{"id":12316,"date":"2026-06-11T22:59:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T01:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/?p=12316"},"modified":"2026-06-11T22:59:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T01:59:56","slug":"los-estrenos-mundialistas-de-colombia-victorias-y-golpes-inesperados","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/noticias\/futbol\/mundial\/los-estrenos-mundialistas-de-colombia-victorias-y-golpes-inesperados\/","title":{"rendered":"Los estrenos mundialistas de Colombia: victorias y golpes inesperados"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>La Selecci\u00f3n Colombia se prepara para disputar una nueva Copa del Mundo y la atenci\u00f3n vuelve a centrarse en el partido inaugural. A lo largo de su historia, la Tricolor ha participado en seis Mundiales y sus estrenos han dejado recuerdos de todo tipo: desde derrotas dolorosas hasta victorias que marcaron generaciones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>En la edici\u00f3n de 2026, Colombia compartir\u00e1 el Grupo K con Uzbekist\u00e1n, Rep\u00fablica Democr\u00e1tica del Congo y Portugal. El equipo dirigido por N\u00e9stor Lorenzo debutar\u00e1 frente a los uzbekos, luego se medir\u00e1 al conjunto africano y cerrar\u00e1 la fase de grupos ante la selecci\u00f3n portuguesa, considerada la favorita del grupo. As\u00ed le fue a la Tricolor en el primer partido de cada una de las seis Copas del Mundo que ha disputado. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Chile 1962: debut mundialista<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>El debut absoluto de Colombia en una Copa del Mundo se produjo el 30 de mayo de 1962 frente a Uruguay. La Tricolor cay\u00f3 2-1 en Arica y comenz\u00f3 con derrota su aventura mundialista. A pesar del tropiezo, ese torneo dej\u00f3 un hecho hist\u00f3rico: el inolvidable empate 4-4 contra la Uni\u00f3n Sovi\u00e9tica y el \u00fanico gol ol\u00edmpico anotado en la historia de los Mundiales, obra de Marcos Coll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1439\" src=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlraS0fFod010-nh-1-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlraS0fFod010-nh-1-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlraS0fFod010-nh-1-edited-420x236.jpg 420w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlraS0fFod010-nh-1-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlraS0fFod010-nh-1-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlraS0fFod010-nh-1-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlraS0fFod010-nh-1-edited-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdlraS0fFod010-nh-1-edited-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cr\u00e9dito: Imago Sportfotodienst\/TT Nyhetsbyr\u00e5n. <br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Italia 1990: el regreso so\u00f1ado<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Despu\u00e9s de 28 a\u00f1os de ausencia, Colombia volvi\u00f3 a un Mundial enfrentando a Emiratos \u00c1rabes Unidos. El equipo dirigido por Francisco Maturana gan\u00f3 2-0 y dio el primer paso hacia una campa\u00f1a memorable que termin\u00f3 en los octavos de final. Aquella generaci\u00f3n de Carlos Valderrama, Ren\u00e9 Higuita y Freddy Rinc\u00f3n devolvi\u00f3 a Colombia al mapa futbol\u00edstico internacional.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Estados Unidos 1994: un golpe inesperado<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>La selecci\u00f3n llegaba como una de las favoritas tras una brillante eliminatoria, pero el estreno fue un duro golpe. Rumania derrot\u00f3 3-1 a Colombia en Pasadena y el equipo nunca logr\u00f3 recuperarse completamente. La eliminaci\u00f3n en fase de grupos convirti\u00f3 ese Mundial en una de las mayores decepciones de la historia del f\u00fatbol colombiano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1439\" src=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdloIJeIyR2nIk-nh-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdloIJeIyR2nIk-nh-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdloIJeIyR2nIk-nh-edited-420x236.jpg 420w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdloIJeIyR2nIk-nh-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdloIJeIyR2nIk-nh-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdloIJeIyR2nIk-nh-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdloIJeIyR2nIk-nh-edited-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdloIJeIyR2nIk-nh-edited-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cr\u00e9dito: AP Photo\/Eric Draper\/TT. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Francia 1998: otro comienzo amargo<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuatro a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, Colombia volvi\u00f3 a encontrarse con Rumania en el debut y nuevamente sali\u00f3 derrotada. Un solitario gol europeo decret\u00f3 el 1-0 que complic\u00f3 desde el inicio las aspiraciones cafeteras. Aunque luego venci\u00f3 a T\u00fanez, la derrota posterior ante Inglaterra dej\u00f3 a la selecci\u00f3n fuera del torneo en primera ronda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Brasil 2014: el mejor estreno de la historia<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Tras 16 a\u00f1os sin clasificar a una Copa del Mundo, Colombia regres\u00f3 con una actuaci\u00f3n brillante. El equipo de Jos\u00e9 P\u00e9kerman gole\u00f3 3-0 a Grecia con tantos de Pablo Armero, Te\u00f3filo Guti\u00e9rrez y James Rodr\u00edguez. Aquella victoria fue el inicio de la mejor participaci\u00f3n mundialista de la Tricolor, que alcanz\u00f3 los cuartos de final y tuvo a James como goleador del torneo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdly6m6TvJROZQ-nh-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdly6m6TvJROZQ-nh-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdly6m6TvJROZQ-nh-edited-420x236.jpg 420w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdly6m6TvJROZQ-nh-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdly6m6TvJROZQ-nh-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdly6m6TvJROZQ-nh-edited-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdly6m6TvJROZQ-nh-edited-2048x1153.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/betsson.sport\/es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sdly6m6TvJROZQ-nh-edited-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CR\u00c9DITO: AFP PHOTO \/ EITAN ABRAMOVICH \/ TT. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Rusia 2018: un debut accidentado<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>El estreno ante Jap\u00f3n comenz\u00f3 de la peor manera posible. Apenas iniciaba el partido cuando Carlos S\u00e1nchez fue expulsado por una mano dentro del \u00e1rea, provocando un penal que adelant\u00f3 a los asi\u00e1ticos. Aunque Juan Fernando Quintero empat\u00f3 con un hist\u00f3rico tiro libre, Jap\u00f3n termin\u00f3 imponi\u00e9ndose 2-1. Pese al tropiezo inicial, Colombia logr\u00f3 avanzar a los octavos de final como l\u00edder de su grupo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Calendario de Colombia en el Mundial 2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>17 de junio<\/strong><br>Uzbekist\u00e1n vs. Colombia<br>Hora: 21:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>23 de junio<\/strong><br>Colombia vs. Rep\u00fablica Democr\u00e1tica del Congo<br>Hora: 21:00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>27 de junio<\/strong><br>Colombia vs. Portugal<br>Hora: 18:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZcgY01uCdK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"><div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DZcgY01uCdK\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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