Colombia

Missing image Colombia_football_association.gif Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname	-
Association	Federación Colombiana de Fútbol
Coach	Reynaldo Rueda, 2004-
Most caps	Carlos Valderrama (111)
Top scorer	Arnoldo Alberto Iguarán (25)
Home colours 　 Away colours
First International Mexico 3 - 1 Colombia (Panama City, Panama; 10 February, 1938)
Largest win Argentina 0 - 5 Colombia (Buenos Aires, Argentina; 5 September, 1993)
Worst defeat Argentina 9 - 1 Colombia (Santiago, Chile; 7 February, 1945)
World Cup
Appearances	4 (First in 1962)
Best result	Round 2, 1990
Copa América
Appearances	17 (First in 1945)
Best result	Winners, 2001

The Colombia national football team is the national team of Colombia and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol. Colombia has made four World Cups, but only one before the 1990s: in 1962. They only advanced past the first round once.

The team is considered slightly above-average in ability in the CONMEBOL region; they are stronger than Ecuador, Venezuela, and Bolivia, not quite as strong as Brazil and Argentina and often find themselves evenly matched with Paraguay and Uruguay. They are also known for producing good performances in preliminary tournaments and friendlies but seem to collapse in important matches. A 2001 Copa América win gave their backers hope that the side may yet join the top flight of international football.

The team has been peripherally involved in two of the greatest personal tragedies to hit football in recent years. In 1994, defender Andrés Escobar scored an own goal in a World Cup match against the United States; shortly after the team returned to Colombia, Escobar was murdered. In 2003, at a Confederations Cup semifinal, the Colombians watched as Cameroon midfielder Marc-Vivien Foé collapsed and died on the pitch due to an undetected heart condition.

Contents

1 World Cup record 2 Copa América record 3 Famous players 4 External links

World Cup record

• 1930 - Did not enter
• 1934 - Did not enter
• 1938 - Withdrew
• 1950 - Did not enter
• 1954 - Did not enter
• 1958 - Did not qualify
• 1962 - Round 1
• 1966 to 1986 - Did not qualify
• 1990 - Round 2
• 1994 - Round 1
• 1998 - Round 1
• 2002 - Did not qualify

Copa América record

1916 to 1942 - Did not enter 1945 - Fifth place 1946 - Withdrew 1947 - Eighth place 1949 - Eighth place 1953 to 1956 - Withdrew 1957 - Fifth place 1959 - Withdrew 1959 - Withdrew 1963 - Seventh place 1967 - Did not qualify 1975 - Runners-up

1979 - Round 1 1983 - Round 1 1987 - Third place 1989 - Round 1 1991 - Fourth place 1993 - Third place 1995 - Third place 1997 - Quarterfinals 1999 - Quarterfinals 2001 - Winners 2004 - Fourth place

Famous players

• Juan Pablo Angel
• Faustino Asprilla
• Alfredo Di Stefano (Argentine, also played for Argentina and Spain)
• Andres Escobar
• Rene Higuita
• Carlos Valderrama
• Adolfo Valencia

External links

• RSSSF archive of results 1938- (http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/col-intres.html)
• RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers (http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/col-recintlp.html)
• RSSSF archive of coaches 1938- (http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/col-coach-triv.html)

National football teams of South America (CONMEBOL)

Argentina | Bolivia | Brazil | Chile | Colombia | Ecuador | Paraguay | Peru | Uruguay | Venezuela

International Football

FIFA - World Cup - Women's World Cup - World Rankings - Player of the Year Asia: AFC - Asian Cup | Africa: CAF - African Nations Cup South America: CONMEBOL - Copa América | North America: CONCACAF - Gold Cup Oceania: OFC - OFC Nations Cup | Europe: UEFA - European Championship

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