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Colombianational football team record

262
Wins
179
Draws
204
Defeats

645 matches, 1938 to 2026TFN Elo rating 2063, 7th in the world

Colombia have played 645 internationals since 1938: 262 wins, 179 draws and 204 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Peru, with 63 meetings. Their biggest win is 6–0 against Bahrain in a friendly on 26 March 2015.

Colombia's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All645262179204830–73741%
Competitive402155106141494–49239%
Friendlies2431077363336–24544%
At home182974243287–15953%
Away223608083227–27627%
Neutral venues2401055778316–30244%

Record against every opponent

Colombia have played 75 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Peru6322241774–662026
Paraguay5223101962–562026
Ecuador5023131454–452024
Uruguay4713132152–672024
Chile4412171559–702024
Argentina4310122142–742025
Venezuela422115662–272025
Brazil384122222–712025
Bolivia341710754–312025
Mexico3010101032–302026
USA21135331–152024
Costa Rica15120336–162026
Honduras1152413–112022
South Korea81349–142023
Panama750220–72024
El Salvador641113–72009
England60334–112018
Japan64119–42023
Poland640210–82018
France51046–102026
Germany51227–102023
Jamaica54017–12011
Switzerland52219–62026
Australia43107–22025
Cameroon42028–32017
Guatemala422010–52022
Haiti43019–32009
Nigeria43104–12010
Romania41124–62024
Spain41214–42024
Canada31113–22025
Russia30215–71990
Senegal32105–22018
Trinidad and Tobago32018–42005
Yugoslavia30030–71990
Belgium0–2 (1998), 2–0 (2013)21012–22013
China1–2 (1995), 4–0 (2017)21015–22017
Egypt1–1 (1990), 0–0 (2018)20201–12018
Greece2–0 (1994), 3–0 (2014)22005–02014
Israel1–0 (1989), 0–0 (1989)21101–01989
Jordan3–0 (2014), 2–0 (2026)22005–02026
New Zealand3–1 (2003), 2–1 (2025)22005–22025
Saudi Arabia1–1 (1994), 1–0 (2022)21102–12022
Scotland0–0 (1988), 1–0 (1996)21101–01996
Serbia0–0 (1998), 1–0 (2013)21101–02013
Slovakia1–0 (1997), 0–0 (2003)21101–02003
Sweden2–2 (1991), 0–0 (1994)20202–21994
Tunisia1–0 (1998), 1–1 (2014)21102–12014
Algeria0–3 (2019)10010–32019
Bahrain6–0 (2015)11006–02015
Croatia1–2 (2026)10011–22026
Curaçao4–2 (1946)11004–21946
DR Congo1–0 (2026)11001–02026
Finland3–1 (1988)11003–11988
East Germany0–2 (1973)10010–21973
Ghana1–0 (2026)11001–02026
Hungary1–3 (1990)10011–31990
Iraq1–0 (2023)11001–02023
Ivory Coast2–1 (2014)11002–12014
Kuwait3–1 (2015)11003–12015
Liberia2–1 (2001)11002–12001
Montenegro1–0 (2007)11001–02007
Morocco2–0 (2006)11002–02006
Netherlands0–0 (2013)10100–02013
Northern Ireland2–0 (1994)11002–01994
Norway0–0 (1997)10100–01997
Portugal0–0 (2026)10100–02026
Puerto Rico4–1 (1946)11004–11946
Qatar1–0 (2019)11001–02019
Ireland0–1 (2008)10010–12008
Slovenia1–0 (2014)11001–02014
South Africa1–2 (2010)10011–22010
Turkey1–2 (2003)10011–22003
UAE2–0 (1990)11002–01990
Uzbekistan3–1 (2026)11003–12026

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. at BahrainFriendly, 26 Mar 20156–0 for Colombia
  2. v PanamaCopa América, 6 Jul 20245–0 for Colombia
  3. v BoliviaWorld Cup qualifying, 22 Mar 20135–0 for Colombia
  4. v PeruWorld Cup qualifying, 4 Jun 20055–0 for Colombia
  5. v UruguayWorld Cup qualifying, 6 Jun 20045–0 for Colombia

Heaviest defeats

  1. v BrazilCopa América, 24 Mar 19570–9 for Colombia
  2. v ArgentinaCopa América, 7 Feb 19451–9 for Colombia
  3. v UruguayCopa América, 28 Jan 19450–7 for Colombia
  4. v ArgentinaCopa América, 13 Mar 19572–8 for Colombia
  5. at BrazilWorld Cup qualifying, 9 Mar 19770–6 for Colombia

Latest results

  1. v PeruFriendly, 6 Oct 20262–0 for Colombia
  2. v ParaguayFriendly, 2 Oct 20260–1 for Colombia
  3. v MexicoFriendly, 26 Sept 20261–1 for Colombia
  4. v SwitzerlandWorld Cup, 7 Jul 20260–0 for Colombia
  5. v GhanaWorld Cup, 3 Jul 20261–0 for Colombia
  6. v PortugalWorld Cup, 27 Jun 20260–0 for Colombia
  7. v DR CongoWorld Cup, 23 Jun 20261–0 for Colombia
  8. v UzbekistanWorld Cup, 17 Jun 20263–1 for Colombia
  9. v JordanFriendly, 7 Jun 20262–0 for Colombia
  10. v Costa RicaFriendly, 1 Jun 20263–1 for Colombia

Colombia's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1938: 1437End of 1945: 1390End of 1946: 1515End of 1947: 1365End of 1949: 1240End of 1957: 1292End of 1961: 1351End of 1962: 1365End of 1963: 1332End of 1965: 1329End of 1966: 1331End of 1968: 1328End of 1969: 1330End of 1970: 1328End of 1972: 1332End of 1973: 1390End of 1975: 1538End of 1976: 1526End of 1977: 1485End of 1979: 1492End of 1980: 1486End of 1981: 1490End of 1983: 1491End of 1984: 1495End of 1985: 1573End of 1987: 1673End of 1988: 1720End of 1989: 1738End of 1990: 1708End of 1991: 1709End of 1992: 1723End of 1993: 1882End of 1994: 1855End of 1995: 1811End of 1996: 1850End of 1997: 1745End of 1998: 1716End of 1999: 1768End of 2000: 1749End of 2001: 1874End of 2002: 1862End of 2003: 1720End of 2004: 1812End of 2005: 1789End of 2006: 1816End of 2007: 1862End of 2008: 1774End of 2009: 1789End of 2010: 1796End of 2011: 1811End of 2012: 1944End of 2013: 1973End of 2014: 2061End of 2015: 2001End of 2016: 1982End of 2017: 1983End of 2018: 2019End of 2019: 2051End of 2020: 1960End of 2021: 1966End of 2022: 1983End of 2023: 2046End of 2024: 2045End of 2025: 2070End of 2026: 2063
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 2135, reached on 10 July 2024. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly2431077363336–245
World Cup qualifying188696158228–196
Copa América130512950154–194
World Cup271251037–31
Gold Cup1352614–17
Central American and Caribbean Games1180330–18
Confederations Cup52035–5
Miami Cup52127–6
Bolivarian Games41036–8
USA Cup31201–0
Brazil Independence Cup20023–7
Columbus Cup20020–2
Copa América qualifying20112–5
Joe Robbie Cup21102–0
Kirin Cup21101–0

Top scorers

  1. 1James Rodríguez23
  2. 2Luis Díaz17
  3. 3Radamel Falcao16
  4. 4Arnoldo Iguarán14
  5. 5Faustino Asprilla12
  6. 6Víctor Aristizábal12
  7. 7Freddy Rincón11
  8. 8Teófilo Gutiérrez9
  9. 9Juan Pablo Ángel8
  10. 10Antony de Ávila7

Counted from the 323 of 645 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did Colombia play their first international?

On 10 February 1938, a 1–3 defeat against Mexico in the Central American and Caribbean Games.

What is Colombia's biggest win?

6–0 against Bahrain in a friendly on 26 March 2015.

What is Colombia's heaviest defeat?

0–9 against Brazil at the Copa América on 24 March 1957.

Who have Colombia played the most?

Peru: 63 matches, with 22 wins, 24 draws and 17 defeats for Colombia.

What is Colombia's longest winning run?

9 wins in a row, from 16 November 2023 to 28 June 2024.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.