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Colombia went on to beat Ivory Coast 2-1 and Japan 4–1. For the first time in history, Colombia won their group in group stages at the Fifa World Cup. They defeated Uruguay 2–0 in the Round of 16, marking the deepest run in the World Cup ever for the Colombia national team.
The 2002 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Korea Japan 2002, was the 17th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial football world championship for men's national teams organized by FIFA. It was held from 31 May to 30 June 2002 at sites in South Korea and Japan, with its final match hosted by Japan at International Stadium in Yokohama.
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Colombia played its first international match against Costa Rica in the Julio Torres Stadium, obtaining a 4–0 victory against the Central American team. In 1937, Colombia formed a national team for the Juegos del IV Centenario de Cali (Games of the IV Centenary of Cali). Colombia played four matches at the recently opened Estadio Olímpico Pascual G...
Beginning of the professional era
The first match of Colombia in the professional era was played on 6 April in the 1949 South American Championship, a 3–0 defeat against Paraguay. The Austrian coach Friedrich Donnenfeld was the manager of Colombia during the tournament. He had moved with his family to Colombia due to the Second World War, and Atlético Junior would be his first team as a coach.As Junior was chosen to represent Colombia in the tournament, he became in the first European manager of the Colombia national team. Th...
1962 FIFA World Cup
In 1961, Colombia played the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. They faced Peru in a two-game series. The first match, played in Bogotá, was won by Colombia 1–0 with a 26th-minute goal of Eusebio Escobar. The next match, played in Lima, ended in a 1–1 draw, with a 68th-minute goal from Héctor González Garzónfor Colombia. With this, Colombia qualified for their first World Cup. At the World Cup, Colombia lost their first match 2–1 against Uruguay. Luis Cubilla and Jorge Sasía scored for Uruguay a...
From 1962 to 1990
Colombia had to wait 28 years to come back in a World Cup. After withdrawing the two editions of the South American Championship in Argentina and Ecuador, Colombia participated in the 1963 South American Championship in Bolivia. Colombia finished last in the tournament with a draw and five defeats. Delio Gamboa was the goalscorer of Colombia with three goals. For the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Colombia was placed in a group against Ecuador and Chile. The team finished in the bottom of th...
For the 1990 World Cup, South America was allocated three-and-a-half berths at the 1990 finals. The continent's nine remaining sides were split into three groups with the two automatic qualifying berths going to the two best group winners, in this instance Uruguay and Brazil. The group winner with the worst record would advance to the CONMEBOL / OF...
2001 Copa América
Colombia's exit at France '98 marked the end of an era, as many expected, but one last moment of glory came at Copa América 2001. The Copa Américain 2001 was held in Colombia, from 11 to 29 July. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body. Prior to the tournament, three meetings were held by CONMEBOL authorities who were concerned about potential security issues in Colombia, for what Venezuela offered to host the competition. At the last minute, CONMEBOL decided to...
2002 FIFA World Cup
For Korea/Japan 2002, hopes were high for Colombia, but a weak attack and internal turmoil crushed their hopes. Colombia only managed to place sixth in the qualification round. Uruguay and Colombia had both 27 points but due to goal difference, Uruguay advanced to the play-offs with Australia.
2005 CONCACAF Copa de Oro
The 2005 CONCACAF Copa de Oro, or Gold Cup, was played in July 2005 in the United States. Colombia and South Africa were invited guests. Colombia was placed in Group A with Panama, Honduras, and Trinidad and Tobago. There were three groups with four teams each, which meant that all three first- and second-place finishers would advance to the quarter-finals and so would the best two third-place finishersColombia's opening match was against Panama where they lost 1–0. Tejada, who plays for Colo...
Since its inception the Colombia national team has adopted different colors for their uniform. This article describes the evolution of the Colombia national football team stripalong the years.
FIFA World Cup 2002 Qualifier (CONMEBOL, Matchday 7)15 August 2000, Estadio Nemesio Camacho "El Campín", Bogotá (31,000)Referee: Daniel Giménez (Argentina) ...
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Apr 3, 2024 · FIFA World Cup 2002 Qualifier (CONMEBOL, Matchday 11) 27 March 2001, Estadio Nemesio Camacho "El Campín", Bogotá (29,998) Referee: Wilson de Souza Mendonça (Brazil) Colombia 2-0 Bolivia Ángel ...
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STORY. The 2002 FIFA World Cup was the 17th staging of the FIFA World Cup, held in South Korea and Japan from *31 May to 30 June. It was also the first World Cup. held in Asia, and the last in which the golden goal rule was implemented. Brazil won the tournament for a record fifth time, beating Germany 2–0 in the final.
Mar 6, 2001 · Argentina vs. Colombia | KOREA/JAPAN 2002 | FIFA World Cup Qualifier (3-6-2001) - YouTube. ASB. 5.53K subscribers. 20. 986 views 2 years ago. ARGENTINA v COLOMBIA FIFA WORLD CUP...
