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

Individual records Player records

Players in bold are still active with Colombia.

Most capped players

RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer 1 James Rodríguez 131 31 2011–2026 2 David Ospina 130 0 2007–2026 3 Juan Cuadrado 116 11 2010–2023 4 Carlos Valderrama 111 11 5 Radamel Falcao 104 36 2007–2023 6 Mario Yepes 102 6 1999–2014 7 Leonel Álvarez 101 1 1985–1997 8 Carlos Sánchez 88 0 2007–20189 Freddy Rincón 84 17 1990–2001 Davinson Sánchez 84 4 2016–

Most capped goalkeepers RankPlayerCapsGoalsCareer 1 David Ospina 130 0 2007–2026 2 Óscar Córdoba 73 0 3 René Higuita 68 3 1987–1999 4 Miguel Calero 51 0 1995–2009 Faryd Mondragón 51 0 1993–2014

Top goalscorers

RankPlayerGoalsCapsAverageCareer 1 Radamel Falcao (list) 36 104 2007–2023 2 James Rodríguez 31 131 2011–2026 3 Arnoldo Iguarán 25 68 4 Luis Díaz 23 79 2018– 5 Faustino Asprilla 20 57 1993–2001 6 Freddy Rincón 17 84 1990–2001 7 Carlos Bacca 16 52 2010–2018 8 Teófilo Gutiérrez 15 51 2009–2017 Víctor Aristizábal 15 66 1993–2003 10 Adolfo Valencia 14 37 1992–1998

Competition records FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup recordQualification recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1930Not a FIFA memberNot a FIFA member 1934 1938WithdrewWithdrew 1950Did not enterDid not enter 1954BannedDid not participate 1958Did not qualify 3rd 4 0 1 3 3 8 1962 Group stage 14th 3 0 1 2 5 11 Squad 1st 2 1 1 0 2 1 1966Did not qualify 3rd 4 1 0 3 4 10 1970 3rd 6 1 1 4 7 12 1974 2nd 4 1 3 0 3 2 1978 3rd 4 0 2 2 1 8 1982 3rd 4 0 2 2 4 7 1986 3rd 8 3 2 3 8 10 1990 Round of 16 14th 4 1 1 2 4 4 Squad 1st 6 3 2 1 6 3 1994Group stage 19th 3 1 0 2 4 5 Squad 1st 6 4 2 0 13 2 1998 21st 3 1 0 2 1 3 Squad 3rd 16 8 4 4 23 15 2002Did not qualify 6th 18 7 6 5 20 15 2006 6th 18 6 6 6 24 16 2010 7th 18 6 5 7 14 18 2014 Quarter-finals 5th 5 4 0 1 12 4 Squad 2nd 16 9 3 4 27 13 2018 Round of 16 9th 4 2 1 1 6 3 Squad 4th 18 7 6 5 21 19 2022Did not qualify 6th 18 5 8 5 20 19 2026 Round of 16 10th 5 3 2 0 5 1 Squad 3rd 18 7 7 4 28 18TotalQuarter-finals7/2327125103731—5th188696158228196 1.Played intercontinental play-offs.

Copa América

Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place  

South American Championship / Copa América recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1916Did not participate 1917 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1929 1935 1937 1939Withdrew 1941 1942 1945 Fifth place 5th 6 1 1 4 7 25Squad 1946Withdrew 1947Eighth place 8th 7 0 2 5 2 19Squad 1949 8th 7 0 2 5 4 23Squad 1953Withdrew 1955 1956 1957 Fifth place 5th 6 2 0 4 10 25Squad 1959Withdrew 1959 1963 Seventh place 7th 6 0 1 5 10 19Squad 1967Did not qualify 1975 Runners-up 2nd 9 6 0 3 11 5Squad 1979 Group stage 5th 4 2 1 1 5 2Squad 1983 7th 4 1 2 1 5 5Squad 1987 Third place 3rd 4 3 0 1 8 3Squad 1989 Group stage 6th 4 1 2 1 5 4Squad 1991 Fourth place 4th 7 2 2 3 5 6Squad 1993 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 6 4Squad 1995 3rd 6 3 1 2 7 8Squad 1997 Quarter-finals 8th 4 1 0 3 6 7Squad 1999 5th 4 3 0 1 8 4Squad 2001 Champions 1st 6 6 0 0 11 0Squad 2004 Fourth place 4th 6 3 1 2 7 7Squad 2007 Group stage 9th 3 1 0 2 3 9Squad 2011 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 3 2Squad 2015 6th 4 1 2 1 1 1Squad 2016 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 7 6Squad 2019 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 1 0 4 0Squad 2021 Third place 3rd 7 2 3 2 7 7Squad 2024 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 1 12 3SquadTotal1 Title24/48130532651154194—

CONCACAF Gold Cup

CONCACAF Gold Cup recordYearRoundPositionSquad 2000Runners-up2nd521257Squad 2003Quarter-finals5th311123Squad 2005Semi-finals4th520377SquadTotalRunners-up3/3135261417—

FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Confederations Cup recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1992Did not qualify 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003Fourth place4th520355Squad 2005Did not qualify 2009 2013 2017TotalFourth place1/10520355—

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 Peru on 6 October 2026.

AFC

CAF

CONCACAF

CONMEBOL

OFC

UEFA

Full Confederation record

References