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- Colombia qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup after finishing second to Argentina in the CONMEBOL South American section of qualifying, ahead of Chile, Ecuador and Uruguay. Brazil, as hosts, qualified automatically for the competition.
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2014 FIFA World Cup qualification; Tournament details; Dates: 15 June 2011 – 20 November 2013: Teams: 203 (from 6 confederations) Tournament statistics; Matches played: 820: Goals scored: 2,344 (2.86 per match) Attendance: 17,854,160 (21,773 per match) Top scorer(s) Deon McCaulay Robin van Persie Luis Suárez (11 goals each)
Eighth-finals. The two teams had met in 38 previous matches, [17] 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.
Colombia qualified for the World Cup after 16 years of absence, while Belgium and Russia both returned after 12 years. Paraguay failed to qualify for the first time since 1994. This was also the first World Cup for 32 years that did not feature a representative from the Nordic countries.
Nov 10, 2022 · Published. 10 Nov 2022. Colombia qualified for the WC semis. Colombia returned to the FIFA World Cup in 2014 after a gap of 16 years. They beat Greece, Côte d'Ivoire, and Japan in the...
May 22, 2018 · Colombia qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup after finishing second to Argentina in the CONMEBOL South American section of qualifying, ahead of Chile, Ecuador and Uruguay. Brazil, as hosts, qualified automatically for the competition.
May 20, 2014 · Luis Suarez and Robin van Persie finished the qualifying campaign with 11 goals each, making them the joint top scorers of the 32 teams that reached the World Cup finals.
Jun 1, 2014 · World Cup 2014: Colombia tactics and key questions - the expert’s view | Colombia | The Guardian. Falcao was injured for Monaco in January, but is in Colombia's provisional 30-man squad for the ...
