COLOMBIA
The
Team
| NAME |
POSITION
|
AGE
|
CLUB |
| |
|
|
|
| Farid Mondragon |
GK
|
26
|
Deportivo Cali |
| Oscar Cordoba |
GK
|
27
|
America |
| Rene Higuita |
GK
|
31
|
Veracruz |
| |
|
|
|
| Jorge Bermudez |
D
|
26
|
Boca Juniors |
| Alexis Mendoza |
D
|
36
|
Veracruz |
| Wilmer Cabrera |
D
|
30
|
Independiente |
| Ivan Cordobo |
D
|
21
|
Atletico Nacional |
| Hugo Galeano |
D
|
33
|
Atletico Junior |
| Francisco Mosquero |
D
|
24
|
Atletico Nacional |
| Jose Santa |
D
|
27
|
Atletico Nacional |
| Wilson Perez |
D
|
30
|
Unicosta |
| |
|
|
|
| Mauricio Serma |
M
|
29
|
Atletico Nacional |
| Andres Estrada |
M
|
30
|
Deportivo Cali |
| Carlos Valderrama |
M
|
36
|
Tampa Bay |
| Freddy Rincon |
M
|
31
|
Corinthians |
| Harold Lozano |
M
|
25
|
Valladolid |
| Luis Quinones |
M
|
29
|
Deportes Tolima |
| Herman Gaviria |
M
|
28
|
Atletico Nacional |
| Neider Morantes |
M
|
22
|
Atletico Nacional |
| Victor Pacheco |
M
|
24
|
Atletico Junior |
| |
|
|
|
| Faustino Asprilla |
F
|
28
|
Newcastle United |
| Victor Aristizabal |
F
|
26
|
Sao Paolo |
| Luis Zuleta |
F
|
23
|
Union Magdalena |
| Hamilton Richard |
F
|
23
|
Deportivo Cali |
| Anthony de Avila |
F
|
33
|
Metrostars |
The
Coach
HERNAN DARIO GOMEZ led Atletico
Nacional when they became the only Colombian team to win the South American
Libertadores Cup in 1989. He was assistant to Francisco Maturana
at the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, before taking over as head coach.
But while Maturana is regarded as a soccer idealist, who sees the game
as an art form, Gomez has a far more pragmatic approach. He has spoken
of resigning on several occasions, apparently exasperated at the pres sures
and uncertainties surrounding his job.
How
They Qualified
South
America Zone
| Colombia - Paraguay |
1 - 0
|
| Peru - Colombia |
1 - 1
|
| Colombia - Uruguay |
3 - 1
|
| Colombia - Chile |
4 - 1
|
| Ecuador - Colombia |
0 - 1
|
| Bolivia - Colombia |
2 - 2
|
| Venezuela - Colombia |
0 - 2
|
| Colombia - Argentina |
0 - 1
|
| Paraguay - Colombia |
2 - 1
|
| Colombia - Peru |
0 - 1
|
| Uruguay - Colombia |
1 - 1
|
| Chile - Colombia |
4 - 1
|
| Colombia - Ecuador |
1 - 0
|
| Colombia - Bolivia |
3 - 0
|
| Colombia - Venezuela |
1 - 0
|
| Argentina - Colombia |
1 - 1
|
Final
Table
|
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
Pts
|
| Argentina |
16
|
8
|
6
|
2
|
23
|
13
|
30
|
| Paraguay |
16
|
9
|
2
|
5
|
21
|
14
|
29
|
| Colombia |
16
|
8
|
4
|
4
|
23
|
15
|
28
|
| Chile |
16
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
32
|
18
|
25
|
| Peru |
16
|
7
|
4
|
5
|
19
|
20
|
25
|
| Ecuador |
16
|
6
|
3
|
7
|
22
|
21
|
21
|
| Uruguay |
16
|
6
|
3
|
7
|
18
|
21
|
21
|
| Bolivia |
16
|
4
|
5
|
7
|
18
|
21
|
17
|
| Venezuela |
16
|
0
|
3
|
13
|
8
|
41
|
3
|
World
Cup Record
|
1962
|
1st Round
|
|
1990
|
1st Round
|
|
1994
|
1st Round
|