After qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2026 with strong performances in the qualifiers, Colombia have huge expectations for the upcoming competition. Los Cafeteros aren’t here to only play the game; they want to prove to the world.
After two back-to-back WC qualifications, Colombia missed the previous edition in 2022. Since then, the 2014 WC Quarterfinalists have improved a lot, including finishing runners-up in the Copa America 2024.
Note: All the records are till FIFA World Cup 2022
(Team Records)
Contents
Brief records
Hosts
Best Result
Final place in every edition
Last records
Match records (Top 3)
> Biggest winning margin
> Biggest losing margin
Colombia’s brief record in FIFA World Cup history
Participation | Matches | Won | Drawn* | Penalty shootout | Lost | Winning %* | |
Won | Lost | ||||||
6/22 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 41 |
(Drawn: including penalty shootout matches; Winning %: excluding penalty shootouts)
Hosts: Never
Best Result: Quarter-finals (2014)
Colombia’s final place in every FIFA World Cup
Year | Host(s) | Last position |
1930 | Uruguay | Not a FIFA Member |
1934 | Italy | Not a FIFA Member |
1938 | France | Withdrew |
1950 | Brazil | Did not enter |
1954 | Switzerland | Banned by FIFA |
1958 | Colombia | Did not qualify |
1962 | Chile | Group Stage |
1966 | England | Did not qualify |
1970 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1974 | West Germany | Did not qualify |
1978 | Argentina | Did not qualify |
1982 | Spain | Did not qualify |
1986 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
1990 | Italy | Round of 16 |
1994 | USA | Group Stage |
1998 | France | Group Stage |
2002 | South Korea & Japan | Did not qualify |
2006 | Germany | Did not qualify |
2010 | South Africa | Did not qualify |
2014 | Brazil | Quarterfinals |
2018 | Russia | Round of 16 |
2022 | Qatar | Did not qualify |
Last time in FIFA World Cup for Colombia:
Last Champions: Never
Last Runners-up: Never
Last Finalists: Never
Last Third Place: Never
Last Fourth Place: Never
Last Semi-finals exit: Never
Last Quarter-finals exit: 2014
Last Round of 16 exit: 2018
Last Group Stage exit: 1998
Last Failed to Qualify: 2022
Colombia’s match records in FIFA World Cup (Top 3)
Biggest winning margin | Biggest losing margin |
4-1 vs Japan in 2014 | 5-0 vs Yugoslavia in 1962 |
3-0 vs Greece in 2014 | 3-1 vs Romania in 1994 |
3-0 vs Poland in 2018 | 2-0 vs England in 1998 |
(Players’ Records)
Contents
Top 5 most appearances
Top 5 most goals
Top 5 most appearances for Colombia in FIFA World Cup
Player | Appearances |
Freddy Rincón | 10 |
Carlos Valderrama | 10 |
Juan Cuadrado | 9 |
David Ospina | 9 |
James Rodríguez | 8 |
Top 5 most goals for Colombia in FIFA World Cup
Player | Goals |
James Rodríguez | 6 |
Yerry Mina | 3 |
Bernardo Redín | 2 |
Adolfo Valencia | 2 |
Juan Fernando Quintero | 2 |
Juan Guillermo Cuadrado | 2 |
Jackson Martínez | 2 |
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