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Colombia's Hopes Crushed by England's 2-0 Win
David Beckham and Darren Anderton scored to help England defeat Colombia, 2-0, June 27 and advance to the next round. The Colombians failed to advance to the second round for the second World Cup in a row.

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World Cup Highlights

Fourth appearance in World Cup finals (1962, '90, '94, '98)
Reached final of the Copa America in 1975
Third in the Copa America in 1993 and 1995

First-Round Results

Day Opponent Site Monday, June 15 Romania 1, Colombia 0 Lyon Monday, June 22 Colombia 1, Tunisia 0 Montpellier Friday, June 27 England 2, Colombia 0 Lens

Complete First-Round Results

Roster

Pos. Name Age Club GK Farid Mondragon 26 Independiante GK Oscar Cordoba 28 America GK Miguel Calero 27 Atletico Nacional D Jorge Bermudez 27 Boca Juniors D Wilmer Cabrera 30 Milonarios D Ivan Ramiro Cordoba 21 San Lorenca D Ever Palacios 29 Deportivo Cali D Jose Santa 27 Atletico Nacional D Antonio Moreno 27 Deportes Tolima M Maurizio Serna 30 Boca Juniors M Andres Estrada 30 Deportivo Cali M Carlos Valderrama 36 Miami Fusion M Freddy Rincon 31 Corinthians M Harold Lozano 26 Valladolid M John Perez 28 Deportivo Cali M Jorge Bolano 21 Atletico Junior F Adolfo Valencia 30 Independiente F Leider Preciado 21 Santa Fe Bogota F Faustino Asprilla 28 Parma F Victor Aristizabal 26 Sao Paulo F Hamilton Ricard 23 Middlesbrough F Anthony de Avila 34 NY/NJ MetroStars

Road to France

Won Lost Tied GF GA 8 4 4 23 15 How Qualified: 3rd place in CONMEBOL

Date Result Nov. 16, 1997 Argentina 1, Colombia 1 Sept. 10, 1997 Colombia 1, Venezuela 0 Aug. 20, 1997 Colombia 3, Bolivia 0 July 20, 1997 Colombia 1, Ecuador 0 July 6, 1997 Chile 4, Colombia 1 June 8, 1997 Uruguay 1, Colombia 1 April 30, 1997 Colombia 0, Peru 1 April 2, 1997 Paraguay 2, Colombia 1 Feb. 12, 1997 Colombia 0, Argentina 1 Dec. 15, 1996 Venezuela 0, Colombia 2 Nov. 10, 1996 Bolivia 2, Colombia 2 Oct. 9, 1996 Ecuador 0, Colombia 1 Sept. 1, 1996 Colombia 4, Chile 1 July 7, 1996 Colombia 3, Uruguay 1 June 2, 1996 Peru 1, Colombia 1 April 24, 1996 Colombia 1, Paraguay 0

Facts and Figures

Knight-Ridder/Tribune
Land area: 1,134,914 square kilometers. Colombia is the only South American country with coastlines on both North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea.
Independence: July 20, 1810 (from Spain)
Population: 37,418,290 (July 1997 estimate)
Religion: Roman Catholic (95 percent)
Capital: Bogota
Main cities: Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla
System of government: Republic
Head of state: Ernesto Samper
Currency: Peso