:
30 April 1961 Colombia  1 – 0  Peru Bogotá, Colombia
Gonzalez Referee: Praddaude (Argentina)
7 May 1961 Peru  1 – 1  Colombia Lima, Peru
Delgado 3' Aceros Referee: Marino (Uruguay)

Colombia qualified.

At Chile 1962, Colombia lost 2–1 to South American champions Uruguay in their opening match. They then drew 4–4 with the reigning European champions Soviet Union in one of biggest shocks at Chile 1962. In this game, Colombia scored four goals against Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin, widely considered the best goalkeeper in football history. Also in that game, Marcos Coll scored the only Olympic goal in World Cup history. Additionally, in coming back from three goals down to draw the match, the Colombians completed the biggest comeback to draw in World Cup history. Unfortunately, their campaign ended with a 5–0 defeat to Euro 1960 runners-up Yugoslavia, so they went out in the group stage.

Group One

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 5
 Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 4
 Uruguay 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 2
 Colombia 3 0 1 2 5 11 −6 1
Source:

Colombia at the 1990 FIFA World Cup

At Italia '90, Colombia defeated United Arab Emirates 2–0, lost to Yugoslavia 1–0, and earned their place in the Round of Sixteen after a dramatic 1–1 draw with West Germany, which would later win the Cup. Group D

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 West Germany 3 2 1 0 10 3 +7 5
 Yugoslavia 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 4
 Colombia 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 3
 United Arab Emirates 3 0 0 3 2 11 −9 0
Source:

During their Round of Sixteen match against Cameroon, the game went into extra time after a 0–0 draw. In an unfortunate moment, goalkeeper René Higuita failed to protect the ball 35 yards (32 m) from the goal line, enabling Cameroon striker Roger Milla to snatch it from him, and score Cameroon's decisive second goal. Milla struck twice, giving Cameroon a 2–0 lead in extra time. Colombia would score in the 115th minute, but were unable to get an equalizer.

Colombia at the 1994 FIFA World Cup
Main article: Colombia at the 1994 FIFA World Cup

Qualification — CONMEBOL Group One

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Colombia 6 4 2 0 13 2 +11 10
 Argentina 6 3 1 2 7 9 −2 7
 Paraguay 6 1 4 1 6 7 −1 6
 Peru 6 0 1 5 4 12 −8 1
Source:

Colombia qualified. Argentina advanced to the CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off.

Colombia finished top of their qualifying group without having lost a match, which included a historic 5–0 win over Argentina in Buenos Aires. Expectations of the team were high, some even naming them as favourites to win the tournament.

The match between Colombia and Romania was the first game for either side in the group phase. Romania took the lead in the 16th minute with their first attack of the match when Raducioiu took on three defenders before firing home a low shot. On the half hour mark, Hagi made it 2–0 when he noticed Córdoba out of position and dipped a cross over his head into the net. Valencia pulled a goal back for the Colombians in the 43rd minute when he headed in a corner from Perez. In the second half, Raducioiu put the result beyond doubt with his second goal in the final few minutes.
The team went into their second group game against the United States knowing they had to win to have any chance of progressing. On the 35th minute Andrés Escobar attempted to cut out a cross but accidentally deflected the ball into his own net. Earnie Stewart took the US two goals in front after scoring in the 56th minute. Valencia scored a consolation goal for Colombia in the closing minutes of the match. They did win their final group match 2–0 over Switzerland, but it was not enough to help them progress

Group A

Andrés Escobar

Six days after Colombia's last match against Switzerland, Andrés Escobar was shot in Medellín by known drug cartel criminals. Escobar had previously scored an own goal in the group stage match against the United States.

Colombia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup

Colombia began their qualification rounds in South America well and ended in third place with 28 points, 2 points below Argentina who was in 1st place with 30 points. They ended in Group G with Tunisia, England, and Romania.

Qualification For France 98: A total of 10 CONMEBOL teams entered the competition. The South American zone was allocated 5 places (out of 32) in the final tournament. Brazil, the defending champions, qualified automatically, leaving 4 spots open for competition between 9 teams.

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Argentina 16 8 6 2 23 13 +10 30
2  Paraguay 16 9 2 5 21 14 +7 29
3  Colombia 16 8 4 4 23 15 +8 28
4  Chile 16 7 4 5 32 18 +14 25
5  Peru 16 7 4 5 19 20 −1 25
6  Ecuador 16 6 3 7 22 21 +1 21
7  Uruguay 16 6 3 7 18 21 −3 21
8  Bolivia 16 4 5 7 18 21 −3 17
9  Venezuela 16 0 3 13 8 41 −33 3
Source:

Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia and Chile qualified.

Group G

In their opening match, Adrian Ilie of Valencia CF gave Romania a 1–0 victory over Colombia after he placed a magnificent chip shot in the 44th minute from some 15 yards (14 m) that sailed over goalkeeper Faryd Mondragón into the net.

Romania 1 – 0 Colombia
Ilie 45' Report
Attendance: 37,572

Colombia's second match was against Tunisia. Colombia's Léider Preciado struck seven minutes from the end to give a 1–0 win.

Colombia 1 – 0 Tunisia
Preciado 83' Report
Attendance: 29,800

Although England needed only a draw to guarantee a place in the final 16, Darren Anderton drove home a fiercely struck angled drive in the 20th minute. David Beckham curled in a 30-yard (27 m) free kick nine minutes later and England won the game 2–0. Colombia was thus eliminated.

Colombia 0 – 2 England
Report Anderton 20'
Beckham 29'
Attendance: 38,100

Colombia at the 2014 FIFA World Cup

After 16 years out of the World Cup, Colombia won their first match against Greece by a score of 3–0, marking the country's best ever performance in FIFA World Cup. The first goal was scored by Pablo Armero five minutes after the kick-off, Teofilo Gutierrez scored the second goal from a corner shot, James Rodriguez made their final score during the three minutes overtime. Colombia went on to beat Ivory Coast 2-1 and Japan 4–1. For the first time in history, Colombia won their group in group stages at the Fifa World Cup. They defeated Uruguay 2–0 in the Round of 16, marking the deepest run in the World Cup ever for the Colombia national team. They met Brazil in the quarter-finals and were narrowly defeated 2–1, bringing to an end their most successful World Cup campaign to date.

Final Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 16 9 5 2 35 15 +20 32 Qualification to 2014 FIFA World Cup
2  Colombia 16 9 3 4 27 13 +14 30
3  Chile 16 9 1 6 29 25 +4 28
4  Ecuador 16 7 4 5 20 16 +4 25
5  Uruguay 16 7 4 5 25 25 0 25 Advance to inter-confederation play-offs
6  Venezuela 16 5 5 6 14 20 −6 20
7  Peru 16 4 3 9 17 26 −9 15
8  Bolivia 16 2 6 8 17 30 −13 12
9  Paraguay 16 3 3 10 17 31 −14 12
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Qualification tiebreakers

Brazil (host), Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Uruguay qualified.

Group C

The two teams had met in one previous match, in a friendly in 1994, where Colombia won 2–0.[2] Colombia midfielder Fredy Guarín was suspended for the match, after being sent off in the team's final qualifier against Paraguay.[3]

Colombia took the lead within five minutes, Juan Cuadrado's cutback was converted by Pablo Armero via a deflection off Greek defender Kostas Manolas. Colombia extended the lead in the second half, when Abel Aguilar flicked on a corner kick from James Rodríguez and Teófilo Gutiérrez scored from close range.[4] Greece's best chance fell to Theofanis Gekas, who headed against the bar. In stoppage time, Cuadrado set up James to complete the scoring with a low shot.[5]

The 3–0 scoreline was Colombia's biggest win to date in the World Cup.[6]

Colombia 3–0 Greece
 Report
Attendance: 57,174

The two teams had never met before.[8]

After a goalless first half, Colombia scored first when James Rodríguez headed in Juan Cuadrado's corner.[9] The lead was extended six minutes later when Ivory Coast was caught in possession, and Teófilo Gutiérrez released substitute Juan Quintero to score. Ivory Coast reduced the deficit through Gervinho, who received a pass from Arthur Boka in the left wing, dribbled past three Colombian players and shot home.[10]

The second goal of the tournament by James allowed him to join Bernardo Redín and Adolfo Valencia as the only Colombian players to score more than one goal in the World Cup.[11]

Colombia 2–1 Ivory Coast
 Report
Attendance: 68,748
Referee: Howard Webb (England)

The two teams had met in two previous matches, most recently in a friendly in 2007, and also in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage, won by Colombia 1–0.[12]

Colombia took the lead mid-way through the first half, with Juan Cuadrado taking a penalty kick, shooting low down the middle after Japan centre back Yasuyuki Konno fouled Colombia striker Adrián Ramos in the box.[13] Japan then equalised through Shinji Okazaki's headed goal from a cross from Keisuke Honda on the right in first half stoppage time. Colombia's James Rodríguez was introduced after the half time break, and was credited for providing two assists for two goals scored by Jackson Martínez, on 55 minutes when he shot low to the net with his left foot, and 82 minutes when he curled the ball in from the right of the penalty area with his left foot, before finishing off the scoring with a strike of his own, assisted by Ramos, where he beat the last man before clipping the ball over the goalkeeper.[14] Colombia, which had already qualified for the knockout stage but needed a point to be certain of winning the group, finished as group winners with a perfect record of three wins out of three, while Japan, which had to win the match to have any chance to qualify, were eliminated.

Faryd Mondragón became the oldest player to make an appearance in the history of the World Cup, at the age of 43 years, 3 days, when he came on for the last five minutes of the match, breaking the record of Roger Milla, who played at the 1994 World Cup at the age of 42.[15] He also set the record for the longest time between World Cup appearances as 15 years and 363 days had passed since his last versus England at the 1998 World Cup, breaking Alfred Bickel's record of 12 years and 13 days between appearances (1938–1950).[16]

Japan 1–4 Colombia
 Report
Attendance: 40,340
Eighth-finals

The two teams had met in 38 previous matches,[17] including in the 1962 FIFA World Cup group stage, won 2–1 by Uruguay. Their most recent meetings were in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, with both teams winning at home, Colombia winning 4–0 and Uruguay winning 2–0. Uruguayan striker Luis Suárez was not in the line-up because of a nine-game ban imposed by FIFA due to a biting incident involving Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini during their final group stage match.[18]

Colombia won 2–0 with both goals from James Rodríguez, the first in the 28th minute, where he controlled Abel Aguilar's headed ball on his chest before volleying left-footed from 25 yards out with the ball going in off the underside of the crossbar,[19] which won the 2014 FIFA Puskás Award later in the year.[20] The second goal, in the 50th minute, was a close-range shot from six yards out after receiving the ball from a header by Juan Cuadrado on the right.[21]

Colombia progressed through to the quarter-finals for the first time in their history, where they would face Brazil.[22]

Colombia 2–0 Uruguay
 Report
Attendance: 73,804
Quarter-finals

The two teams had met in 25 previous matches, but never in the FIFA World Cup.[23] This was the first time Colombia had reached the quarter-finals of the World Cup. Brazil midfielder Luiz Gustavo was suspended for the match due to accumulation of yellow cards.[24]

Brazil took the lead in the 7th minute, when Neymar's corner from the left was turned in from close range by Thiago Silva.[25] They doubled the lead in the 69th minute when David Luiz scored directly from a long-range free kick, side-footing the ball over the wall and into the top-right corner. Colombia reduced the deficit with 10 minutes to go, when James Rodríguez converted a penalty kick low into the left corner and sent the goalkeeper the wrong way. The penalty was awarded after substitute Carlos Bacca was fouled by Brazil goalkeeper Júlio César.[26] Neymar was kneed in the back by Colombia defender Juan Camilo Zúñiga in the 88th minute, which resulted in the striker's withdrawal from the match. Subsequent medical evaluation discovered a fractured vertebra, forcing the Brazilian to miss the remainder of the tournament.[27] Brazil advanced to the semi-final, where they faced Germany.

James's sixth goal of the tournament was enough for him to win the Golden Boot award.[28] He also became the first player to score in his first five career World Cup matches since Peru's Teófilo Cubillas (across the 1970 and 1978 tournaments).[29]

Brazil 2–1 Colombia
 Report
Attendance: 60,342

Colombia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 18 12 5 1 41 11 +30 41 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup
2  Uruguay 18 9 4 5 32 20 +12 31
3  Argentina 18 7 7 4 19 16 +3 28
4  Colombia 18 7 6 5 21 19 +2 27
5  Peru 18 7 5 6 27 26 +1 26 Advance to inter-confederation play-offs
6  Chile 18 8 2 8 26 27 −1 26
7  Paraguay 18 7 3 8 19 25 −6 24
8  Ecuador 18 6 2 10 26 29 −3 20
9  Bolivia 18 4 2 12 16 38 −22 14
10  Venezuela 18 2 6 10 19 35 −16 12
Source: FIFA

Group stage

Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup Group H

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Japan 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Senegal 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  Poland 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. Fair play points: Japan −4, Senegal −6.

The two teams had met in three previous matches, most recently in a 2014 FIFA World Cup group stage game, won by Colombia 4–1.[30]

In the third minute, Carlos Sánchez blocked Shinji Kagawa's 20-yard shot with his arm and the referee pointed to the penalty spot before showing the midfielder a straight red card.[31] After lengthy protests, Sanchez eventually left the field and Kagawa slotted the penalty into the bottom right corner of the net. José Pékerman then replaced Juan Cuadrado with Wílmar Barrios at the half-hour mark, and an equaliser arrived nine minutes later, from a Juan Fernando Quintero free kick, shot low under the jumping wall which the goalkeeper failed to keep out.[32] In the second half, David Ospina dived full length to his left to stop Takashi Inui's curling 20-yard shot. Yuya Osako then headed the ball into the far corner of the net from a Keisuke Honda corner from the left. With 13 minutes left, James Rodríguez's strike from inside the box was turned over the crossbar by the outstretched leg of Osako.[33]

Colombia 1–2 Japan
 Report
Attendance: 40,842[34]

The two teams had met in five matches, most recently in a 2006 friendly, won by Colombia 2–1.[30]

Abel Aguilar was taken from the field on a stretcher in the 32nd minute and was replaced by Mateus Uribe. Shortly after, a cross by James Rodríguez from the right was met by the head of Yerry Mina, who lost his marker to head over Wojciech Szczęsny's outstretched arms and into the net. Juan Fernando Quintero fired wide from 25 yards at the start of the second half. Cuadrado then squared to Radamel Falcao on the edge of the box who lifted his shot well over the crossbar. In the 58th minute, Robert Lewandowski controlled a long pass only to shoot straight into David Ospina's midriff as Poland attempted their first shot on target of the game. Quintero's slide-rule pass presented Falcao with a one-on-one situation and he guided the ball past Szczęsny with the outside of his right foot to double his side's lead. With 15 minutes left on the clock, James' pass from the left found Cuadrado in space through the middle and he took a touch before finishing it into the bottom-right corner of the net.[35][36]

Poland were the first European nation to be eliminated from the 2018 World Cup. Including Colombia's victory against Poland, there were 14 World Cup goals scored on 24 June 2018 - the most on a single day of action in the competition (maximum 3 games) since 10 June 1990 (also 14).[37]

Poland 0–3 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 42,873[38]

The two teams had met only once, a 2014 friendly game which ended in a 2–2 draw.[30]

The referee awarded Senegal a penalty in the 17th minute. After consulting VAR, he judged that defender Davinson Sánchez had won the ball before making any contact with Sadio Mané. After half an hour, James Rodríguez was substituted with what appeared to be a recurrence of the injury that kept him out of Colombia's 2–1 loss to Japan. Mané took a free-kick in the 64th minute which he shot off-target. Kalidou Koulibaly got a touch on a Luis Muriel drive to deflect the ball narrowly wide. And in the 74th minute Colombia scored the decisive goal of the game, Juan Quintero's corner from the right found Yerry Mina who rose and crashed home a header that went through goalkeeper Khadim N'Diaye.[39]

With Senegal being the last African team to be knocked out of Russia 2018, there were no teams from Africa in the Round of 16 for the first time since the stage was introduced in 1986.[40] Colombia were the only team to reach the knockout stages of Russia 2018 despite losing their opening match of the tournament. Senegal became the third team to be eliminated from Russia 2018 despite winning their opening game of the tournament (also Iran and Serbia); and even moreover, this was the first time Senegal got eliminated from the group stage, despite owning a huge advantage prior to the match against Colombia. The last time as many as three teams failed to get through the group stages despite winning their opener was in 2002 (Argentina, Costa Rica and Russia).[41]

Senegal 0–1 Colombia
Report
Attendance: 41,970[42]
Eighth-finals

The teams had faced each other in five previous matches, including one World Cup group stage match in 1998, a 2–0 England win. Their most recent meeting came in a friendly in 2005, a 3–2 England win.

In the 16th minute, Harry Kane arrived beyond the back post to meet a Kieran Trippier cross, but was unable to direct his header on target. Wílmar Barrios was booked when he appeared to headbutt Jordan Henderson in the build-up to a free-kick Trippier bent narrowly wide. Colombia gave away a penalty early in the second half when Carlos Sánchez dragged Kane down in the box after a corner from the right. Kane scored from 12 yards, shooting down the middle to give England the lead. Colombia forced their way into extra-time, Yerry Mina scoring a downward header from a Juan Cuadrado corner from the right. Eric Dier scored the final penalty in the shoot-out, England came from 3–2 down after Mateus Uribe and Carlos Bacca failed to convert their spot-kicks.[43][44]

This was the first time that England had won a penalty shoot-out at the FIFA World Cup, and only the second time they had won on penalties at any major tournament (the previous occasion being against Spain at Euro 1996). Kane became the first player to score in six consecutive England appearances since Tommy Lawton did so in 1939. England conceded in injury time at the end of the second half for the first time in World Cup history, with Mina's goal coming after 92 minutes and 33 seconds.[45]

Colombia 1–1 (a.e.t.) England
 Report
Penalties
 3–4
Attendance: 44,190[46]

Squads

1962 World Cup
Main article: 1962 FIFA World Cup

Head coach: Argentina Adolfo Pedernera

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Efraín Sánchez (c) (1926-02-27)27 February 1926 (aged 36) Colombia Independiente Medellín
2 1GK Achito Vivas (1934-03-01)1 March 1934 (aged 28) Colombia Deportivo Pereira
3 2DF Francisco Zuluaga (1929-02-04)4 February 1929 (aged 33) Colombia Independiente Santa Fe
4 2DF Aníbal Alzate (1933-01-31)31 January 1933 (aged 29) Colombia Deportes Tolima
5 2DF Jaime González (1938-04-01)1 April 1938 (aged 24) Colombia América de Cali
6 2DF Ignacio Calle (1931-08-21)21 August 1931 (aged 30) Colombia Atlético Nacional
7 2DF Carlos Aponte (1939-01-24)24 January 1939 (aged 23) Colombia Independiente Santa Fe
8 2DF Héctor Echeverry (1938-04-10)10 April 1938 (aged 24) Colombia Independiente Medellín
9 3MF Jaime Silva (1935-10-10)10 October 1935 (aged 26) Colombia Independiente Santa Fe
10 3MF Rolando Serrano (1938-11-13)13 November 1938 (aged 23) Colombia América de Cali
11 2DF Óscar López (1939-04-02)2 April 1939 (aged 23) Colombia Once Caldas
12 3MF Hernando Tovar (1938-06-07)7 June 1938 (aged 23) Colombia Independiente Santa Fe
13 4FW Germán Aceros (1938-09-30)30 September 1938 (aged 23) Colombia Deportivo Cali
14 4FW Luis Paz (1942-06-25)25 June 1942 (aged 19) Colombia América de Cali
15 3MF Marcos Coll (1935-08-23)23 August 1935 (aged 26) Colombia América de Cali
16 4FW Ignacio Pérez (1934-12-19)19 December 1934 (aged 27) Colombia Once Caldas
17 4FW Marino Klinger (1936-02-07)7 February 1936 (aged 26) Colombia Millonarios
18 4FW Eusebio Escobar (1936-07-02)2 July 1936 (aged 25) Colombia Deportivo Pereira
19 4FW Delio Gamboa (1936-01-28)28 January 1936 (aged 26) Colombia Millonarios
20 4FW Antonio Rada (1937-06-13)13 June 1937 (aged 24) Colombia Deportivo Pereira
21 4FW Héctor González (1937-07-07)7 July 1937 (aged 24) Colombia Independiente Santa Fe
22 4FW Jairo Arias (1938-11-02)2 November 1938 (aged 23) Colombia Atlético Nacional

1990 World Cup
Main article: 1990 FIFA World Cup

Head coach: Colombia Francisco Maturana

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK René Higuita (1966-08-27)27 August 1966 (aged 23) Colombia Atlético Nacional
2 2DF Andrés Escobar (1967-03-13)13 March 1967 (aged 23) Switzerland Young Boys
3 2DF Gildardo Gómez (1963-10-13)13 October 1963 (aged 26) Colombia Atlético Nacional
4 2DF Luis Fernando Herrera (1962-06-12)12 June 1962 (aged 27) Colombia Atlético Nacional
5 4FW León Villa (1960-01-12)12 January 1960 (aged 30) Colombia Atlético Nacional
6 2DF José Ricardo Pérez (1963-10-24)24 October 1963 (aged 26) Colombia Atlético Nacional
7 4FW Carlos Estrada (1961-11-01)1 November 1961 (aged 28) Colombia Millonarios
8 3MF Gabriel Gómez (1959-12-08)8 December 1959 (aged 30) Colombia Independiente Medellín
9 4FW Miguel Guerrero (1967-09-07)7 September 1967 (aged 22) Colombia América de Cali
10 3MF Carlos Valderrama (c) (1961-09-02)2 September 1961 (aged 28) France Montpellier
11 3MF Bernardo Redín (1963-02-26)26 February 1963 (aged 27) Colombia Deportivo Cali
12 1GK Eduardo Niño (1967-08-08)8 August 1967 (aged 22) Colombia Independiente Santa Fe
13 2DF Carlos Hoyos (1962-02-28)28 February 1962 (aged 28) Colombia Atlético Junior
14 3MF Leonel Álvarez (1965-07-29)29 July 1965 (aged 24) Colombia Atlético Nacional
15 2DF Luis Carlos Perea (1963-12-29)29 December 1963 (aged 26) Colombia Atlético Nacional
16 4FW Arnoldo Iguarán (1957-01-18)18 January 1957 (aged 33) Colombia Millonarios
17 2DF Geovanis Cassiani (1970-01-10)10 January 1970 (aged 20) Colombia Millonarios
18 2DF Wilmer Cabrera (1967-09-15)15 September 1967 (aged 22) Colombia América de Cali
19 3MF Freddy Rincón (1966-08-14)14 August 1966 (aged 23) Colombia América de Cali
20 3MF Luis Fajardo (1963-08-18)18 August 1963 (aged 26) Colombia Atlético Nacional
21 2DF Alexis Mendoza (1961-11-08)8 November 1961 (aged 28) Colombia Atlético Junior
22 4FW Rubén Darío Hernández (1965-02-19)19 February 1965 (aged 25) Colombia Millonarios

1994 World Cup
Main article: 1994 FIFA World Cup

Head coach: Colombia Francisco Maturana

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Óscar Córdoba (1970-02-03)3 February 1970 (aged 24) Colombia América de Cali
2 2DF Andrés Escobar (1967-03-13)13 March 1967 (aged 27) Colombia Atlético Nacional
3 2DF Alexis Mendoza (1961-11-08)8 November 1961 (aged 32) Colombia Atlético Junior
4 2DF Luis Fernando Herrera (1962-06-12)12 June 1962 (aged 32) Colombia Atlético Nacional
5 3MF Hernán Gaviria (1969-11-27)27 November 1969 (aged 24) Colombia Atlético Nacional
6 3MF Gabriel Gómez (1959-12-08)8 December 1959 (aged 34) Colombia Atlético Nacional
7 4FW Antony de Ávila (1962-12-21)21 December 1962 (aged 31) Colombia América de Cali
8 3MF John Harold Lozano (1972-03-30)30 March 1972 (aged 22) Colombia América de Cali
9 4FW Iván Valenciano (1972-03-18)18 March 1972 (aged 22) Colombia Atlético Junior
10 3MF Carlos Valderrama (c) (1961-09-02)2 September 1961 (aged 32) Colombia Atlético Junior
11 4FW Adolfo Valencia (1968-02-06)6 February 1968 (aged 26) Germany Bayern Munich
12 1GK Farid Mondragón (1971-06-21)21 June 1971 (aged 22) Argentina Argentinos Juniors
13 2DF Néstor Ortiz (1968-09-20)20 September 1968 (aged 25) Colombia Once Caldas
14 3MF Leonel Álvarez (1965-07-29)29 July 1965 (aged 28) Colombia América de Cali
15 2DF Luis Carlos Perea (1963-12-29)29 December 1963 (aged 30) Colombia Atlético Junior
16 4FW Víctor Aristizábal (1971-12-09)9 December 1971 (aged 22) Colombia Atlético Nacional
17 3MF Mauricio Serna (1968-01-22)22 January 1968 (aged 26) Colombia Atlético Nacional
18 2DF Óscar Cortés (1968-10-19)19 October 1968 (aged 25) Colombia Millonarios
19 3MF Freddy Rincón (1966-08-14)14 August 1966 (aged 27) Brazil Palmeiras
20 2DF Wilson Pérez (1967-08-06)6 August 1967 (aged 26) Colombia América de Cali
21 4FW Faustino Asprilla (1969-11-10)10 November 1969 (aged 24) Italy Parma
22 1GK José María Pazo (1964-04-04)4 April 1964 (aged 30) Colombia Atlético Junior

1998 World Cup
Main article: 1998 FIFA World Cup

Head coach: Colombia Hernán Darío Gómez

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Óscar Córdoba (1970-02-03)3 February 1970 (aged 28) Argentina Boca Juniors
2 2DF Iván Córdoba (1976-08-11)11 August 1976 (aged 21) Argentina San Lorenzo
3 2DF Ever Palacios (1969-01-18)18 January 1969 (aged 29) Colombia Deportivo Cali
4 2DF José Santa (1970-11-12)12 November 1970 (aged 27) Colombia Atlético Nacional
5 2DF Jorge Bermúdez (1971-06-18)18 June 1971 (aged 26) Argentina Boca Juniors
6 3MF Mauricio Serna (1968-01-22)22 January 1968 (aged 30) Argentina Boca Juniors
7 4FW Antony de Ávila (1962-12-21)21 December 1962 (aged 35) Ecuador Barcelona
8 3MF John Harold Lozano (1972-03-30)30 March 1972 (aged 26) Spain Real Valladolid
9 4FW Adolfo Valencia (1968-02-06)6 February 1968 (aged 30) Colombia Independiente Medellín
10 3MF Carlos Valderrama (c) (1961-09-02)2 September 1961 (aged 36) United States Miami Fusion
11 4FW Faustino Asprilla (1969-11-10)10 November 1969 (aged 28) Italy Parma
12 1GK Miguel Calero (1971-04-14)14 April 1971 (aged 27) Colombia Atlético Nacional
13 2DF Wilmer Cabrera (1967-09-15)15 September 1967 (aged 30) Colombia Millonarios
14 3MF Jorge Bolaño (1977-04-28)28 April 1977 (aged 21) Colombia Atlético Junior
15 4FW Víctor Aristizábal (1971-12-09)9 December 1971 (aged 26) Brazil São Paulo
16 2DF Luis Antonio Moreno (1970-12-25)25 December 1970 (aged 27) Colombia Deportes Tolima
17 3MF Andrés Estrada (1967-11-12)12 November 1967 (aged 30) Colombia Deportivo Cali
18 3MF John Wilmar Pérez (1970-02-02)2 February 1970 (aged 28) Colombia Deportivo Cali
19 3MF Freddy Rincón (1966-08-14)14 August 1966 (aged 31) Brazil Corinthians
20 4FW Hamilton Ricard (1974-01-12)12 January 1974 (aged 24) England Middlesbrough
21 4FW Léider Preciado (1977-02-26)26 February 1977 (aged 21) Colombia Santa Fe
22 1GK Farid Mondragón (1971-06-21)21 June 1971 (aged 26) Argentina Independiente

2014 World Cup
Main article: 2014 FIFA World Cup

Head coach: Argentina José Pékerman

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK David Ospina (1988-08-31)31 August 1988 (aged 25) 44 France Nice
2 2DF Cristián Zapata (1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 27) 24 Italy Milan
3 2DF Mario Yepes (c) (1976-01-13)13 January 1976 (aged 38) 98 Italy Atalanta
4 2DF Santiago Arias (1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 22) 6 Netherlands PSV
5 3MF Carlos Carbonero (1990-07-25)25 July 1990 (aged 23) 1 Argentina River Plate
6 3MF Carlos Sánchez (1986-02-06)6 February 1986 (aged 28) 44 Spain Elche
7 2DF Pablo Armero (1986-11-02)2 November 1986 (aged 27) 53 England West Ham United[47]
8 3MF Abel Aguilar (1985-01-06)6 January 1985 (aged 29) 49 France Toulouse
9 4FW Teófilo Gutiérrez (1985-05-17)17 May 1985 (aged 29) 30 Argentina River Plate
10 3MF James Rodríguez (1991-07-12)12 July 1991 (aged 22) 22 France Monaco
11 3MF Juan Cuadrado (1988-05-26)26 May 1988 (aged 26) 28 Italy Fiorentina
12 1GK Camilo Vargas (1989-03-09)9 March 1989 (aged 25) 0 Colombia Santa Fe
13 3MF Fredy Guarín (1986-06-30)30 June 1986 (aged 27) 49 Italy Internazionale
14 4FW Víctor Ibarbo (1990-05-19)19 May 1990 (aged 24) 9 Italy Cagliari
15 3MF Alexander Mejía (1988-07-11)11 July 1988 (aged 25) 8 Colombia Atlético Nacional
16 2DF Éder Álvarez Balanta (1993-02-28)28 February 1993 (aged 21) 3 Argentina River Plate
17 4FW Carlos Bacca (1986-09-08)8 September 1986 (aged 27) 11 Spain Sevilla
18 2DF Juan Camilo Zúñiga (1985-12-14)14 December 1985 (aged 28) 50 Italy Napoli
19 4FW Adrián Ramos (1986-01-22)22 January 1986 (aged 28) 26 Germany Hertha BSC
20 3MF Juan Quintero (1993-01-18)18 January 1993 (aged 21) 4 Portugal Porto
21 4FW Jackson Martínez (1986-10-03)3 October 1986 (aged 27) 27 Portugal Porto
22 1GK Faryd Mondragón (1971-06-21)21 June 1971 (aged 43) 50 Colombia Deportivo Cali
23 2DF Carlos Valdés (1985-05-22)22 May 1985 (aged 29) 14 Argentina San Lorenzo[48]

2018 FIFA World Cup
Main article: 2018 FIFA World Cup

Head coach: Argentina José Pékerman

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK David Ospina (1988-08-31)31 August 1988 (aged 29) 86 0 England Arsenal
2 2DF Cristián Zapata (1986-09-30)30 September 1986 (aged 31) 55 2 Italy Milan
3 2DF Óscar Murillo (1988-04-18)18 April 1988 (aged 30) 13 0 Mexico Pachuca
4 2DF Santiago Arias (1992-01-13)13 January 1992 (aged 26) 41 0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven
5 3MF Wílmar Barrios (1993-10-16)16 October 1993 (aged 24) 10 0 Argentina Boca Juniors
6 3MF Carlos Sánchez (1986-02-06)6 February 1986 (aged 32) 85 0 Spain Espanyol
7 4FW Carlos Bacca (1986-09-08)8 September 1986 (aged 31) 45 14 Spain Villarreal
8 3MF Abel Aguilar (1985-01-06)6 January 1985 (aged 33) 70 7 Colombia Deportivo Cali
9 4FW Radamel Falcao (captain) (1986-02-10)10 February 1986 (aged 32) 73 29 France Monaco
10 3MF James Rodríguez (1991-07-12)12 July 1991 (aged 26) 63 21 Germany Bayern Munich
11 3MF Juan Cuadrado (1988-05-26)26 May 1988 (aged 30) 70 7 Italy Juventus
12 1GK Camilo Vargas (1989-03-09)9 March 1989 (aged 29) 5 0 Colombia Deportivo Cali
13 2DF Yerry Mina (1994-09-23)23 September 1994 (aged 23) 12 3 Spain Barcelona
14 4FW Luis Muriel (1991-04-16)16 April 1991 (aged 27) 18 2 Spain Sevilla
15 3MF Mateus Uribe (1991-03-21)21 March 1991 (aged 27) 8 0 Mexico América
16 3MF Jefferson Lerma (1994-10-25)25 October 1994 (aged 23) 5 0 Spain Levante
17 2DF Johan Mojica (1992-08-21)21 August 1992 (aged 25) 4 1 Spain Girona
18 2DF Farid Díaz (1983-07-20)20 July 1983 (aged 34) 13 0 Paraguay Olimpia
19 4FW Miguel Borja (1993-01-26)26 January 1993 (aged 25) 7 2 Brazil Palmeiras
20 3MF Juan Fernando Quintero (1993-01-18)18 January 1993 (aged 25) 15 2 Argentina River Plate
21 4FW José Izquierdo (1992-07-07)7 July 1992 (aged 25) 5 1 England Brighton & Hove Albion
22 1GK José Fernando Cuadrado (1985-06-01)1 June 1985 (aged 33) 1 0 Colombia Once Caldas
23 2DF Davinson Sánchez (1996-06-12)12 June 1996 (aged 22) 9 0 England Tottenham Hotspur

Record players
Rank Player Matches World Cups
1 Freddy Rincón101990, 1994 and 1998
Carlos Valderrama101990, 1994 and 1998
3 Juan Cuadrado92014 and 2018
David Ospina92014 and 2018
5 James Rodríguez82014 and 2018
6 Leonel Álvarez71990 and 1994
Andrés Escobar71990 and 1994
Luis Herrera71990 and 1994
Santiago Arias72014 and 2018
Juan Quintero72014 and 2018
Carlos Sánchez72014 and 2018

Current as of 03 July 2018 after the match v England

Goalscorers
James Rodríguez after scoring his sixth goal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, a quarter-final penalty against Brazil. Although Colombia was eliminated, it won him the Golden Boot as most successful scorer of the tournament.

Colombia's record World Cup scorer, James Rodríguez, has also won the Golden Boot when he scored 6 goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Player Goals 1962 1990 1994 1998 2014 2018
Francisco Zuluaga 1 1
Germán Aceros 1 1
Marcos Coll 1 1
Antonio Rada 1 1
Marino Klinger 1 1
Bernardo Redín 2 2
Carlos Valderrama 1 1
Freddy Rincón 1 1
Adolfo Valencia 2 2
Hernán Gaviria 1 1
John Harold Lozano 1 1
Léider Preciado 1 1
Pablo Armero 1 1
Teófilo Gutiérrez 1 1
James Rodríguez 6 6
Juan Fernando Quintero 2 11
Juan Guillermo Cuadrado 2 11
Jackson Martínez 2 2
Yerry Mina 3 3
Radamel Falcao 1 1
Total 32 5441126
Own goals scored for opponents

Current as of 3 July 2018 after the match v England

Awards and records

Team Awards

Individual Awards

Records

  • Only tournament goal directly from a corner: Marcos Coll (1962 v USSR)

See also

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