| team COLOMBIA | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 18 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 7 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | 4: + 0; = 1; - 3: 3 - 8 1 | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | 2: + 1; = 1; - 0: 2 - 1 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | 3: + 0; = 1; - 2: 5 - 11 1 | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | 4: + 1; = 0; - 3: 4 - 10 3 | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 6: + 1; = 1; - 4: 7 - 12 4 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 4: + 1; = 3; - 0: 3 - 2 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 4: + 0; = 2; - 2: 1 - 8 2 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 4: + 0; = 2; - 2: 4 - 7 2 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 8: + 3; = 2; - 3: 8 - 10 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 6: + 3; = 2; - 1: 6 - 3 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | 4: + 1; = 1; - 2: 4 - 4 4 | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 6: + 4; = 2; - 0: 13 - 2 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 4 - 5 3 | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 16: + 8; = 4; - 4: 23 - 15 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | 3: + 1; = 0; - 2: 1 - 3 3 | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 18: + 7; = 6; - 5: 20 - 15 27 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 18: + 6; = 6; - 6: 24 - 16 24 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 18: + 6; = 5; - 7: 14 - 18 23 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 16: + 9; = 3; - 4: 27 - 13 30 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | 5: + 4; = 0; - 1: 12 - 4 12 | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 18: + 7; = 6; - 5: 21 - 19 27 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | 4: + 2; = 1; - 1: 6 - 3 7 | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 18: + 5; = 8; - 5: 20 - 19 23 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 18: + 7; = 7; - 4: 28 - 18 28 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | 5: + 3; = 2; - 0: 5 - 1 11 | |
| Best achievement: | Quarter-finals 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 188: +69: =61; -58; 228 ‒ 196 268 | |
| Percentage indicators | +36,70%; =32,45%; -30,85%; 1,21 ‒ 1,04 47,52% | |
| FIFA world cup | 27: +12: =5; -10; 37 ‒ 31 41 | |
| Percentage indicators | +44,44%; =18,52%; -37,04%; 1,37 ‒ 1,15 50,62% | |
| Total: | 215: +81: =66; -68; 265 ‒ 227 309 | |
| Percentage indicators | +37,67%; =30,70%; -31,63%; 1,23 ‒ 1,06 47,91% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 215 (25) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 265 | |
| - home: | 138 (52,08%) | |
| - away: | 92 (34,72%) | |
| - neutral field: | 35 (13,21%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 227 | |
| - home: | 69 (30,4%) | |
| - away: | 131 (57,71%) | |
| - neutral field: | 27 (11,89%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,23 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,06 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 166/282 (58,87%) | |
| - away: | 102/288 (35,42%) | |
| - neutral field: | 41/75 (54,67%) | |
| Biggest win: | 5:0 - more than 3 times | |
| Biggest defeat: | 0:6 - Brazil (09.03.1977) | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 90 (41,86%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 69 (32,09%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 21 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 14 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 1 / 5 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 372 (1,73) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 26 (0,12) | |
| - second yellow cards | 22 | |
| - straight red cards | 4 | |
| Players acted | 362 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 8 424 198 (40 115) | |
| Top scorer: | James RODRIGUEZ (14 18 22 26) - 20 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | James RODRIGUEZ (14 18 22 26) - 69 games | |