Colombia at the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia Colombia at the FIFA World Cup This is a record of Colombia 's results at the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the 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. 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 finals of the FIFA World Cup on six occasions in 1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014 and 2018. Contents 1 FIFA World Cup record 1.1 By match 1.2 By opponent 1.3 Colombia at the 1962 FIFA World Cup 1.4 Colombia at the 1990 FIFA World Cup 1.5 Colombia at the 1994 FIFA World Cup 1.5. 1 Andrés Escobar 1.6 Colombia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup 1.7 Colombia at the 2014 FIFA World Cup 1.8 Colombia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup 2 Squads 2.1 1962 World Cup 2.2 1990 World Cup 2.3 1994 World Cup 2.4 1998 World Cup 2.5 2014 World Cup 2.6 2018 World Cup 3 Record Players 4 Goalscorers 5 Awards and Records 6 References 7 External links FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup Record Year Round Position GP D * GS GA 1930 to 1934 Not a FIFA member 1938 Withdrew 1950 Did not enter 1954 Banned by FIFA 1958 Did not qualify 1962 Group stage 14th 0 5 11 1966 to 1986 Did not qualify 1990 Round of 16 14th 1994 Group stage 19th 0 5 1998 Group stage 21st 0 2002 to 2010 Did not qualify 2014 Quarter - finals 5th 5 0 12 2018 Round of 16 9th 6 2022 To be determined Total Quarter - final 6 / 21 22 9 10 32 30 * Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks By match Year Round Against Score Scorers 1962 Group 1 Uruguay 1 -- 2 Zuluaga Soviet Union 4 -- 4 Aceros, Coll, Rada, Klinger Yugoslavia 0 -- 5 1990 Group D United Arab Emirates 2 -- 0 Redín, Valderrama Yugoslavia 0 -- 1 West Germany 1 -- 1 Rincón Round of 16 Cameroon 1 -- 2 ( AET ) Redín 1994 Group A Romania 1 -- 3 Valencia United States 1 -- 2 Valencia Switzerland 2 -- 0 Gaviria, Lozano 1998 Group G Romania 0 -- 1 Tunisia 1 -- 0 Preciado England 0 -- 2 2014 Group C Greece 3 -- 0 Armero, Gutiérrez, Rodríguez Ivory Coast 2 -- 1 Rodríguez, Quintero Japan 4 -- 1 Cuadrado, Martínez ( 2 ), Rodríguez Round of 16 Uruguay 2 -- 0 Rodríguez ( 2 ) Quarter - Final Brazil 1 -- 2 ( AET ) Rodríguez 2018 Group H Japan 1 -- 2 Quintero Poland 3 -- 0 Mina, Falcao, Cuadrado Senegal 1 -- 0 Mina Round of 16 England 1 -- 1 ( AET ) p. 3 -- 4 Mina By opponent Country Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD Japan 0 5 + 2 Uruguay 0 + 1 England 0 - 2 Romania 0 0 - 3 Yugoslavia 0 0 0 5 - 5 Greece 0 0 0 + 3 Poland 0 0 0 + 3 United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 + 2 Switzerland 0 0 0 + 2 Ivory Coast 0 0 + 1 Tunisia 0 0 0 + 1 Senegal 0 0 0 + 1 Soviet Union 0 0 0 West Germany 0 0 0 Cameroon 0 0 - 1 United States 0 0 - 1 Brazil 0 0 - 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. Rank Team Pts Pld GF GA GD Colombia 0 + 1 Peru 0 − 1 Colombia v Peru 30 April 1961 Colombia 1 -- 0 Peru show Bogotá, Colombia Gonzalez Referee : Praddaude ( Argentina ) Peru v Colombia 7 May 1961 Peru 1 -- 1 Colombia show 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. It should be noted that 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 Pts Pld GF GA Soviet Union 5 0 8 5 Yugoslavia 0 8 Uruguay 0 6 Colombia 0 5 11 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 Pts Pld GF GA GD West Germany 5 0 10 + 7 Yugoslavia 0 6 5 + 1 Colombia + 1 United Arab Emirates 0 0 0 11 − 9 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 GF GA GD Pts Colombia 6 0 13 + 11 10 Argentina 6 7 9 − 2 7 Paraguay 6 6 7 − 1 6 Peru 6 0 5 12 − 8 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 Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Romania 0 5 5 0 6 Switzerland 5 + 1 United States 0 Colombia 0 5 − 1 USA 1 -- 1 Switzerland Colombia 1 -- 3 Romania Switzerland 4 -- 1 Romania USA 2 -- 1 Colombia Switzerland 0 -- 2 Colombia USA 0 -- 1 Romania 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 Rank Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Argentina 16 8 6 23 13 10 30 Paraguay 16 9 5 21 14 7 29 Colombia 16 8 23 15 8 28 Chile 16 7 5 32 18 14 25 5 Peru 16 7 5 19 20 - 1 25 6 Ecuador 16 6 7 22 21 21 7 Uruguay 16 6 7 18 21 - 3 21 8 Bolivia 16 5 7 18 21 - 3 17 9 Venezuela 16 0 13 8 41 - 33 Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia and Chile qualified. Group G Team Pts Pld GF GA GD Romania 7 0 + 2 England 6 0 5 + 3 Colombia 0 − 2 Tunisia 0 − 3 England 2 - 0 Tunisia Romania 1 - 0 Colombia Colombia 1 - 0 Tunisia Romania 2 - 1 England Colombia 0 - 2 England Romania 1 - 1 Tunisia 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 Farid Mondragón into the net. 15 June 1998 17 : 30 Romania 1 -- 0 Colombia Ilie 45 ' Report Stade de Gerland, Lyon Attendance : 37,572 Referee : Lim Kee Chong ( Mauritius ) Colombia 's second match was against Tunisia. Colombia 's Leider Preciado struck seven minutes from the end to give a 1 - 0 win. 22 June 1998 17 : 30 Colombia 1 -- 0 Tunisia Preciado 83 ' Report Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier Attendance : 29,800 Referee : Bernd Heynemann ( Germany ) 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. 26 June 1998 21 : 00 Colombia 0 -- 2 England Report Anderton 20 ' Beckham 29 ' Stade Félix - Bollaert, Lens Attendance : 38,100 Referee : Arturo Brizio Carter ( Mexico ) 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 Colombian 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 Rank Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Brazil Host World Cup 2014 Argentina 16 9 5 35 15 + 20 32 Colombia 16 9 27 13 + 14 30 Chile 16 9 6 29 25 + 4 28 5 Ecuador 16 7 5 20 16 + 4 25 6 Uruguay 16 7 5 25 25 0 25 7 Venezuela 16 5 5 6 14 20 − 6 20 8 Peru 16 9 17 26 − 9 15 9 Bolivia 16 6 8 17 30 − 13 12 10 Paraguay 16 10 17 31 − 14 12 Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Uruguay qualified. Group C Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia 0 0 9 + 7 9 Advance to knockout stage Greece − 2 Ivory Coast 0 5 − 1 Japan 0 6 − 4 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Tie - breaking criteria Colombia 3 - 0 Greece Ivory Coast 2 - 1 Japan Colombia 2 - 1 Ivory Coast Japan 0 - 0 Greece Japan 1 - 4 Colombia Greece 2 - 1 Ivory Coast The two teams had met in one previous match, in a friendly in 1994, where Colombia won 2 -- 0. Colombia midfielder Fredy Guarín was suspended for the match, after being sent off in the team 's final qualifier against Paraguay. 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. 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. The 3 -- 0 scoreline was Colombia 's biggest win to date in the World Cup. 14 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Colombia 3 -- 0 Greece Armero 5 ' Gutiérrez 58 ' Rodríguez 90 + 3 ' Report Estádio Mineirão, Belo Horizonte Attendance : 57,174 Referee : Mark Geiger ( United States ) The two teams had never met before. After a goalless first half, Colombia scored first when James Rodríguez headed in Juan Cuadrado 's corner. 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. 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. 19 June 2014 13 : 00 UTC − 3 Colombia 2 -- 1 Ivory Coast Rodríguez 64 ' Quintero 70 ' Report Gervinho 73 ' Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 ). 24 June 2014 16 : 00 UTC − 4 Japan 1 -- 4 Colombia Okazaki 45 + 1 ' Report Cuadrado 17 ' ( pen. ) Martínez 55 ', 82 ' Rodríguez 90 ' Arena Pantanal, Cuiabá Attendance : 40,340 Referee : Pedro Proença ( Portugal ) Eighth - finals The two teams had met in 38 previous matches, 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. 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, which won the 2014 FIFA Puskás Award later in the year. 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. Colombia progressed through to the quarter - finals for the first time in their history, where they would face Brazil. 28 June 2014 17 : 00 Colombia 2 -- 0 Uruguay Rodríguez 28 ', 50 ' Report Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro Attendance : 73,804 Referee : Björn Kuipers ( Netherlands ) Quarter - finals The two teams had met in 25 previous matches, but never in the FIFA World Cup. 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. Brazil took the lead in the 7th minute, when Neymar 's corner from the left was turned in from close range by Thiago Silva. 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. 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. 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. 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 ). 4 July 2014 17 : 00 Brazil 2 -- 1 Colombia Thiago Silva 7 ' David Luiz 69 ' Report Rodríguez 80 ' ( pen. ) Estádio Castelão, Fortaleza Attendance : 60,342 Referee : Carlos Velasco Carballo ( Spain ) Colombia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Main article : Colombia at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final Standings Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Brazil 18 12 5 41 11 + 30 41 Qualification to 2018 FIFA World Cup Uruguay 18 9 5 32 20 + 12 31 Argentina 18 7 7 19 16 + 3 28 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 8 26 27 − 1 26 7 Paraguay 18 7 8 19 25 − 6 24 8 Ecuador 18 6 10 26 29 − 3 20 9 Bolivia 18 12 16 38 − 22 14 10 Venezuela 18 6 10 19 35 − 16 12 Source : FIFA Group stage Group H Pos Team Pld GF GA GD Pts Qualification Colombia 0 5 + 3 6 Advance to knockout stage Japan 0 Senegal 0 Poland 0 5 − 3 Source : FIFA Rules for classification : Group stage tiebreakers Notes : ^ Jump up to : Fair play points : Japan − 4, Senegal − 6. 19 June 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 19 ) 15 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Colombia 1 -- 2 Japan Quintero 39 ' Report Kagawa 6 ' ( pen. ) Osako 73 ' Mordovia Arena, Saransk Attendance : 40,842 Referee : Damir Skomina ( Slovenia ) 24 June 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 24 ) 21 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Poland 0 -- 3 Colombia Report Mina 40 ' Falcao 70 ' Ju. Cuadrado 75 ' Kazan Arena, Kazan Attendance : 42,873 Referee : César Arturo Ramos ( Mexico ) 28 June 2018 ( 2018 - 06 - 28 ) 18 : 00 SAMT ( UTC + 4 ) Senegal 0 -- 1 Colombia Report Mina 74 ' Cosmos Arena, Samara Attendance : 41,970 Referee : Milorad Mažić ( Serbia ) Eighth - finals 3 July 2018 ( 2018 - 07 - 03 ) 21 : 00 MSK ( UTC + 3 ) Colombia 1 -- 1 ( a.e.t. ) England Mina 90 + 3 ' Report Kane 57 ' ( pen. ) Penalties Falcao Ju. Cuadrado Muriel Uribe Bacca 3 -- 4 Kane Rashford Henderson Trippier Dier Otkritie Arena, Moscow Attendance : 44,190 Referee : Mark Geiger ( United States ) Squads 1962 World Cup Main article : 1962 FIFA World Cup Head coach : Adolfo Pedernera No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club 1GK Efraín Sánchez ( c ) ( 1926 - 02 - 27 ) 27 February 1926 ( aged 36 ) Independiente Medellín 1GK Achito Vivas ( 1934 - 03 - 01 ) 1 March 1934 ( aged 28 ) Deportivo Pereira 2DF Francisco Zuluaga ( 1929 - 02 - 04 ) 4 February 1929 ( aged 33 ) Independiente Santa Fe 2DF Aníbal Alzate ( 1933 - 01 - 31 ) 31 January 1933 ( aged 29 ) Deportes Tolima 5 2DF Jaime González ( 1938 - 04 - 01 ) 1 April 1938 ( aged 24 ) América de Cali 6 2DF Ignacio Calle ( 1931 - 08 - 21 ) 21 August 1931 ( aged 30 ) Atlético Nacional 7 2DF Carlos Aponte ( 1939 - 01 - 24 ) 24 January 1939 ( aged 23 ) Independiente Santa Fe 8 2DF Héctor Echeverry ( 1938 - 04 - 10 ) 10 April 1938 ( aged 24 ) Independiente Medellín 9 3MF Jaime Silva ( 1935 - 10 - 10 ) 10 October 1935 ( aged 26 ) Independiente Santa Fe 10 3MF Rolando Serrano ( 1938 - 11 - 13 ) 13 November 1938 ( aged 23 ) América de Cali 11 2DF Óscar López ( 1939 - 04 - 02 ) 2 April 1939 ( aged 23 ) Once Caldas 12 3MF Hernando Tovar ( 1938 - 06 - 07 ) 7 June 1938 ( aged 23 ) Independiente Santa Fe 13 4FW Germán Aceros ( 1938 - 09 - 30 ) 30 September 1938 ( aged 23 ) Deportivo Cali 14 4FW Luis Paz ( 1942 - 06 - 25 ) 25 June 1942 ( aged 19 ) América de Cali 15 3MF Marcos Coll ( 1935 - 08 - 23 ) 23 August 1935 ( aged 26 ) América de Cali 16 4FW Ignacio Pérez ( 1934 - 12 - 19 ) 19 December 1934 ( aged 27 ) Once Caldas 17 4FW Marino Klinger ( 1936 - 02 - 07 ) 7 February 1936 ( aged 26 ) Millonarios 18 4FW Eusebio Escobar ( 1936 - 07 - 02 ) 2 July 1936 ( aged 25 ) Deportivo Pereira 19 4FW Delio Gamboa ( 1936 - 01 - 28 ) 28 January 1936 ( aged 26 ) Millonarios 20 4FW Antonio Rada ( 1937 - 06 - 13 ) 13 June 1937 ( aged 24 ) Deportivo Pereira 21 4FW Héctor González ( 1937 - 07 - 07 ) 7 July 1937 ( aged 24 ) Independiente Santa Fe 22 4FW Jairo Arias ( 1938 - 11 - 02 ) 2 November 1938 ( aged 23 ) Atlético Nacional 1990 World Cup Main article : 1990 FIFA World Cup Head coach : Francisco Maturana No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club 1GK René Higuita ( 1966 - 08 - 27 ) 27 August 1966 ( aged 23 ) Atlético Nacional 2DF Andrés Escobar ( 1967 - 03 - 13 ) 13 March 1967 ( aged 23 ) Young Boys 2DF Gildardo Gómez ( 1963 - 10 - 13 ) 13 October 1963 ( aged 26 ) Atlético Nacional 2DF Luis Fernando Herrera ( 1962 - 06 - 12 ) 12 June 1962 ( aged 27 ) Atlético Nacional 5 4FW León Villa ( 1960 - 01 - 12 ) 12 January 1960 ( aged 30 ) Atlético Nacional 6 2DF José Ricardo Pérez ( 1963 - 10 - 24 ) 24 October 1963 ( aged 26 ) Atlético Nacional 7 4FW Carlos Estrada ( 1961 - 11 - 01 ) 1 November 1961 ( aged 28 ) Millonarios 8 3MF Gabriel Gómez ( 1959 - 12 - 08 ) 8 December 1959 ( aged 30 ) Independiente Medellín 9 4FW Miguel Guerrero ( 1967 - 09 - 07 ) 7 September 1967 ( aged 22 ) América de Cali 10 3MF Carlos Valderrama ( c ) ( 1961 - 09 - 02 ) 2 September 1961 ( aged 28 ) Montpellier 11 3MF Bernardo Redín ( 1963 - 02 - 26 ) 26 February 1963 ( aged 27 ) Deportivo Cali 12 1GK Eduardo Niño ( 1967 - 08 - 08 ) 8 August 1967 ( aged 22 ) Independiente Santa Fe 13 2DF Carlos Hoyos ( 1962 - 02 - 28 ) 28 February 1962 ( aged 28 ) Atlético Junior 14 3MF Leonel Álvarez ( 1965 - 07 - 29 ) 29 July 1965 ( aged 24 ) Atlético Nacional 15 2DF Luis Carlos Perea ( 1963 - 12 - 29 ) 29 December 1963 ( aged 26 ) Atlético Nacional 16 4FW Arnoldo Iguarán ( 1957 - 01 - 18 ) 18 January 1957 ( aged 33 ) Millonarios 17 2DF Geovanis Cassiani ( 1970 - 01 - 10 ) 10 January 1970 ( aged 20 ) Millonarios 18 2DF Wilmer Cabrera ( 1967 - 09 - 15 ) 15 September 1967 ( aged 22 ) América de Cali 19 3MF Freddy Rincón ( 1966 - 08 - 14 ) 14 August 1966 ( aged 23 ) América de Cali 20 3MF Luis Fajardo ( 1963 - 08 - 18 ) 18 August 1963 ( aged 26 ) Atlético Nacional 21 2DF Alexis Mendoza ( 1961 - 11 - 08 ) 8 November 1961 ( aged 28 ) Atlético Junior 22 4FW Rubén Darío Hernández ( 1965 - 02 - 19 ) 19 February 1965 ( aged 25 ) Millonarios 1994 World Cup Main article : 1994 FIFA World Cup Head coach : Francisco Maturana No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club 1GK Óscar Córdoba ( 1970 - 02 - 03 ) 3 February 1970 ( aged 24 ) América de Cali 2DF Andrés Escobar ( 1967 - 03 - 13 ) 13 March 1967 ( aged 27 ) Atlético Nacional 2DF Alexis Mendoza ( 1961 - 11 - 08 ) 8 November 1961 ( aged 32 ) Atlético Junior 2DF Luis Fernando Herrera ( 1962 - 06 - 12 ) 12 June 1962 ( aged 32 ) Atlético Nacional 5 3MF Hernán Gaviria ( 1969 - 11 - 27 ) 27 November 1969 ( aged 24 ) Atlético Nacional 6 3MF Gabriel Gómez ( 1959 - 12 - 08 ) 8 December 1959 ( aged 34 ) Atlético Nacional 7 4FW Antony de Ávila ( 1962 - 12 - 21 ) 21 December 1962 ( aged 31 ) América de Cali 8 3MF John Harold Lozano ( 1972 - 03 - 30 ) 30 March 1972 ( aged 22 ) América de Cali 9 4FW Iván Valenciano ( 1972 - 03 - 18 ) 18 March 1972 ( aged 22 ) Atlético Junior 10 3MF Carlos Valderrama ( c ) ( 1961 - 09 - 02 ) 2 September 1961 ( aged 32 ) Atlético Junior 11 4FW Adolfo Valencia ( 1968 - 02 - 06 ) 6 February 1968 ( aged 26 ) Bayern Munich 12 1GK Farid Mondragón ( 1971 - 06 - 21 ) 21 June 1971 ( aged 22 ) Argentinos Juniors 13 2DF Néstor Ortiz ( 1968 - 09 - 20 ) 20 September 1968 ( aged 25 ) Once Caldas 14 3MF Leonel Álvarez ( 1965 - 07 - 29 ) 29 July 1965 ( aged 28 ) América de Cali 15 2DF Luis Carlos Perea ( 1963 - 12 - 29 ) 29 December 1963 ( aged 30 ) Atlético Junior 16 4FW Víctor Aristizábal ( 1971 - 12 - 09 ) 9 December 1971 ( aged 22 ) Atlético Nacional 17 3MF Mauricio Serna ( 1968 - 01 - 22 ) 22 January 1968 ( aged 26 ) Atlético Nacional 18 2DF Óscar Cortés ( 1968 - 10 - 19 ) 19 October 1968 ( aged 25 ) Millonarios 19 3MF Freddy Rincón ( 1966 - 08 - 14 ) 14 August 1966 ( aged 27 ) Palmeiras 20 2DF Wilson Pérez ( 1967 - 08 - 06 ) 6 August 1967 ( aged 26 ) América de Cali 21 4FW Faustino Asprilla ( 1969 - 11 - 10 ) 10 November 1969 ( aged 24 ) Parma 22 1GK José María Pazo ( 1964 - 04 - 04 ) 4 April 1964 ( aged 30 ) Atlético Junior 1998 World Cup Main article : 1998 FIFA World Cup Head coach : Hernán Darío Gómez No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club 1GK Óscar Córdoba ( 1970 - 02 - 03 ) 3 February 1970 ( aged 28 ) Boca Juniors 2DF Iván Córdoba ( 1976 - 08 - 11 ) 11 August 1976 ( aged 21 ) San Lorenzo 2DF Ever Palacios ( 1969 - 01 - 18 ) 18 January 1969 ( aged 29 ) Deportivo Cali 2DF José Santa ( 1970 - 11 - 12 ) 12 November 1970 ( aged 27 ) Atlético Nacional 5 2DF Jorge Bermúdez ( 1971 - 06 - 18 ) 18 June 1971 ( aged 26 ) Boca Juniors 6 3MF Mauricio Serna ( 1968 - 01 - 22 ) 22 January 1968 ( aged 30 ) Boca Juniors 7 4FW Antony de Ávila ( 1962 - 12 - 21 ) 21 December 1962 ( aged 35 ) Barcelona 8 3MF John Harold Lozano ( 1972 - 03 - 30 ) 30 March 1972 ( aged 26 ) Real Valladolid 9 4FW Adolfo Valencia ( 1968 - 02 - 06 ) 6 February 1968 ( aged 30 ) Independiente Medellín 10 3MF Carlos Valderrama ( c ) ( 1961 - 09 - 02 ) 2 September 1961 ( aged 36 ) Miami Fusion 11 4FW Faustino Asprilla ( 1969 - 11 - 10 ) 10 November 1969 ( aged 28 ) Parma 12 1GK Miguel Calero ( 1971 - 04 - 14 ) 14 April 1971 ( aged 27 ) Atlético Nacional 13 2DF Wilmer Cabrera ( 1967 - 09 - 15 ) 15 September 1967 ( aged 30 ) Millonarios 14 3MF Jorge Bolaño ( 1977 - 04 - 28 ) 28 April 1977 ( aged 21 ) Atlético Junior 15 4FW Víctor Aristizábal ( 1971 - 12 - 09 ) 9 December 1971 ( aged 26 ) São Paulo 16 2DF Luis Antonio Moreno ( 1970 - 12 - 25 ) 25 December 1970 ( aged 27 ) Deportes Tolima 17 3MF Andrés Estrada ( 1967 - 11 - 12 ) 12 November 1967 ( aged 30 ) Deportivo Cali 18 3MF John Wilmar Pérez ( 1970 - 02 - 02 ) 2 February 1970 ( aged 28 ) Deportivo Cali 19 3MF Freddy Rincón ( 1966 - 08 - 14 ) 14 August 1966 ( aged 31 ) Corinthians 20 4FW Hamilton Ricard ( 1974 - 01 - 12 ) 12 January 1974 ( aged 24 ) Middlesbrough 21 4FW Léider Preciado ( 1977 - 02 - 26 ) 26 February 1977 ( aged 21 ) Santa Fe 22 1GK Farid Mondragón ( 1971 - 06 - 21 ) 21 June 1971 ( aged 26 ) Independiente 2014 World Cup Main article : 2014 FIFA World Cup Head coach : José Pékerman No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Club 1GK David Ospina ( 1988 - 08 - 31 ) 31 August 1988 ( aged 25 ) 44 Nice 2DF Cristián Zapata ( 1986 - 09 - 30 ) 30 September 1986 ( aged 27 ) 24 Milan 2DF Mario Yepes ( c ) ( 1976 - 01 - 13 ) 13 January 1976 ( aged 38 ) 98 Atalanta 2DF Santiago Arias ( 1992 - 01 - 13 ) 13 January 1992 ( aged 22 ) 6 PSV 5 3MF Carlos Carbonero ( 1990 - 07 - 25 ) 25 July 1990 ( aged 23 ) River Plate 6 3MF Carlos Sánchez ( 1986 - 02 - 06 ) 6 February 1986 ( aged 28 ) 44 Elche 7 2DF Pablo Armero ( 1986 - 11 - 02 ) 2 November 1986 ( aged 27 ) 53 West Ham United 8 3MF Abel Aguilar ( 1985 - 01 - 06 ) 6 January 1985 ( aged 29 ) 49 Toulouse 9 4FW Teófilo Gutiérrez ( 1985 - 05 - 17 ) 17 May 1985 ( aged 29 ) 30 River Plate 10 3MF James Rodríguez ( 1991 - 07 - 12 ) 12 July 1991 ( aged 22 ) 22 Monaco 11 3MF Juan Cuadrado ( 1988 - 05 - 26 ) 26 May 1988 ( aged 26 ) 28 Fiorentina 12 1GK Camilo Vargas ( 1989 - 03 - 09 ) 9 March 1989 ( aged 25 ) 0 Santa Fe 13 3MF Fredy Guarín ( 1986 - 06 - 30 ) 30 June 1986 ( aged 27 ) 49 Internazionale 14 4FW Víctor Ibarbo ( 1990 - 05 - 19 ) 19 May 1990 ( aged 24 ) 9 Cagliari 15 3MF Alexander Mejía ( 1988 - 07 - 11 ) 11 July 1988 ( aged 25 ) 8 Atlético Nacional 16 2DF Éder Álvarez Balanta ( 1993 - 02 - 28 ) 28 February 1993 ( aged 21 ) River Plate 17 4FW Carlos Bacca ( 1986 - 09 - 08 ) 8 September 1986 ( aged 27 ) 11 Sevilla 18 2DF Juan Camilo Zúñiga ( 1985 - 12 - 14 ) 14 December 1985 ( aged 28 ) 50 Napoli 19 4FW Adrián Ramos ( 1986 - 01 - 22 ) 22 January 1986 ( aged 28 ) 26 Hertha BSC 20 3MF Juan Quintero ( 1993 - 01 - 18 ) 18 January 1993 ( aged 21 ) Porto 21 4FW Jackson Martínez ( 1986 - 10 - 03 ) 3 October 1986 ( aged 27 ) 27 Porto 22 1GK Faryd Mondragón ( 1971 - 06 - 21 ) 21 June 1971 ( aged 43 ) 50 Deportivo Cali 23 2DF Carlos Valdés ( 1985 - 05 - 22 ) 22 May 1985 ( aged 29 ) 14 San Lorenzo 2018 World Cup Main article : 2018 FIFA World Cup Head coach : José Pékerman No. Pos. Player Date of birth ( age ) Caps Goals Club 1GK David Ospina ( 1988 - 08 - 31 ) 31 August 1988 ( aged 29 ) 86 0 Arsenal 2DF Cristián Zapata ( 1986 - 09 - 30 ) 30 September 1986 ( aged 31 ) 55 Milan 2DF Óscar Murillo ( 1988 - 04 - 18 ) 18 April 1988 ( aged 30 ) 13 0 Pachuca 2DF Santiago Arias ( 1992 - 01 - 13 ) 13 January 1992 ( aged 26 ) 41 0 PSV Eindhoven 5 3MF Wílmar Barrios ( 1993 - 10 - 16 ) 16 October 1993 ( aged 24 ) 10 0 Boca Juniors 6 3MF Carlos Sánchez ( 1986 - 02 - 06 ) 6 February 1986 ( aged 32 ) 85 0 Espanyol 7 4FW Carlos Bacca ( 1986 - 09 - 08 ) 8 September 1986 ( aged 31 ) 45 14 Villarreal 8 3MF Abel Aguilar ( 1985 - 01 - 06 ) 6 January 1985 ( aged 33 ) 70 7 Deportivo Cali 9 4FW Radamel Falcao ( captain ) ( 1986 - 02 - 10 ) 10 February 1986 ( aged 32 ) 73 29 Monaco 10 3MF James Rodríguez ( 1991 - 07 - 12 ) 12 July 1991 ( aged 26 ) 63 21 Bayern Munich 11 3MF Juan Cuadrado ( 1988 - 05 - 26 ) 26 May 1988 ( aged 30 ) 70 7 Juventus 12 1GK Camilo Vargas ( 1989 - 03 - 09 ) 9 March 1989 ( aged 29 ) 5 0 Deportivo Cali 13 2DF Yerry Mina ( 1994 - 09 - 23 ) 23 September 1994 ( aged 23 ) 12 Barcelona 14 4FW Luis Muriel ( 1991 - 04 - 16 ) 16 April 1991 ( aged 27 ) 18 Sevilla 15 3MF Mateus Uribe ( 1991 - 03 - 21 ) 21 March 1991 ( aged 27 ) 8 0 América 16 3MF Jefferson Lerma ( 1994 - 10 - 25 ) 25 October 1994 ( aged 23 ) 5 0 Levante 17 2DF Johan Mojica ( 1992 - 08 - 21 ) 21 August 1992 ( aged 25 ) Girona 18 2DF Farid Díaz ( 1983 - 07 - 20 ) 20 July 1983 ( aged 34 ) 13 0 Olimpia 19 4FW Miguel Borja ( 1993 - 01 - 26 ) 26 January 1993 ( aged 25 ) 7 Palmeiras 20 3MF Juan Fernando Quintero ( 1993 - 01 - 18 ) 18 January 1993 ( aged 25 ) 15 River Plate 21 4FW José Izquierdo ( 1992 - 07 - 07 ) 7 July 1992 ( aged 25 ) 5 Brighton & Hove Albion 22 1GK José Fernando Cuadrado ( 1985 - 06 - 01 ) 1 June 1985 ( aged 33 ) 0 Once Caldas 23 2DF Dávinson Sánchez ( 1996 - 06 - 12 ) 12 June 1996 ( aged 22 ) 9 0 Tottenham Hotspur Record Players No. Name Matches World Cups Freddy Rincón 10 1990, 1994 and 1998 Carlos Valderrama 10 1990, 1994 and 1998 Juan Cuadrado 9 2014 and 2018 David Ospina 9 2014 and 2018 5 James Rodríguez 8 2014 and 2018 6 Leonel Álvarez 7 1990 and 1994 Andrés Escobar 7 1990 and 1994 Luis Herrera 7 1990 and 1994 Santiago Arias 7 2014 and 2018 Juan Quintero 7 2014 and 2018 Carlos Sánchez 7 2014 and 2018 Current as of 03 July 2018 after the match v England Goalscorers See also : List of FIFA World Cup 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 Germán Aceros Marcos Coll Antonio Rada Marino Klinger Bernardo Redín Carlos Valderrama Freddy Rincón Adolfo Valencia Hernán Gaviria John Harold Lozano Léider Preciado Pablo Armero Teófilo Gutiérrez James Rodríguez 6 6 Juan Fernando Quintero Juan Guillermo Cuadrado Jackson Martínez Yerry Mina Radamel Falcao Total 32 5 12 6 Own goals scored for opponents Andrés Escobar ( scored for the United States in 1994 ) Current as of 3 July 2018 after the match v England Awards and Records Team Awards FIFA Fair Play Trophy 2014 Individual Awards Golden Boot 2014 : James Rodríguez Records Only tournament goal directly from a corner : Marcos Coll ( 1962 v USSR ) References Jump up ^ `` Colombia World Cup Record ''. FIFA.com. Retrieved 25 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` 2014 FIFA World Cup -- Statistical Kit '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. p. 11. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 29 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Match suspensions to be served at the final competition of the FIFA World Cup ''. FIFA.com. 24 February 2014. Jump up ^ `` Greece play blame game following World Cup defeat by Colombia ''. Guardian. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Colombia 3 Greece 0 ''. BBC Sport. 14 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` World Cup - Colombia ease to win over Greece ''. Yahoo ! Sport. 14 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Referee designations for matches 5 - 8 '' ( PDF ). fifa.com. 12 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` 2014 FIFA World Cup -- Statistical Kit '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. p. 29. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 29 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Colombia win again as Juan Quintero 's winner sinks skilful Ivory Coast ''. Guardian. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Colombia 2 Ivory Coast 1 ''. BBC Sport. 19 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` James Rodríguez iguala a Bernardo Redín y Adolfo Valencia con dos goles '' ( in Spanish ). Mundo Deportivo. 20 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` 2014 FIFA World Cup -- Statistical Kit '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. p. 42. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 29 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Colombia post their third group win to put Japan through the exit door ''. Guardian. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Japan 1 Colombia 4 ''. BBC Sport. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Jackson Martínez scores twice as Carlos Valderrama 's side top group to set up Uruguay tie ''. Daily Telegraph. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014. Jump up ^ Ikwunze, Ejikeme ( 21 February 2013 ). World Cup ( 1930 - 2010 ). Xlibris Corporation. p. 473. ISBN 978 - 1 - 4797 - 4636 - 1. Retrieved 11 April 2015. Jump up ^ `` Late goals decisive on big day for keepers ''. FIFA.com. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Colombia - Uruguay ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Retrieved 28 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Luis Suárez suspended for nine matches and banned for four months from any football - related activity ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Colombia 's James Rodríguez seeks top honours and sends warning to Brazil ''. Guardian. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` FIFA Puskás award 2014 -- results '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Jump up ^ `` Colombia 2 Uruguay 0 ''. BBC Sport. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` James Rodríguez sizzle ends Uruguay 's World Cup saga ''. Guardian. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` Brazil - Colombia ''. FIFA.com. Retrieved 3 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` Brazil sweat on Neymar, Luis Gustavo suspended ''. Yahoo ! Sports. 28 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Brazil sink Colombia after David Luiz thunderbolt proves decisive ''. Guardian. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014. Jump up ^ `` Brazil 2 Colombia 1 ''. BBC Sport. 4 July 2014. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Jump up ^ Daly, Jim ( 4 July 2014 ). `` Neymar OUT of the World Cup with a ' fractured vertebrae ' ( sic ) suffered in quarter - final win over Colombia ''. Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` James Rodriguez hangs on to win Golden Boot prize ''. CBC.ca. 13 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` World Cup : All the best facts & figures from Brazil 2014 ''. Sky Sports. 14 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` Match report -- Group H -- Colombia v Japan '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Match report -- Group H -- Poland v Colombia '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Match report -- Group H -- Senegal v Colombia '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2018. Jump up ^ `` Match report -- Round of 16 -- Colombia v England '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 3 July 2018. Archived ( PDF ) from the original on 4 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018. Jump up ^ Armero was on loan at West Ham from Napoli and moved to Undinese after the tournament. `` Hammers snap up Armero ''. whufc.com. West Ham United FC. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 March 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014. `` Pablo Armero regresará al Udinese de Italia ''. El Tiempo ( in Spanish ). 20 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014. Jump up ^ Valdés was on loan at San Lorenzo from Philadelphia Union. `` Philadelphia Union agree to deal with San Lorenzo for defender Carlos Valdes ''. Major League Soccer. Major League Soccer. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014. 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Question: when was the last time colombia qualified for world cup
Answer: 2018