Columbia VS Argentina (Historical Soccer Game) 
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    The qualifying match for the 1994 FIFA World Cup between Argentina and Colombia is a historic football match played on September 5, 1993. It was the last day of qualifying matches in the group A of the South American qualifiers. Argentina, in that time second of the group, needed to win in order to not play the intercontinental play-off against Australia. 

If Argentina didn't win, the qualification to the World Cup depended on the result of the other match of the group (being held in Lima in the same day) between Peru and Paraguay. For its part, Colombia being the first of its group could reach the qualification with a win or a draw. Colombia won 5:0.

This is a game highly remembered for the fans, and holds historical importance and significance for winning in Argentina, beating a 2-time World champion, and in that time, an undefeated 2-time champion of the 1991 and 1993 Copa Américaas, as well as the 1992 FIFA Confederations Cup. In addition, the Argentinian team's undefeated streak of 6 years in home soil, came to an end. For Argentinians, this game is also relevant because they never had several goals scored against them in a World Cup qualifier, and they had never lost playing at home in this competition. 

This game became a milestone in Colombia's football history. After winning this game, Colombia reached its third appearance in a World Cup after playing the 1962 and 1990 editions. The game was played in Buenos Aires at the Monumental Stadium before about 75,000 spectators.

Argentina's Roster:

GK 1 Sergio Goycochea 

DF 20 Julio Saldaña 
DF 15 Jorge Borelli 
DF 6 Oscar Ruggeri 
DF 3 Ricardo Altamirano 

MF 17 Gustavo Zapata 
MF 5 Fernando Redondo 69' 
MF 10 Diego Simeone 
MF 21 Leonardo Rodríguez 54' 

FW 18 Ramón Medina Bello 
FW 9 Gabriel Batistuta 

Substitutions: 

FW 'Claudio García 54' 
FW' Alberto Acosta 69' 

Manager: Alfio Basile

Columbia's Roster:

GK 1 Oscar Córdoba

DF 4 Luis Fernando Herrera
DF 15 Luis Carlos Perea
DF 3 Alexis Mendoza
DF 20 Wilson Pérez

MF 14 Leonel Álvarez
MF 8 Gabriel Jaime Gómez
MF 19 Freddy Rincón
MF 10 Carlos Valderrama

FW 11 Faustino Asprilla
FW13 Adolfo Valencia

Substitutions: 
none

Manager: Francisco Maturana

 

Notice Columbia didn't make any substitutions during the game.

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