Colombia's all-time FIFA World Cup statistics

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In this continuously-updated article, we take a look at Colombia's all-time FIFA World Cup statistics.

All-time record across 7 FIFA World Cup appearances (1962–2026)

Confederation	CONMEBOL
Best FIFA World Cup achievement	Quarter-finals (2014)
FIFA World Cup appearances (inc 2026)	7 (1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014, 2018, 2026)
First FIFA World Cup	1962 (group stage)
Most recent FIFA World Cup	2018 (round of 16)
Current sequence of successive qualifications (inc 2026)	1
FIFA World Cup hosts	N/A

Record by tournament

Year - Host	Result	Head coach	Top scorer	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD
1930 - URU	Did not participate
1934 - ITA	Did not participate
1938 - FRA	Did not participate
1950 - BRA	Did not participate
1954 - SUI	Did not participate
1958 - SWE	Did not qualify
1962 - CHI	Group stage	Adolfo Pedernera, ARG	Five players (1)	3	0	1	2	5	11	-6
1966 - ENG	Did not qualify
1970 - MEX	Did not qualify
1974 - FRG	Did not qualify
1978 - ARG	Did not qualify
1982 - ESP	Did not qualify
1986 - MEX	Did not qualify
1990 - ITA	Round of 16	Francisco Maturana, COL	Bernardo Redin (2)	4	1	1	2	4	4	0
1994 - USA	Group stage	Francisco Maturana, COL	Adolfo Valencia (2)	3	1	0	2	4	5	-1
1998 - FRA	Group stage	Hernan Gomez, COL	Leider Preciado (1)	3	1	0	2	1	3	-2
2002 - JPN/KOR	Did not qualify
2006 - GER	Did not qualify
2010 - RSA	Did not qualify
2014 - BRA	Quarter-finals	Jose Pekerman, ARG	James Rodriguez (6)	5	4	0	1	12	4	8
2018 - RUS	Round of 16	Jose Pekerman, ARG	Yerry Mina (3)	4	2	1	1	6	3	3
2022 - QAT	Did not qualify
OVERALL RECORD				22	9	3	10	32	30	2

P = Played · W = Won · D = Drawn · L = Lost · F = Goals for · A = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

All-time World Cup record

Phase	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Overall	22	9	3	10	32	30	2
Group stage	18	8	2	8	27	25	2
Knockout phase	4	1	1	2	5	5	0

GF = Goals for · GA = Goals against · GD = Goal difference

General team records

Biggest win	4-1: vs Japan (group stage, 24/06/2014) 3-0: vs Greece (group stage, 14/06/2014) 3-0: vs Poland (group stage, 24/06/2018)
Biggest defeat	0-5: vs Yugoslavia (group stage, 07/06/1962)
Highest scoring draw	4-4: vs Soviet Union (group stage, 03/06/1962)
Highest scoring match	8 goals: Soviet Union 4-4 Colombia (group stage, 03/06/1962)
Most goals scored in a match	4 goals: 4-4 vs Soviet Union (group stage, 03/06/1962) 4 goals: 4-1 vs Japan (group stage, 24/06/2014)
Most goals conceded in a match	5 goals: 0-5 vs Yugoslavia (group stage, 07/06/1962)
Most goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	12: 2014 (5 matches)
Fewest goals scored at a FIFA World Cup	1: 1998 (3 matches)
Most goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	11: 1962 (3 matches)
Fewest goals conceded at a FIFA World Cup	3: twice, most recently, 2018 (4 matches)

Streaks

Successive wins	4: 14/06/2014 - 28/06/2014
Successive defeats	3: 23/06/1990 - 22/06/1994
Successive draws	1: three times, most recently, 03/07/2018 - present
Successive matches without a defeat	4: 14/06/2014 - 28/06/2014
Successive matches without a win	5: 14/06/1990 - 22/06/1994
Successive matches with a goal scored	9: 14/06/2014 - present
Successive matches without scoring	1: four times, most recently, 26/06/1998
Successive clean sheets	2: 24/06/2018 - 28/06/2018

Knockout records

Round by round WL record *ties won or lost

Round of 16 - W1 L2

Quarter-finals - W0 L1

Extra time

Cameroon vs Colombia	2-1 AET	1990, round of 16
Colombia vs England	1-1 AET (1-1, 0-0) 3-4 PSO	2018, round of 16

Penalty shoot-outs

W0 L1

L 3-4 vs England (2018, round of 16)

Player records

Most FIFA World Cup participations

3 - Faryd Mondragon (1994, 1998, 2014)

3 - Freddy Rincon (1990, 1994, 1998)

3 - Carlos Valderrama (1990, 1994, 1998)

Most FIFA World Cup matches played

10 - Freddy Rincon (4-1990; 3-1994; 3-1998)

10 - Carlos Valderrama (4-1990; 3-1994; 3-1998)

9 - Juan Cuadrado (5-2014; 4-2018)

9 - David Ospina (5-2014; 4-2018)

8 - James Rodriguez (5-2014; 3-2018)

7 - Leonel Alvarez (4-1990; 3-1994)

7 - Santiago Arias (3-2014; 4-2018)

7 - Andres Escobar (4-1990; 3-1994)

7 - Luis Herrera (4-1990; 3-1994)

7 - Juan Quintero (3-2014; 4-2018)

7 - Carlos Sanchez (4-2014; 3-2018)

Most FIFA World Cup goals scored

6 - James Rodriguez (6-2014)

3 - Yerry Mina (3-2018)

2 - Juan Cuadrado (1-2014; 1-2018)

2 - Jackson Martinez (2-2014)

2 - Juan Quintero (1-2014; 1-2018)

2 - Bernardo Redin (2-1990)

2 - Adolfo Valencia (2-1994)

1 - 13 players

Most FIFA World Cup tournaments with a goal

2 - Juan Cuadrado (2014, 2018)

2 - Juan Quintero (2014, 2018)

Youngest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

21y 55d - Jorge Bolano vs Tunisia (22/06/1998)

21y 109d - Leider Preciado vs Romania (15/06/1998)

21y 116d - Eder Balanta vs Japan (24/06/2014)

21y 152d - Juan Quintero vs Cote d Ivoire (19/06/2014)

22y 7d - Davinson Sanchez vs Japan (19/06/2018)

Youngest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

21y 116d - Leider Preciado vs Tunisia (22/06/1998)

21y 152d - Juan Quintero vs Cote d Ivoire (19/06/2014)

22y 88d - Harold Lozano vs Switzerland (26/06/1994)

22y 337d - James Rodriguez vs Greece (14/06/2014)

23y 246d - German Aceros vs Soviet Union (03/06/1962)

Oldest player to make an appearance at a FIFA World Cup

43y 3d - Faryd Mondragon vs Japan (24/06/2014)

38y 172d - Mario Yepes vs Brazil (04/07/2014)

36y 297d - Carlos Valderrama vs England (26/06/1998)

36y 100d - Efrain Sanchez vs Yugoslavia (07/06/1962)

35y 187d - Anthony De Avila vs England (26/06/1998)

Oldest goalscorer at a FIFA World Cup

33y 115d - Francisco Zuluaga vs Uruguay (30/05/1962)

32y 134d - Radamel Falcao vs Poland (24/06/2018)

30y 29d - Juan Cuadrado vs Poland (24/06/2018)

29y 28d - Teofilo Gutierrez vs Greece (14/06/2014)

28y 280d - Carlos Valderrama vs United Arab Emirates (09/06/1990)

Most consecutive appearances with a goal

5 - James Rodriguez (14/06/2014 - 04/07/2014)

Most goals in a match

2 - Jackson Martinez vs Japan (2014, group stage)

2 - James Rodriguez vs Uruguay (2014, round of 16)

Hat-tricks

N/A

Fastest goal scored

5' - Pablo Armero vs Greece (2014, group stage)

16' 1'' - Juan Cuadrado vs Japan (2014, group stage)

19’ - Francisco Zuluaga vs Uruguay (1962, group stage)

Most clean sheets (GK)

4 - David Ospina (2-2014; 2018)

2 - Faryd Mondragon (1-1998; 1-2014)

1 - Oscar Cordoba (1-1994)

1 - Rene Higuita (1-1990)

Red cards

Carlos Sanchez vs Japan (2018, group stage)

Coaches

Most final tournaments

2 - Francisco Maturana, COL (1990, 1994)

2 - Jose Pekerman, ARG (2014, 2018)

Most matches

9 - Jose Pekerman, ARG (5-2014; 4-2018)

7 - Francisco Maturana, COL (4-1990; 3-1994)

3 - Hernan Gomez, COL (3-1998)

3 - Adolfo Pedernera, ARG (3-1962)

Most matches won

6 - Jose Pekerman, ARG (4-2014; 2-2018)

Youngest coach

41y 114d - Francisco Maturana vs United Arab Emirates (09/06/1990)

42y 132d - Hernan Gomez vs Romania (15/06/1998)

43y 196d - Adolfo Pedernera vs Uruguay (30/05/1962)

Oldest coach

68y 303d - Jose Pekerman vs England (03/07/2018)

45y 131d - Francisco Maturana vs Switzerland (26/06/1994)

43y 204d - Adolfo Pedernera vs Yugoslavia (07/06/1962)

Penalties taken

Min.	Span	Player	Date	Match	Execution	Reason
19'	1H	Francisco Zuluaga, COL	30/05/1962	URU vs COL	scored	Goal
17'	1H	Juan Cuadrado, COL	24/06/2014	JPN vs COL	scored	Goal
80'	2H	James Rodriguez, COL	04/07/2014	BRA vs COL	scored	Goal

Penalties faced

Min.	Span	Goalkeeper	Opposition player	Team	Date	Match	Execution
81'	2H	Rene Higuita	Faruk Hadzibegic	Yugoslavia	14/06/1990	YUG vs COL	Saved
6'	1H	David Ospina	Shinji Kagawa	Japan	19/06/2018	COL vs JPN	Conceded
57'	2H	David Ospina	Harry Kane	England	03/07/2018	COL vs ENG	Conceded

Complete World Cup match results

Tournament	Date	Match
1962	30/05/1962	Uruguay 2-1 Colombia, Group stage (Arica-CHI)
1962	03/06/1962	Soviet Union 4-4 Colombia, Group stage (Arica-CHI)
1962	07/06/1962	Yugoslavia 5-0 Colombia, Group stage (Arica-CHI)
1990	09/06/1990	United Arab Emirates 0-2 Colombia, Group stage (Bologna-ITA)
1990	14/06/1990	Yugoslavia 1-0 Colombia, Group stage (Bologna-ITA)
1990	19/06/1990	Germany FR 1-1 Colombia, Group stage (Milan-ITA)
1990	23/06/1990	Cameroon 2-1 Colombia, Round of 16 (Naples-ITA) aet
1994	18/06/1994	Colombia 1-3 Romania, Group stage (Pasadena-USA)
1994	22/06/1994	USA 2-1 Colombia, Group stage (Pasadena-USA)
1994	26/06/1994	Switzerland 0-2 Colombia, Group stage (San Francisco-USA)
1998	15/06/1998	Romania 1-0 Colombia, Group stage (Lyon-FRA)
1998	22/06/1998	Colombia 1-0 Tunisia, Group stage (Montpellier-FRA)
1998	26/06/1998	Colombia 0-2 England, Group stage (Lens-FRA)
2014	14/06/2014	Colombia 3-0 Greece, Group stage (Belo Horizonte-BRA)
2014	19/06/2014	Colombia 2-1 Cote d Ivoire, Group stage (Brasilia-BRA)
2014	24/06/2014	Japan 1-4 Colombia, Group stage (Cuiaba-BRA)
2014	28/06/2014	Colombia 2-0 Uruguay, Round of 16 (Rio de Janeiro-BRA)
2014	04/07/2014	Brazil 2-1 Colombia, Quarter-finals (Fortaleza-BRA)
2018	19/06/2018	Colombia 1-2 Japan, Group stage (Saransk-RUS)
2018	24/06/2018	Poland 0-3 Colombia, Group stage (Kazan-RUS)
2018	28/06/2018	Senegal 0-1 Colombia, Group stage (Samara-RUS)
2018	03/07/2018	Colombia 1-1 England, Round of 16 (Moscow-RUS) aet (3 v 4 PSO)