when was the last time colombia qualified for world cup
Colombia at the FIFA World Cup Colombia has appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on six occasions in 1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014 and 2018.[1]
Andrés Escobar Escobar was murdered in the aftermath of the 1994 FIFA World Cup, reportedly as retaliation for having scored an own goal which contributed to the team's elimination from the tournament.[2] His murder tarnished the image of the country internationally.[3] Escobar himself had worked to promote a more positive image of Colombia, earning acclaim in the country.[4] In 2013, then-coach Francisco Maturana denied that Escobar's murder had any connection to football or the World Cup, but rather was due to his being "in the wrong place at the wrong time" at a violent time in Colombia's history.[5]