Colombia national football team records and statistics

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The following is a list of the Colombia national football team's competitive records and statistics.

Individual records

Player records

As of 14 July 2024[1]
Players in bold are still active with Colombia.

Most capped players

David Ospina is Colombia's most-capped player with 128 international appearances.
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1David Ospina12802007–
2James Rodríguez116292011–
3Juan Cuadrado116112010–
4Carlos Valderrama111111985–1998
5Radamel Falcao104362007–2023
6Mario Yepes10261999–2014
7Leonel Álvarez10111985–1997
8Carlos Sánchez8802007–2018
9Freddy Rincón84171990–2001
10Luis Carlos Perea7821987–1994
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Most capped goalkeepers

More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Caps Goals Career
1David Ospina12802007–
2Óscar Córdoba7301993–2006
3René Higuita6831987–1999
4 Miguel Calero5101995–2009
Faryd Mondragón5101993–2014
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Top goalscorers

Radamel Falcao is Colombia's all-time top scorer with 36 goals.
More information Rank, Player ...
Rank Player Goals Caps Average Career
1Radamel Falcao (list)361040.352007–2023
2 James Rodríguez291160.242011–
3Arnoldo Iguarán25680.371979–1993
4 Faustino Asprilla20570.351993–2001
5 Luis Fernando Díaz Marulanda19640.32018-
6Freddy Rincón17840.21990–2001
7Carlos Bacca16520.312010–2018
8 Teófilo Gutiérrez15510.292009–2017
Víctor Aristizábal15660.231993–2003
9Adolfo Valencia14370.381992–1998
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Competition records

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Colombia at the FIFA World Cup
More information FIFA World Cup record, Qualification record ...
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pos Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member
Italy 1934
France 1938 Withdrew Withdrew
Brazil 1950 Did not enter Did not enter
Switzerland 1954 Banned Did not participate
Sweden 1958 Did not qualify 3rd 4 0 1 3 3 8
Chile 1962 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 5 11 Squad 1st 2 1 1 0 2 1
England 1966 Did not qualify 3rd 4 1 0 3 4 10
Mexico 1970 3rd 6 1 1 4 7 12
West Germany 1974 2nd 4 1 3 0 3 2
Argentina 1978 3rd 4 0 2 2 1 8
Spain 1982 3rd 4 0 2 2 4 7
Mexico 1986 3rd 8 3 2 3 8 10
Italy 1990 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 4 4 Squad 1st1 6 3 2 1 6 3
United States 1994 Group stage 19th 3 1 0 2 4 5 Squad 1st 6 4 2 0 13 2
France 1998 21st 3 1 0 2 1 3 Squad 3rd 16 8 4 4 23 15
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify 6th 18 7 6 5 20 15
Germany 2006 6th 18 6 6 6 24 16
South Africa 2010 7th 18 6 5 7 14 18
Brazil 2014 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 12 4 Squad 2nd 16 9 3 4 27 13
Russia 2018 Round of 16 9th 4 2 1 1 6 3 Squad 4th 18 7 6 5 21 19
Qatar 2022 Did not qualify 6th 18 5 8 5 20 19
Canada Mexico United States 2026 To be determined In progress
Total Quarter-finals 6/22 22 9 3 10 32 30 — — 170 62 54 54 200 178
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1.^Played intercontinental play-offs.

Copa América

Main article: Colombia at the Copa América

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

More information South American Championship / Copa América record, Year ...
South American Championship / Copa América record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Argentina 1916Did not participate
Uruguay 1917
Brazil 1919
Chile 1920
Argentina 1921
Brazil 1922
Uruguay 1923
Uruguay 1924
Argentina 1925
Chile 1926
Peru 1927
Argentina 1929
Peru 1935
Argentina 1937
Peru 1939Withdrew
Chile 1941
Uruguay 1942
Chile 1945Fifth place5th6114725 Squad
Argentina 1946Withdrew
Ecuador 1947Eighth place8th7025219 Squad
Brazil 19498th7025423 Squad
Peru 1953Withdrew
Chile 1955
Uruguay 1956
Peru 1957Fifth place5th62041025 Squad
Argentina 1959Withdrew
Ecuador 1959
Bolivia 1963Seventh place7th60151019 Squad
Uruguay 1967Did not qualify
1975Runners-up2nd9603115 Squad
1979Group stage5th421152 Squad
19837th412155 Squad
Argentina 1987Third place3rd430183 Squad
Brazil 1989Group stage6th412154 Squad
Chile 1991Fourth place4th722356 Squad
Ecuador 1993Third place3rd632164 Squad
Uruguay 19953rd631278 Squad
Bolivia 1997Quarter-finals8th410367 Squad
Paraguay 19995th430184 Squad
Colombia 2001Champions1st6600110 Squad
Peru 2004Fourth place4th631277 Squad
Venezuela 2007Group stage9th310239 Squad
Argentina 2011Quarter-finals6th421132 Squad
Chile 20156th412111 Squad
United States 2016Third place3rd631276 Squad
Brazil 2019Quarter-finals5th431040 Squad
Brazil 2021Third place3rd723277 Squad
United States 2024Runners-up2nd6411123 Squad
Total1 Title24/48130532651154194—
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CONCACAF Gold Cup

Main article: Colombia at the CONCACAF Gold Cup
More information CONCACAF Gold Cup record, Year ...
CONCACAF Gold Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
United States 2000 Runners-up2nd521257Squad
Mexico United States 2003 Quarter-finals5th311123Squad
United States 2005 Semi-finals4th520377Squad
TotalRunners-up3/3135261417—
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FIFA Confederations Cup

More information FIFA Confederations Cup record, Year ...
FIFA Confederations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 1992 Did not qualify
Saudi Arabia 1995
Saudi Arabia 1997
Mexico 1999
South Korea Japan 2001
France 2003 Fourth place 4th 5 2 0 3 5 5 Squad
Germany 2005 Did not qualify
South Africa 2009
Brazil 2013
Russia 2017
Total Fourth place 1/10 5 2 0 3 5 5 —
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Head-to-head record

This is a list of the official games played by Colombia national football team up to and including the match against France on 29 March 2026.

AFC

More information Team, Pld ...
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Australia[a] 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 50.00
 Bahrain 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 100.00
 China 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 50.00
 Iraq 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Japan 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 66.67
 Jordan 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 100.00
 Kuwait 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Qatar 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 66.67
 South Korea 8 1 3 4 9 14 −5 12.50
 United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
Total 27 15 6 6 45 22 +23 55.56
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Source: Results 1938–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[4]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Football Federation Australia were founder members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) before joining the Asian Football Confederation in 2006. Matches against Australia prior to 2006 are included in the OFC section.[2][3]

CAF

More information Team, Pld ...
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Algeria 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 0.00
 Cameroon 4 2 0 2 8 3 +5 50.00
 Egypt 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 0.00
 Ivory Coast 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Liberia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100.00
 Morocco 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Nigeria 4 3 1 0 4 1 +3 75.00
 Senegal 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 50.00
 South Africa 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0.00
 Tunisia 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 50.00
Total 19 10 5 4 25 15 +10 52.63
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Source: Results 1938–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[4]

CONCACAF

More information Team, Pld ...
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Canada 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 50.00
 Costa Rica 15 12 0 3 37 16 +21 80.00
 Curaçao 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 100.00
 El Salvador 7 5 1 1 16 7 +9 71.43
 Guatemala 5 3 2 0 14 6 +8 60.00
 Haiti 5 4 0 1 12 4 +8 80.00
 Honduras 12 5 2 5 13 12 +1 41.67
 Jamaica 5 4 0 1 7 1 +6 80.00
 Mexico 29 10 9 10 31 29 +2 34.48
 Panama 7 5 0 2 20 7 +13 71.43
 Puerto Rico 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Trinidad and Tobago 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 66.67
 United States 22 14 5 3 33 15 +18 63.64
Total 116 68 20 28 203 106 +97 58.62
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Source: Results 1938–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[4]

CONMEBOL

More information Team, Pld ...
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Argentina 43 10 12 21 42 74 −32 23.26
 Bolivia 34 17 10 7 54 31 +23 50.00
 Brazil 38 4 12 22 22 71 −49 10.53
 Chile 44 12 17 15 59 70 −11 27.27
 Ecuador 50 23 13 14 54 45 +9 46.00
 Paraguay 51 23 10 18 61 55 +6 45.10
 Peru 62 21 24 17 72 66 +6 33.87
 Uruguay 47 13 13 21 52 67 −15 27.66
 Venezuela 44 22 15 7 64 29 +35 50.00
Total 413 145 126 142 480 508 −28 35.11
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Source: Results 1938–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[4]

OFC

More information Team, Pld ...
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Australia[a] 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 66.67
 New Zealand 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 100.00
Total 5 4 1 0 9 4 +5 80.00
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Source: Results 1938–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[4]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Football Federation Australia were founder members of the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) before joining the Asian Football Confederation in 2006. Matches against Australia after 2006 are included in the AFC section.[2][3]

UEFA

More information Team, Pld ...
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
 Belgium 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 50.00
 Croatia 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0.00
 East Germany 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0.00
 England 6 0 3 3 4 11 −7 0.00
 Finland 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 France 5 1 0 4 6 10 −4 20.00
 Germany 4 1 1 2 6 9 −3 25.00
 Greece 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
 Hungary 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0.00
 Israel 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 50.00
 Montenegro 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Netherlands 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
 Northern Ireland 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 Norway 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
 Poland 8 5 1 2 12 9 +3 62.50
 Republic of Ireland 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0.00
 Romania 4 1 1 2 4 6 −2 25.00
 Serbia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Scotland 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 33.33
 Slovakia 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 66.67
 Slovenia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
 Soviet Union 3 0 2 1 5 7 −2 0.00
 Spain 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 25.00
 Sweden 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0.00
  Switzerland 4 2 1 1 9 6 +3 50.00
 Turkey 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0.00
 West Germany 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0.00
 Yugoslavia 4 0 1 3 0 7 −7 0.00
Total 69 23 21 25 77 87 −10 33.33
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Source: Results 1938–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[4]

Full Confederation record

More information Team, Pld ...
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD WPCT
AFC 27 15 6 6 45 22 +23 55.56
CAF 19 10 5 4 25 15 +10 52.63
CONCACAF 116 68 20 28 203 106 +97 58.62
CONMEBOL 413 145 126 142 480 508 −28 35.11
OFC 5 4 1 0 9 4 +5 80.00
UEFA 69 23 21 25 77 87 −10 33.33
Total 649 265 179 205 839 742 +97 40.83
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Source: Results 1938–79, 1980–99, 2000–19 and 2020–present[4]

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