NICKNAME: The Tricolors
MANAGER: Jose Pekerman
MOST CAPS: Carlos Valderrama- 111 caps from 1985 to 1998
TOP SCORER: Radamel Falcao- 29 goals from 2007
HOST NATION: -
WORLD CUP RECORD: 5th
World Cup for Colombia. First was in 1962.
BEST RESULT: Their best result is quarter-final from last World Cup in
Brazil. They took first place in their group with all three wins against
Greece, Ivory Coast and Japan. In first knock-out round Colombia was better
then Uruguay with two goals from James Rodriguez. In quarter-final Colombia
faced hosts Brazil and lost 2-1. Thiago Silva and David Luiz scored for Brazil
while James scored the only goal of Colombia. James was top scorer of the
tournament with 6 goals.
It was a very strong team i think. But bad luck for them
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Yes, the selection redeemed itself after the shortcomings of the golden generation of the 1990s who were undermined by dark forces and a nation in a then near state of emergency *
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