Colombia at the 1998 FIFA World Cup

Colombia played with passion in its three matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, but the country had nothing to show for it. The team's early exit after the first round at the World Cup marked the end of an era - A Golden Generation - that included Carlos "El Pibe" Valderrama, Freddy Rincon, Wilson Perez, Harold Lozano, Faustino Asprilla , and Antony de Avila. Colombia came to France 98' hoping to improve on a disastrous first-round elimination in the United States in 1994. But a weak attack, internal turmoil and age wiped out those dreams.

1998 Colombian Squad

Head coach: Hernán Darío Gómez

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club 1 1GK Óscar Córdoba 3 February 1970 Boca Juniors 2 2DF Iván Córdoba 11 August 1976 San Lorenzo 3 2DF Everth Palacios 18 January 1969 Deportivo Cali 4 2DF José Santa 12 November 1970 Atlético Nacional 5 2DF Jorge Bermúdez 18 June 1971 Boca Juniors 6 3MF Mauricio Serna 22 January 1968 Boca Juniors 7 4FW Antony de Ávila 21 December 1963 Barcelona SC 8 3MF Harold Lozano 30 March 1972 Real Valladolid 9 4FW Adolfo Valencia 6 February 1968 Independiente Medellín 10 3MF Carlos Valderrama 2 September 1961 Miami Fusion 11 4FW Faustino Asprilla 10 November 1969 Parma 12 1GK Miguel Calero 14 April 1971 Atlético Nacional 13 2DF Wilmer Cabrera 15 September 1967 Millonarios 14 3MF Jorge Bolaño 28 April 1977 Junior Barranquilla 15 4FW Víctor Aristizábal 9 December 1971 São Paulo 16 2DF Luis Antonio Moreno 25 December 1970 Deportes Tolima 17 3MF Andrés Estrada 12 November 1967 Deportivo Cali 18 3MF John Wilmar Pérez 2 February 1970 Deportivo Cali 19 3MF Freddy Rincón 14 August 1966 Corinthians 20 4FW Hamilton Ricard 12 January 1974 Middlesbrough 21 4FW Léider Preciado 26 February 1977 Santa Fe 22 1GK Farid Mondragón 21 June 1971 Independiente

1998 FIFA Qualification

1998 FIFA World Cup

Romania: 1-0 :Colombia

Colombia: 1-0 :Tunisia

Colombia: 0-2 :England