Colombia participated uninterruptedly in the World Cup Qualifyings since 1958 and qualified to the final tournament in 1962, 1990, 1994 and 1998
World Cup 1958 (Sweden)
No. Date Venue Local Score Visitor
[goalscorer(s) local; goalscorer(s) visitor]
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1. 16-Jun-57 Bogota Colombia 1-1 Uruguay
[Carlos Arango; Javier Ambrois]
2. 20-Jun-57 Bogota Colombia 2-3 Paraguay
[Héctor García, Jaime Gutiérres; Angel Jara Saiguer (2), Juan Agüero]
3. 30-Jun-57 Montevideo, Uru Uruguay 1-0 Colombia
[Omar Mínguez]
4. 7-Jul-57 Asuncion Paraguay 3-0 Colombia
[Enrique Jara Saiguer (2), Juan Agüero]
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Coach: Rafael Orlandi (Argentinian)
World Cup 1962 (Chile)
Colombia qualified to the World Cup.
No. Date Venue Local Score Visitor
[goalscorer(s) local; goalscorer(s) visitor]
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5. 30-Apr-61 Bogota Colombia 1-0 Peru
[Eusebio Escobar]
6. 7-May-61 Lima Peru 1-1 Colombia
[Juan de la Vega; Héctor "Zipa" González]
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Coach: Adolfo Pedernera (Argentinian)
World Cup 1966 (England)
No. Date Venue Local Score Visitor
[goalscorer(s) local; goalscorer(s) visitor]
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7. 20-Jun-65 Barranquilla Colombia 0-1 Ecuador
[Washington Muñoz]
8. 25-Jun-65 Guayaquil Ecuador 2-0 Colombia
[Enrique Raimondi (2)]
9. 1-Aug-65 Santiago Chile 7-2 Colombia
[Eugenio Méndez (2), Ignacio Prieto, Alberto Fouilloux (2), Leonel Sánchez,
Carlos Ocampo; Hermenegildo Segrera (2)]
10. 7-Aug-65 Barranquilla Colombia 2-0 Chile
[Antonio Rada (2)]
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Coach: Antonio Julio de la Hoz (Colombian)
World Cup 1970 (Mexico)
No. Date Venue Local Score Visitor
[goalscorer(s) local; goalscorer(s) visitor]
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11. 27-Jul-69 Bogota Colombia 3-0 Venezuela
[Jorge "Tato" González (2), Hermenegildo Segrera]
12. 2-Aug-69 Caracas Venezuela 1-1 Colombia
[José Luis Mendoza; Javier Tamayo]
13. 6-Aug-69 Bogota Colombia 0-2 Brazil
[Tostao (2)]
14. 10-Aug-69 Bogota Colombia 0-1 Paraguay
[Aurelio Martínez]
15. 21-Aug-69 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 6-2 Colombia
[Rivelino, Tostao (2), Jairzinho, Pelé, Edú; Orlando Mesa, Jorge Gallego]
16. 24-Aug-69 Asuncion Paraguay 2-1 Colombia
[Saturnino Arrúa (2); Hermenegildo Segrera]
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Coach: Francisco "Cobo" Zuluaga (Colombian)
World Cup 1974 (West Germany)
No. Date Venue Local Score Visitor
[goalscorer(s) local; goalscorer(s) visitor]
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17. 21-Jun-73 Bogota Colombia 1-1 Ecuador
[Willington Ortiz; Hermenegildo Segrera (own goal)]
18. 24-Jun-73 Bogota Colombia 0-0 Uruguay
19. 28-Jun-73 Guayaquil Ecuador 1-1 Colombia
[Washington Muñoz; Willington Ortiz]
20. 5-Jul-73 Montevideo Uruguay 0-1 Colombia
[Willington Ortiz]
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Coach: Toza Veselinovic (Yugoslavian)
World Cup 1978 (Argentina)
No. Date Venue Local Score Visitor
[goalscorer(s) local; goalscorer(s) visitor]
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21. 20-Feb-77 Bogota Colombia 0-0 Brazil
22. 24-Feb-77 Bogota Colombia 0-1 Paraguay
[Carlos Jara Saiguer]
23. 6-Mar-77 Asuncion Paraguay 1-1 Colombia
[Carlos Jara Saiguer; Eduardo Vilarete]
24. 9-Mar-77 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 6-0 Colombia
[Roberto Dinamita (2), Marinho (2), Zico, Rivelino]
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Coach: Blagoge Vidinic (Yugoslavian)
World Cup 1982 (Spain)
No. Date Venue Local Score Visitor
[goalscorer(s) local; goalscorer(s) visitor]
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25. 26-Jul-81 Bogota Colombia 1-1 Perú
[Hernán Darío Herrera; Guillermo La Rosa]
26. 9-Aug-81 Montevideo Uruguay 3-2 Colombia
[Rubén Paz, Julio César Morales (2); Pedro Sarmiento, Hernán Darío Herrera]
27. 16-Aug-81 Lima Peru 2-0 Colombia
[Gerónimo Barbadillo, Julio César Uribe]
28. 13-Sep-81 Bogota Colombia 1-1 Uruguay
[Hernán Darío Herrera (pen); Waldemar Victorino]
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Coach: Carlos Bilardo (Argentinian)
World Cup 1986 (Mexico)
No. Date Venue Local Score Visitor
[goalscorer(s) local; goalscorer(s) visitor]
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29. 26-May-85 Bogota Colombia 1-0 Peru
[Miguel Augusto Prince]
30. 2-Jun-85 Bogota Colombia 1-3 Argentina
[Miguel Augusto Prince; Pedro Pablo Pasculli (2), Jorge Luis Burruchaga]
31. 9-Jun-85 Lima Peru 0-0 Colombia
32. 16-Jun-85 Buenos Aires Argentina 1-0 Colombia
[Jorge Valdano]
33. 23-Jun-85 San Cristobal Venezuela 2-2 Colombia
[Douglas Cedeño, Bernardo Añor; Willington Ortiz, Hernán Darío Herrera (pen)]
34. 30-Jun-85 Bogota Colombia 2-0 Venezuela
[Asisclo Córdoba, Hernán Darío Herrera]
35. 27-Oct-85 Asuncion Paraguay 3-0 Colombia
[Ramón Hicks, Roberto Cabañas, Julio César Romero]
36. 3-Nov-85 Cali Colombia 2-1 Paraguay
[Sergio "Checho" Angulo, Willington Ortíz; Virgilio Ferreira]
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Coach: Gabriel Ochoa Uribe (Colombian)
World Cup 1990 (Italy)
Colombia qualified to the World Cup.
No. Date Venue Local Score Visitor
[goalscorer(s) local; goalscorer(s) visitor]
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37. 20-Aug-89 Barranquilla Colombia 2-0 Ecuador
[Arnoldo Iguarán (2)]
38. 27-Aug-89 Asuncion Paraguay 2-1 Colombia
[Javier Ferreira, José Luis Chilavert (pen); Arnoldo Iguarán]
39. 3-Sep-89 Guayaquil Ecuador 0-0 Colombia
40. 17-Sep-89 Barranquilla Colombia 2-1 Paraguay
[Arnoldo Iguarán, Rubén Darío Hernández; Alfredo Mendoza]
41. 15-Oct-89 Barranquilla Colombia 1-0 Israel
[Albeiro "Palomo" Usuriaga]
42. 30-Oct-89 Tel Aviv Israel 0-0 Colombia
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Coach: Francisco "Pacho" Maturana (Colombian)
World Cup 1994 (USA)
Colombia qualified to the World Cup.
No. Date Venue Local Score Visitor
[goalscorer(s) local; goalscorer(s) visitor]
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43. 1-Aug-93 Barranquilla Colombia 0-0 Paraguay
44. 8-Aug-93 Lima Peru 0-1 Colombia
[Freddy Rincón]
45. 15-Aug-93 Barranquilla Colombia 2-1 Argentina
[Iván René Valenciano, Adolfo Valencia; Ramón Medina Abello]
46. 22-Aug-93 Asuncion Paraguay 1-1 Colombia
[Catalino Rivarola; Fredy Rincón]
47. 29-Aug-93 Barranquilla Colombia 4-0 Peru
[Iván René Valenciano, Freddy Rincón, Alexis Mendoza, Wilson Pérez]
48. 5-Sep-93 Buenos Aires Argentina 0-5 Colombia
[Freddy Rincón (2), Faustino Asprilla (2), Adolfo Valencia]
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Coach: Francisco "Pacho" Maturana (Colombian)
World Cup 1998 (France)
Colombia qualified to the World Cup.
No. Date Venue Local Score Visitor
[goalscorer(s) local; goalscorer(s) visitor]
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49. 24-Apr-96 Barranquilla Colombia 1-0 Paraguay
[Faustino Asprilla]
50. 2-Jun-96 Lima Peru 1-1 Colombia
[Juan Reynoso; Víctor Hugo Aristizábal]
51. 7-Jul-96 Barranquilla Colombia 3-1 Uruguay
[Anthony de Avila, Carlos "Pibe" Valderrama, Faustino Asprilla; Robén Cedrés]
52. 1-Sep-96 Barranquilla Colombia 4-1 Chile
[Faustino Asprilla (3), Jorge Hernán Bermúdez; Iván Zamorano]
53. 9-Oct-96 Quito Ecuador 0-1 Colombia
[Faustino Asprilla]
54. 10-Nov-96 La Paz Bolivia 2-2 Colombia
[Marcos Sandy, Jaime Moreno; Mauricio "Chicho" Serna (pen), Freddy Rincón]
55. 15-Dec-96 San Cristobal Venezuela 0-2 Colombia
[Jorge Hernán Bermúdez, Iván René Valenciano]
56. 12-Feb-97 Barranquilla Colombia 0-1 Argentina
[Claudio "Piojo" López]
57. 2-Apr-97 Asuncion Paraguay 2-1 Colombia
[Carlos Gamarra, Derlis Soto; Mauricio "Chicho" Serna]
58. 30-Apr-97 Barranquilla Colombia 0-1 Peru
[José Pereda]
59. 8-Jun-97 Montevideo Uruguay 1-1 Colombia
[Darío Silva; Hamilton Ricard]
60. 5-Jul-97 Santiago Chile 4-1 Colombia
[Marcelo Salas (3), Iván Zamorano; Hamilton Ricard]
61. 20-Jul-97 Barranquilla Colombia 1-0 Ecuador
[Anthony de Avila]
62. 20-Aug-97 Barranquilla Colombia 3-0 Bolivia
[Anthony de Avila, Carlos "Pibe" Valderrama, Faustino Asprilla]
63. 10-Sep-97 Barranquilla Colombia 1-0 Venezuela
[Wilmer Cabrera]
64. 16-Nov-97 Buenos Aires Argentina 1-1 Argentina
[Fernando Cáceres; Carlos "Pibe" Valderrama]
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Coach: Hernán Darío "Bolillo" Gómez (Colombian)
World Cup 2002 (Japan-South Korea)
No. Date Venue Local Score Visitor
[goalscorer(s) local; goalscorer(s) visitor]
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65. 28-Mar-00 Bogotá Colombia 0-0 Brazil
66. 26-Apr-00 La Paz Bolivia 1-1 Colombia
[Marcos Echeverry; Jairo "Tigre" Castillo]
67. 4-Jun-00 Bogotá Colombia 3-0 Venezuela
[Alex Viveros, Iván Ramiro Córdoba (pen), Iván René Valenciano]
68. 29-Jun-00 Bogotá Colombia 1-3 Argentina
[Franky Oviedo; Gabriel Omar Batistuta (2), Hernán Crespo]
69. 19-Jul-00 Lima Perú 0-1 Colombia
[Juan Pablo Angel]
70. 25-Jul-00 Quito Ecuador 0-0 Colombia
71. 15-Aug-00 Bogotá Colombia 1-0 Uruguay
[Jairo "Tigre" Castillo]
72. 2-Sep-00 Santiago Chile 0-1 Colombia
[Jairo "Tigre" Castillo]
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Coach: Luis Augusto "Chiqui" García (Colombian)
Qualifyings in Overview
P W T L GF GA
1958 4 0 1 3 3 8
1962 2 1 1 0 2 1
1966 4 1 0 3 4 10
1970 6 1 1 4 7 12
1974 4 1 3 0 3 2
1978 4 0 2 2 1 8
1982 4 0 2 2 4 7
1986 8 3 2 3 8 10
1990 6 3 2 1 6 3
1994 6 4 2 0 13 2
1998 16 8 4 4 23 15
2002 8 4 3 1 8 4
72 26 23 23 82 82
Coaches in Overview
P W T L GF GA
Orlandi 4 0 1 3 3 8
Pedernera 2 1 1 0 2 1
de la Hoz 4 1 0 3 4 10
Zuluaga 6 1 1 4 7 12
Veselinovic 4 1 3 0 3 2
Vidinic 4 0 2 2 1 8
Bilardo 4 0 2 2 4 7
Ochoa 8 3 2 3 8 10
Maturana 12 7 4 1 19 5
Gómez 16 8 4 4 23 15
García 8 4 3 1 8 4
72 26 23 23 82 82
Opponents in Overview
P W T L GF GA
Argentina 7 2 1 4 10 10
Bolivia 3 1 2 0 6 3
Brazil 5 0 2 3 4 14
Chile 5 3 0 2 10 12
Ecuador 9 3 4 2 6 5
Israel 2 1 1 0 1 0
Paraguay 14 3 3 8 10 21
Perú 11 5 4 2 11 6
Uruguay 8 3 4 2 10 8
Venezuela 7 5 2 0 14 3
72 26 23 23 82 82
Total by Venue
P W T L GF GA
Home 36 19 8 9 47 25
Away 36 7 15 14 35 57
72 26 23 23 82 82
Results in Overview
Distribution of Results at Home Distribution of Results Away
(Colombian side score) (Opponent side score)
Score No. of times Score No. of times
1-0 7 1-1 9
1-1 4 0-0 4
0-1 5 0-1 5
0-0 4 2-1 3
2-0 3 3-0 2
2-1 3 2-0 2
3-0 3 1-0 2
1-3 2 2-2 2
3-1 1 0-5 1
4-1 1 0-2 1
4-0 1 3-2 1
2-3 1 4-1 1
0-2 1 7-2 1
6-2 1
6-0 1
Colombia's largest victory in World Cup matches was away, in Buenos Aires
(Stadium Monumental de Nuñez), against Argentina on 5th September, 1993,
when 5 goals were scored to the Runner-up of the last World Cup (1990) and
twice times champions of the world.
Colombia's largest defeats in World Cup matches were 0-6 on 9th March, 1977
as visitors against Brazil, and 2-7 on 1st August, 1965 Chile smashed the
Colombians by this result in Santiago.
Players in Qualifyings:
Number of goals:
9 Faustino Asprilla
6 Freddy Rincón
5 Willington Ortíz, Hernán Darío Herrera, Hermenegildo Segrera
4 Arnoldo Iguarán, Iván René Valenciano
3 Carlos "Pibe" Valderrama, Anthony de Avila, Jairo "Tigre" Castillo
2 Antonio Rada, Miguel Augusto Prince, Adolfo "El Tren" Valencia, Jorge Bermúdez
Mauricio "Chicho" Serna, Hamilton Ricard
1 Carlos Arango, Jaime "Manco" Gutiérrez, Eusebio Escobar, Héctor García, Héctor "Zipa" González,
Gonzalo "Tato" González, Javier "Toro" Tamayo, Orlando Mesa, Jorge Gallego, Eduardo Vilarete,
Pedro Sarmiento, Manuel Asisclo Córdoba, Sergio "Checho" Angulo, Rubén Darío Hernández,
Albeiro "Palomo" Usuriaga, Alexis Mendoza, Wilson Pérez, Víctor Aristizábal, Wilmer Cabrera,
Juan Pablo Angel, Iván Ramiro Córdoba, Franky Oviedo, Alex Viveros.
Average of goals against by goalkeeper:
P GA GA/Match
Oscar Córdoba 14 6 0,43
René Higuita 6 3 0,50
Farid Mondragón 16 15 0,94
Pedro Antonio Zape 9 9 1,00
Luis Octavio "Ormeño" Gómez 4 6 1,20
Carlos Navarro Montoya 3 4 1,33
Efraín "Caimán" Sánchez 6 9 1,50
Luis Largacha 6 12 2,00
Luis Jerónimo López 4 8 2,00
Calixto Avena 4 10 2,50
72 82 1,14
Prepared and maintained by Frank Ballesteros for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Frank Ballesteros
(fballesteros@colombia.com)
Last updated: 3 Sep 2000
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and RSSSF 2000
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