{"id":15366,"date":"2014-06-25T11:01:02","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T16:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=15366"},"modified":"2016-03-30T15:54:15","modified_gmt":"2016-03-30T20:54:15","slug":"top-5-colombian-football-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2014\/06\/top-5-colombian-football-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5: Colombian Football Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In honour of yesterday&#8217;s fantastic result against Japan (with the first choice side largely rested) and with a last-16 tie against Uruguay waiting, we&#8217;ve put together a collection of videos of our <strong>all-time Top 5 Colombian football moments<\/strong>. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Colombia 5 Argentina 0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Surely the most famous victory in the history of La Seleccion, in 1993 the swaggering side that contained <strong>Freddy Rincon, Tino Asprilla and Carlos Valderrama<\/strong> (among others) went to Buenos Aires and came back with 5 goals. Not just humiliating one of the best sides in the world, they also showed the rest of the world their <strong>wonderful brand of flair-driven, attacking football.<\/strong> These players are all Colombian legends, and the new side remind me so much of the players seen in this game &#8211; passionate, talented and memorable.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dt29QoMnUQo\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>2. The Scorpion Kick<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rene Higuita&#8217;s international career was certainly checkered, but this <strong>outlandish moment<\/strong> (a mixture of cockiness and skill) will live long in the memory of all football fans.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B0bSvDkXqhw\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Colombia 3 Chile 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not the greatest result in the history of Los Cafeteros, but certainly <strong>one of the most important<\/strong>; this draw with Chile (after being 3-0 down) confirmed Colombia&#8217;s place in Brazil for the 2014 World Cup. <strong>people were dancing and crying in the streets<\/strong>, and you can certainly see now why Colombia were so keen to show their talents on the biggest stage there is.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/b2500JwSfXs\" width=\"653\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Copa America 2001<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A massive win for La Seleccion, especially as they hadn&#8217;t been in a World Cup since France &#8217;98, and were destined not to play at one until now. The <strong>Copa America triumph in 2001 remains a vital part of the national side&#8217;s history<\/strong>. Listen to the commentary from 3:00 and see what it meant&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TCFVnSzOMag\" width=\"653\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Faryd Mondragon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I could have selected many moments from this World Cup already (and<strong> hopefully there will be many more to come<\/strong>) but I have chosen the moment Faryd Mondragon was brought on by Jose Pekerman to <strong>break the record for the oldest player ever at a World Cup finals<\/strong>. Full of significance and emotion, it was a marvelous gesture by Pekerman, and a memorable Colombian moment.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-R38JLSW6ck\" width=\"653\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Chris<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; In honour of yesterday&#8217;s fantastic result against Japan (with the first choice side largely rested) and with a last-16 tie against Uruguay waiting, we&#8217;ve put together a collection of videos of our all-time Top 5 Colombian football moments. Enjoy! 1. 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