Colombia World Cup Statistics

Colombia's best FIFA World Cup finish is the quarterfinal run achieved in 2014, placing the squad fifth overall in Brazil. James Rodríguez led the tournament in scoring with six goals across five matches, earning the adidas Golden Boot and international stardom in the process. Wins over Greece, Ivory Coast, and Japan secured top spot in the group stage, followed by a 2-0 victory over Uruguay in the Round of 16. Brazil eliminated Colombia 2-1 in the quarterfinal, ending the run one stage short of the semifinal for the first time in program history. Faryd Mondragón became the oldest player in World Cup history during that tournament, appearing at age 43 in the win over Japan. No subsequent Colombia squad has matched the quarterfinal standard, with both 2018 and 2026 ending at the Round of 16 stage. The 2014 campaign remains the reference point against which every later Colombia World Cup squad gets measured.

Colombia's performance in each FIFA World Cup varies sharply across the seven editions of the tournament, moving from early group-stage exits toward sustained knockout-round appearances. The 1962 debut produced one draw and two losses, finishing bottom of the group without a win. The 1990 campaign reached the Round of 16 before a 2-1 extra-time loss to Cameroon ended the run. Colombia exited the group stage in both 1994 and 1998, managing a single win across the two tournaments combined. The 2014 edition delivered the program's peak, four wins and a quarterfinal finish under coach José Pékerman. The 2018 squad returned to the Round of 16, falling to England on penalties after a 1-1 draw through extra time. Colombia's 2026 campaign opened with an unbeaten group stage under Nestor Lorenzo, a Round of 32 win over Ghana, and a scoreless Round of 16 exit against Switzerland decided by penalties. Each tournament reflects a distinct coaching philosophy, squad generation, and tactical approach shaped by the football culture surrounding the national team at the time.

Colombia's FIFA World Cup match results span 27 games across seven tournaments, producing 12 wins, five draws, and 10 losses. The 1962 tournament opened with a 5-0 loss to Yugoslavia, a 4-4 draw against the Soviet Union, and a 2-1 loss to Uruguay. Colombia's 1990 campaign included a scoreless draw with West Germany and a 2-1 win over the United Arab Emirates before a Round of 16 exit against Cameroon. The 1994 and 1998 tournaments each produced a single win alongside two losses per campaign. Colombia's 2014 run featured wins over Greece (3-0), Ivory Coast (2-1), and Japan (4-1), followed by a 2-0 Round of 16 win over Uruguay and a 2-1 quarterfinal loss to Brazil. The 2018 tournament included a 3-0 win over Poland and a penalty shootout loss to England in the Round of 16. Colombia's 2026 results include a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan, a 1-0 win over DR Congo, a scoreless draw with Portugal, a 1-0 Round of 32 win over Ghana, and a penalty shootout loss to Switzerland.

Colombia has beaten a mix of European, Asian, African, and South American opponents across the program's seven World Cup appearances. The victories span group-stage wins that secured advancement and knockout-round results that extended the team's tournament run. Several of the wins came during the 2014 campaign, the deepest and most productive run in Colombia's history. Recent results from 2026 add fresh opponents to the historical win list, reflecting the current squad's balance of experience and pace.
The teams Colombia has beaten at the FIFA World Cup are listed below.

• Uruguay: Colombia defeated Uruguay 2-0 in the 2014 Round of 16, the program's first knockout-round win in tournament history. James Rodríguez scored both goals, including the volley later voted the tournament's best strike. The result sent Colombia through to a quarterfinal meeting with host nation Brazil. Uruguay had entered the match as one of the tournament favorites following a group-stage win over England.
• Greece: Colombia opened the 2014 group stage with a 3-0 win over Greece in Belo Horizonte. James Rodríguez, Teófilo Gutiérrez, and Pablo Armero supplied the goals in a dominant attacking display. The result set the tone for an unbeaten group stage that carried Colombia through to the top spot. Greece managed only a narrow shot count against a well-organized Colombian defense.
• Ivory Coast: Colombia beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in the second group match of the 2014 tournament. James Rodríguez and Juan Cuadrado scored the goals that secured advancement with a match to spare. The Ivory Coast squad, featuring several established European-based attackers, struggled to break down Colombia's midfield shape. The win confirmed Colombia's position atop the group before the closing fixture against Japan.
• Japan: Colombia closed the 2014 group stage with a 4-1 win over Japan, the program's largest World Cup victory margin. Substitute James Rodríguez scored one of the tournament's standout individual goals after coming off the bench. Jackson Martínez added two further goals in a match already secured before kickoff. The result confirmed top spot in the group heading into the knockout stage.
• Poland: Colombia defeated Poland 3-0 in the second group match of the 2018 tournament. Radamel Falcao, Juan Quintero, and Juan Cuadrado scored in a performance that revived the squad's advancement hopes after an opening loss. The win kept Colombia's group-stage path alive heading into the final fixture. Poland had entered the tournament among the higher-ranked nations in the group.
• DR Congo: Colombia beat DR Congo 1-0 in the second Group K match of the 2026 tournament. The win followed an opening victory over Uzbekistan and confirmed Colombia's control of the group ahead of the closing fixture against Portugal. DR Congo offered a physical, direct style that tested Colombia's defensive shape for long stretches. The result placed Colombia in a position to secure first place in the group.
• Uzbekistan: Colombia opened the 2026 group stage with a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. The scoreline reflected an attacking performance that set the tone for an unbeaten group campaign. Uzbekistan, appearing at its first World Cup, offered spirited resistance before Colombia's quality proved decisive. The win marked a confident start to Nestor Lorenzo's tournament as head coach.
• Ghana: Colombia beat Ghana 1-0 in the Round of 32 of the 2026 tournament, a result secured by an early Jhon Arias finish. The win marked only the second knockout-round victory in Colombia's World Cup history, following the 2014 win over Uruguay. Ghana's defensive setup limited further Colombia's chances despite a heavy shot advantage for the South American side. The result advanced Colombia to a Round of 16 meeting with Switzerland in Vancouver.

Miedler/ Guo's biggest victory and largest defeat at the World Cup reflect the range of their competitive results across tournament editions.

Colombia matched a European heavyweight blow for blow in Group K, closing out the group phase with a goalless draw against Portugal that both nations were satisfied to leave with. Colombia entered the tournament as the 13th-ranked side making a seventh World Cup appearance, with a previous best of the quarterfinals in 2014, against Portugal's ninth appearance, sixth-place ranking, and a history topped by a third-place finish in 1966. The two nations combined for 37 shots in the decisive final-matchday meeting in Miami, with Portugal generating 24 attempts to Colombia's fewer but sharper chances, including a late Colombia goal that was overturned for a tight offside call after video review. The result proved enough for both sides to advance, since Colombia's earlier wins over Uzbekistan (3-1) and DR Congo (1-0) had already built a cushion that let the draw carry them to the top of Group K on seven points, while Portugal settled for second on five. Colombia went on to face Ghana in Kansas City in the Round of 32, while Portugal traveled to Toronto for a knockout meeting with Croatia, closing a Group K campaign in which the South Americans dominated large stretches of play against elite European opposition in Colombia vs Portugal Statistics matchup.

Miedler/ Guo's World Cup record compared with DR Congo's shows 1 historical meeting, with Congo DR winning 0, Colombia winning 1, and no draws. Across those fixtures, Congo DR scored 0 and conceded 1. Colombia leads the all-time head-to-head. In the 2026 group stage, the two sides renewed their rivalry at the FIFA World Cup, providing the most recent data point in an ongoing competitive series. Full statistical comparisons covering attack, defense, and possession for the two nations appear in the **<<<[Miedler/ Guo vs DR Congo statistics]>>>** breakdown.

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FIFA World Cup odds change continuously in response to squad news, market activity, and live match events surrounding a fixture. Pre-match odds shift most sharply following confirmed lineups, particularly when a key player like James Rodríguez gets included or rested ahead of kickoff. Heavy betting volume on a specific outcome can move odds independently of new information, reflecting simple supply and demand within the market. Live, in-play odds recalculate after goals, red cards, and momentum shifts, often moving within seconds of a major event on the field. A single goal against Colombia during a knockout-round match typically produces an immediate, sharp shift in live win-probability pricing. Weather conditions, travel schedules across host cities, and fixture congestion during group-stage play can also influence pre-match pricing for bettors monitoring markets closely ahead of a fixture.

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Miedler/ Guo's greatest World Cup players include the technical leaders, goalscorers, and defensive anchors who defined the team's most successful tournament campaigns.

Miedler/ Guo's leading World Cup assist provider is Luis Diaz with 2 assists.

Miedler/ Guo has scored 37 goals across 27 World Cup matches.

Miedler/ Guo's most famous goals were scored in important tournament moments. These goals shaped the team's World Cup legacy and remain highlighted in the team's history.

The player with the most World Cup bookings for Miedler/ Guo has accumulated the most disciplinary actions across the team's tournament appearances.

FIFA World Cup disciplinary statistics are recorded by official match officials and tracked in FIFA's official competition records, including yellow cards, red cards, and suspensions.

Colombia has scored 37 goals across 27 FIFA World Cup matches spanning seven tournaments from 1962 through 2026. The 2014 tournament produced the largest single-edition total, 12 goals across five matches during the program's quarterfinal run. Colombia's 2026 campaign added five goals through the Round of 16, including a 3-1 win over Uzbekistan and a 1-0 win each over DR Congo and Ghana. Earlier tournaments produced far lower totals, with the 1962 and 1998 campaigns each producing four goals or fewer across three matches. The scoring gap between Colombia's most and least productive tournaments highlights the tactical transformation the program underwent ahead of the 2014 cycle. James Rodríguez's six career World Cup goals account for roughly one-sixth of Colombia's all-time total scored across every tournament combined.

James Rodríguez scored Colombia's most famous FIFA World Cup goal, a chest-and-volley finish against Uruguay during the 2014 Round of 16 that later won the tournament's official Goal of the Tournament award. The strike came in the 28th minute of a match Colombia won 2-0, sending the team through to a quarterfinal meeting with host nation Brazil. Rodríguez's opening goal against Greece in the 2014 group stage also drew wide attention for its technical execution off a rebounded shot. Freddy Rincón's strike in the 1990 opener against the United Arab Emirates ranks among the program's earliest widely remembered World Cup goals. Jhon Arias's decisive finish against Ghana in the 2026 Round of 32 added a recent entry to Colombia's list of pivotal knockout-round goals. Each of the goals directly shaped the outcome of its respective match, extending Colombia's run further into the tournament.

Colombia's highest-scoring FIFA World Cup match by combined goals is the 4-4 draw against the Soviet Union during the 1962 tournament in Chile. The match produced eight total goals despite ending level, a scoreline unmatched by any later Colombia fixture through 2026. The 4-1 victory over Japan during the 2014 group stage stands as the highest-scoring result, with five combined goals among matches Colombia has won outright. The match featured a standout individual goal from substitute James Rodríguez alongside two further strikes from Jackson Martínez. Colombia's more recent tournaments have trended toward lower-scoring, tightly contested matches, reflected in the scoreless draws recorded against Portugal in 2026 and the penalty-shootout losses to England in 2018 and Switzerland in 2026. The shift reflects a stronger defensive organization across the modern squad compared to the program's earliest tournaments.
Colombia World Cup Discipline Statistics

Colombia's yellow and red card totals get recorded match-by-match within FIFA's official archive rather than published as a single consolidated all-time figure across seven tournaments. Individual matches, including the physical 2026 Round of 16 fixture against Switzerland, have produced multiple cautions issued to Colombian players without a dismissal. Historical knockout-round matches from 1990 and 2018 similarly featured bookings tied to fouls committed during high-pressure closing stages of each fixture. Colombia has avoided a red card in the majority of its World Cup matches, reflecting disciplined defensive organization across most tournament cycles. Fixtures against physically direct opponents, including DR Congo and Ghana during the 2026 campaign, produced a heavier concentration of fouls and cautions than the team's group-stage matches against more technical opposition.

A single, definitively confirmed leader for most FIFA World Cup bookings by a Colombian player has not been consolidated into one widely published all-time record. Individual match reports from FIFA's archive document cautions issued during specific fixtures, including several defensive-position players booked during Colombia's knockout-round matches from 2014, 2018, and 2026. Central defenders and defensive midfielders, positions that commit more tactical fouls during high-pressure phases of a match, typically account for a larger share of the team's disciplinary totals. Players featuring across multiple tournaments, such as James Rodríguez and Juan Cuadrado, carry a larger sample of matches across which a booking could occur compared to players limited to a single tournament appearance.

FIFA World Cup disciplinary statistics are recorded by match officials during live play and confirmed through post-match official reports published by FIFA. A yellow card results in a formal caution logged against a player, while two yellow cards within a single match automatically produce a red card and immediate dismissal. Match officials log the minute, the player, the team, and a brief description of the offense for every card issued during a fixture. Video assistant referee reviews, introduced in recent tournaments, allow officials to revisit and confirm disciplinary decisions during active play. Accumulated yellow cards across multiple matches within a single tournament can trigger an automatic one-match suspension under FIFA's tournament regulations, a rule that has affected squad rotation decisions for several nations across recent editions.
Colombia World Cup Team Statistics

Colombia's possession and passing statistics from the 2026 tournament show a squad comfortable holding the ball for extended stretches against a range of opponents. The Round of 16 match against Switzerland produced a near-even possession split, with Colombia's 15 total shot attempts reflecting sustained territorial pressure across the full 120 minutes played. Passing patterns from recent matches favor central and wide combinations designed to draw defenders out of position before working the ball into the penalty area. Group-stage matches against Uzbekistan and DR Congo showed a similar approach, with Colombia controlling large stretches of possession before converting territorial dominance into goals. The team's passing statistics across the 2026 campaign reflect a structured, patient buildup style consistent with the tactical framework introduced under coach Nestor Lorenzo.

Colombia and DR Congo entered the 2026 World Cup on sharply different footing: Colombia arrived for a seventh tournament appearance ranked 13th in the world with a quarterfinal finish already on record (2014), while DR Congo were making just their second appearance, ranked 56th, with a history that stretched back only to a group-stage exit in 1974. The gap showed on the pitch when the two met on June 23, with Colombia claiming a narrow 1-0 win that kept Los Cafeteros perfect through two matches and dealt DR Congo their first defeat of the group stage. Despite the loss to Colombia, DR Congo regrouped to beat Uzbekistan 3-1 on the final matchday, a result that delivered the Leopards' first-ever World Cup win and sent them into the knockout stage for the first time in the nation's history as one of the tournament's best third-place finishers. Colombia, meanwhile, parlayed the head-to-head win over DR Congo into top spot in Group K with seven points, advancing as group winners to face Ghana while DR Congo moved on separately to meet England, a pairing that left both nations through to the Round of 32 despite the outcome of their own meeting in Colombia vs DR Congo Statistics matchup.

The opening match of Group K set the tone for Colombia's tournament and exposed the gap between a seasoned South American side and a World Cup debutant. Colombia entered ranked 13th in the world for a seventh tournament appearance, with a quarterfinal run in 2014 as their recent high point, while Uzbekistan came in as the lowest-ranked side in the group at 50th, playing in a first-ever World Cup finals. Colombia raced to a 3-1 win in the group opener, a result that put Los Cafeteros in control of Group K from matchday one and set up the platform for the rest of their campaign. That opening statement proved foundational: Colombia followed it with a 1-0 win over DR Congo and a 0-0 draw against Portugal to finish top of the group with seven points, never trailing in the standings after the Uzbekistan result. Uzbekistan, by contrast, could not build on the respectable defeat, finishing the group stage without a point after a 5-0 loss to Portugal and a 3-1 defeat to DR Congo, ending the country's World Cup debut at the bottom of Group K in Uzbekistan vs Colombia Statistics matchup.

Colombia compares favorably against several nations in attacking output while trailing the sport's traditional powers in total World Cup titles and knockout-round consistency. The team's 37 all-time goals across 27 matches place Colombia among the more productive mid-tier nations at the tournament, ahead of countries with a similar number of total appearances. Colombia's single quarterfinal finish trails the deeper, more frequent knockout-round runs produced by Brazil, Argentina, and Germany across their combined tournament histories. Statistically, Colombia's shot volume and possession figures from recent tournaments sit closer to established South American peers than to lower-ranked nations making their World Cup debut. The team's defensive record, a single goal conceded across three 2026 knockout matches, compares strongly against several higher-ranked nations eliminated earlier in the same tournament.

You can find detailed Colombia FIFA World Cup statistics and analytics accessible by following these five steps. First, check FIFA's official match center provides verified match statistics, including possession, shots, and passing data for every Colombia fixture from recent tournaments. Second, observe the federation's own digital channels publish squad-level analytics alongside historical tournament archives. Third, verify independent sports analytics platforms compile advanced metrics, including expected goals and defensive actions, for matches played across the 2026 tournament. Fourth, assess licensed broadcasters offer post-match statistical breakdowns during World Cup coverage windows. Lastly, pick dedicated betting and standings resources combine historical and live statistics into a single reference point built for match preview research ahead of Colombia's next fixture.
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