Mario Yepes
| Date of birth | 13 January 1976 |
| Place of birth | Cali |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Weight | 86 kg |
| Height | 1.90 m |
| Position | Defender |
Yepes was included in Jose Pekerman's 2014 World Cup squad.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deportivo Cali | 01 Jul 1998 | 01 Jul 1999 | |
| River Plate, Montevideo | 01 Jul 1999 | 04 Jan 2002 | |
| Nantes | 04 Jan 2002 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2001-02 | Nantes | French Championnat | 11 |
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| 2001-02 | Nantes | UEFA Champions League | 2 |
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| 2002-03 | Nantes | French Championnat | 33 | 2 |
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| 2003-04 | Nantes | French Championnat | 28 |
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| 2004-05 | Paris St Germain | French Championnat | 32 | 3 |
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| 2004-05 | Paris St Germain | UEFA Champions League | 1 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Paris St Germain | French Championnat | 31 | 4 |
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| 2010-11 | AC Milan | UEFA Champions League | 1 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2002 | Sedan v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 22 |
| 29 Jan 2002 | Nantes v Olympique Lyonnais | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 23 |
| 03 Feb 2002 | Nantes v Olympique Marseille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 24 |
| 06 Feb 2002 | Metz v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 25 |
| 20 Feb 2002 | Nantes v Manchester United | D | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League | Phase 2 group A |
| 23 Feb 2002 | Auxerre v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 27 |
| 06 Mar 2002 | Nantes v FC Sochaux Montbeliard | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 28 |
| 13 Mar 2002 | Nantes v Boavista | D | 1-1 | UEFA Champions League | Phase 2 group A |
| 16 Mar 2002 | AS Monaco v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 29 |
| 23 Mar 2002 | Nantes v Rennes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 30 |
| 06 Apr 2002 | Paris St Germain v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 31 |
| 13 Apr 2002 | Nantes v Lorient | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 32 |
| 04 May 2002 | Nantes v Bordeaux | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 34 |
| 03 Aug 2002 | Olympique Marseille v Nantes | W | 0-2 | French Championnat | 1 |
| 10 Aug 2002 | Nantes v Bastia | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 2 |
| 17 Aug 2002 | FC Sochaux Montbeliard v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 3 |
| 24 Aug 2002 | Nantes v RC Lens | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 4 |
| 31 Aug 2002 | Sedan v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 5 |
| 21 Sep 2002 | Rennes v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 8 |
| 05 Oct 2002 | Ajaccio AC v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 10 |
| 19 Oct 2002 | Nantes v Nice | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 11 |
| 26 Oct 2002 | Le Havre v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 12 |
| 02 Nov 2002 | Nantes v Bordeaux | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 13 |
| 09 Nov 2002 | Lille v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 14 |
| 16 Nov 2002 | Nantes v Strasbourg | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 15 |
| 23 Nov 2002 | Paris St Germain v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 16 |
| 30 Nov 2002 | Nantes v Montpellier | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 17 |
| 15 Dec 2002 | Nantes v Troyes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 19 |
| 20 Dec 2002 | Bastia v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 20 |
| 11 Jan 2003 | Nantes v FC Sochaux Montbeliard | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 21 |
| 15 Jan 2003 | RC Lens v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 22 |
| 22 Jan 2003 | Nantes v Sedan | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 23 |
| 29 Jan 2003 | Nantes v AS Monaco | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 24 |
| 01 Feb 2003 | Olympique Lyonnais v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 25 |
| 05 Feb 2003 | Nantes v Rennes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 26 |
| 08 Feb 2003 | Auxerre v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 27 |
| 22 Feb 2003 | Nantes v Ajaccio AC | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 28 |
| 01 Mar 2003 | Nice v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 29 |
| 08 Mar 2003 | Nantes v Le Havre | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 30 |
| 22 Mar 2003 | Bordeaux v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 31 |
| 05 Apr 2003 | Nantes v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 32 |
| 12 Apr 2003 | Strasbourg v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 33 |
| 19 Apr 2003 | Nantes v Paris St Germain | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 34 |
| 03 May 2003 | Montpellier v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 35 |
| 10 May 2003 | Nantes v Guingamp | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 36 |
| 20 May 2003 | Troyes v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 37 |
| 02 Aug 2003 | FC Sochaux Montbeliard v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 1 |
| 09 Aug 2003 | Nantes v RC Lens | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 2 |
| 16 Aug 2003 | Ajaccio AC v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 3 |
| 23 Aug 2003 | Nantes v Le Mans | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 4 |
| 30 Aug 2003 | Nantes v Bordeaux | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 5 |
| 21 Sep 2003 | Nantes v Olympique Marseille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 7 |
| 28 Sep 2003 | Strasbourg v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 8 |
| 04 Oct 2003 | Nantes v Rennes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 9 |
| 18 Oct 2003 | Metz v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 10 |
| 25 Oct 2003 | Nantes v Olympique Lyonnais | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 11 |
| 01 Nov 2003 | Montpellier v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 12 |
| 29 Nov 2003 | Nantes v AS Monaco | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 15 |
| 03 Dec 2003 | Lille v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 16 |
| 13 Dec 2003 | Guingamp v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 18 |
| 20 Dec 2003 | Nantes v Auxerre | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 19 |
| 17 Jan 2004 | Nantes v Ajaccio AC | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 21 |
| 06 Feb 2004 | Bordeaux v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 23 |
| 14 Feb 2004 | Nantes v Nice | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 24 |
| 22 Feb 2004 | Olympique Marseille v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 25 |
| 28 Feb 2004 | Nantes v Strasbourg | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 26 |
| 06 Mar 2004 | Rennes v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 27 |
| 13 Mar 2004 | Nantes v Metz | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 28 |
| 20 Mar 2004 | Olympique Lyonnais v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 29 |
| 10 Apr 2004 | Nantes v Bastia | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 32 |
| 01 May 2004 | Nantes v Lille | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 34 |
| 08 May 2004 | Toulouse v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 35 |
| 15 May 2004 | Auxerre v Nantes | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 37 |
| 23 May 2004 | Nantes v FC Sochaux Montbeliard | D | 0-0 | French Championnat | 38 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1994-95 | Colombia | South America Youth Championship Under-20 | 3 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Colombia | Copa America | 1 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Colombia | International Friendly | 1 | 2 |
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| 1999-00 | Colombia | FIFA World Cup | 3 |
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| 2000-01 | Colombia | FIFA World Cup | 8 |
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| 2001-02 | Colombia | Copa America | 6 |
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| 2001-02 | Colombia | FIFA World Cup | 5 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Colombia | FIFA Confederations Cup | 5 | ||||
| 2002-03 | Colombia | International Friendly | 3 |
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| 2003-04 | Colombia | FIFA World Cup | 7 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Colombia | FIFA World Cup | 8 | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | Colombia | International Friendly | 1 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | Colombia | FIFA World Cup | 2 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Colombia | Copa America | 2 | ||||
| 2006-07 | Colombia | International Friendly | 2 | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | Colombia | Kirin Cup | 1 |
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| 2007-08 | Colombia | FIFA World Cup | 1 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Colombia | FIFA World Cup | 5 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Colombia | International Friendly | 2 | ||||
| 2009-10 | Colombia | FIFA World Cup | 3 |
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| 2009-10 | Colombia | International Friendly | 3 |
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| 2010-11 | Colombia | Copa America | 4 | ||||
| 2010-11 | Colombia | International Friendly | 7 |
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| 2011-12 | Colombia | FIFA World Cup | 4 |
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| 2012-13 | Colombia | FIFA World Cup | 5 |
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| 2012-13 | Colombia | International Friendly | 1 |
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| 2013-14 | Colombia | FIFA World Cup | 7 | 2 |
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| 2013-14 | Colombia | International Friendly | 3 | 1 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1995 | Chile v Colombia | W | 2-3 | SAYC Under-20 | Group B |
| 15 Jan 1995 | Brazil v Colombia | L | 1-0 | SAYC Under-20 | Group B |
| 17 Jan 1995 | Colombia v Paraguay | D | 1-1 | SAYC Under-20 | Group B |
| 23 Jan 1999 | Colombia v Danish League XI | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Feb 1999 | Colombia v Germany | D | 3-3 | International Friendly | |
| 24 Jun 1999 | Paraguay v Colombia | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 07 Jul 1999 | Colombia v Ecuador | W | 2-1 | Copa America | Group C |
| 28 Mar 2000 | Colombia v Brazil | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 26 Apr 2000 | Bolivia v Colombia | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 29 Jun 2000 | Colombia v Argentina | L | 1-3 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 19 Jul 2000 | Peru v Colombia | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 25 Jul 2000 | Ecuador v Colombia | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 15 Aug 2000 | Colombia v Uruguay | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 02 Sep 2000 | Chile v Colombia | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 07 Oct 2000 | Colombia v Paraguay | L | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 15 Nov 2000 | Brazil v Colombia | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 27 Mar 2001 | Colombia v Bolivia | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 03 Jun 2001 | Argentina v Colombia | L | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 11 Jul 2001 | Colombia v Venezuela | W | 2-0 | Copa America | Group A |
| 14 Jul 2001 | Colombia v Ecuador | W | 1-0 | Copa America | Group A |
| 17 Jul 2001 | Colombia v Chile | W | 2-0 | Copa America | Group A |
| 23 Jul 2001 | Colombia v Peru | W | 3-0 | Copa America | Quarter-final |
| 26 Jul 2001 | Colombia v Honduras | W | 2-0 | Copa America | Semi-final |
| 29 Jul 2001 | Colombia v Mexico | W | 1-0 | Copa America | Final |
| 16 Aug 2001 | Colombia v Peru | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 05 Sep 2001 | Colombia v Ecuador | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 07 Oct 2001 | Uruguay v Colombia | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 07 Nov 2001 | Colombia v Chile | W | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 14 Nov 2001 | Paraguay v Colombia | W | 0-4 | FIFA World Cup | CONMEBOL South American qualifier |
| 12 Feb 2003 | Mexico v Colombia | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 29 Mar 2003 | Korea Republic v Colombia | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 08 Jun 2003 | Colombia v Ecuador | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 18 Jun 2003 | France v Colombia | L | 1-0 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Group A |
| 20 Jun 2003 | Colombia v New Zealand | W | 3-1 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Group A |
| 22 Jun 2003 | Japan v Colombia | W | 0-1 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Group A |
| 26 Jun 2003 | Cameroon v Colombia | L | 1-0 | FIFA Confederations Cup | Semi-final |
| 28 Jun 2003 | Colombia v Turkey | L | 1-2 | FIFA Confederations Cup | 3rd place |
| 07 Sep 2003 | Colombia v Brazil | L | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 10 Sep 2003 | Bolivia v Colombia | L | 4-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 15 Nov 2003 | Colombia v Venezuela | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 18 Nov 2003 | Colombia v Argentina | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 31 Mar 2004 | Peru v Colombia | W | 0-2 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 02 Jun 2004 | Ecuador v Colombia | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 06 Jun 2004 | Colombia v Uruguay | W | 5-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 05 Sep 2004 | Chile v Colombia | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 09 Oct 2004 | Colombia v Paraguay | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 13 Oct 2004 | Brazil v Colombia | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 17 Nov 2004 | Colombia v Bolivia | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 26 Mar 2005 | Venezuela v Colombia | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 30 Mar 2005 | Argentina v Colombia | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 31 May 2005 | England v Colombia | L | 3-2 | International Friendly | |
| 04 Jun 2005 | Colombia v Peru | W | 5-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 08 Jun 2005 | Colombia v Ecuador | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 08 Oct 2005 | Colombia v Chile | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 12 Oct 2005 | Paraguay v Colombia | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America |
| 02 Jun 2007 | Montenegro v Colombia | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 05 Jun 2007 | Japan v Colombia | D | 0-0 | Kirin Cup | |
| 23 Jun 2007 | Colombia v Ecuador | W | 3-1 | International Friendly | |
| 28 Jun 2007 | Paraguay v Colombia | L | 5-0 | Copa America | Group C |
| 05 Jul 2007 | USA v Colombia | W | 0-1 | Copa America | Group C |
| 11 Oct 2008 | Colombia v Paraguay | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 15 Oct 2008 | Brazil v Colombia | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 19 Nov 2008 | Colombia v Nigeria | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Feb 2009 | Colombia v Haiti | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 28 Mar 2009 | Colombia v Bolivia | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 31 Mar 2009 | Venezuela v Colombia | L | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 06 Jun 2009 | Argentina v Colombia | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 10 Jun 2009 | Colombia v Peru | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 12 Aug 2009 | Colombia v Venezuela | L | 1-2 | International Friendly | |
| 05 Sep 2009 | Colombia v Ecuador | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 09 Sep 2009 | Uruguay v Colombia | L | 3-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 10 Oct 2009 | Colombia v Chile | L | 2-4 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 27 May 2010 | South Africa v Colombia | L | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 30 May 2010 | Colombia v Nigeria | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 03 Sep 2010 | Venezuela v Colombia | W | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 07 Sep 2010 | Mexico v Colombia | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 08 Oct 2010 | Ecuador v Colombia | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 12 Oct 2010 | USA v Colombia | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Feb 2011 | Spain v Colombia | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 26 Mar 2011 | Colombia v Ecuador | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 29 Mar 2011 | Colombia v Chile | L | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Jul 2011 | Colombia v Costa Rica | W | 1-0 | Copa America | Group A |
| 06 Jul 2011 | Argentina v Colombia | D | 0-0 | Copa America | Group A |
| 10 Jul 2011 | Colombia v Bolivia | W | 2-0 | Copa America | Group A |
| 16 Jul 2011 | Colombia v Peru | L | 0-2 | Copa America | Quarter-final |
| 11 Nov 2011 | Colombia v Venezuela | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 15 Nov 2011 | Colombia v Argentina | L | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 03 Jun 2012 | Peru v Colombia | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 10 Jun 2012 | Ecuador v Colombia | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 11 Sep 2012 | Chile v Colombia | W | 1-3 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 12 Oct 2012 | Colombia v Paraguay | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 14 Nov 2012 | Brazil v Colombia | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 22 Mar 2013 | Colombia v Bolivia | W | 5-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 07 Jun 2013 | Argentina v Colombia | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 11 Jun 2013 | Colombia v Peru | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 14 Aug 2013 | Colombia v Serbia | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 10 Sep 2013 | Uruguay v Colombia | L | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 11 Oct 2013 | Colombia v Chile | D | 3-3 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 15 Oct 2013 | Paraguay v Colombia | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | South America qualifying |
| 05 Mar 2014 | Colombia v Tunisia | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 31 May 2014 | Colombia v Senegal | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 06 Jun 2014 | Colombia v Jordan | W | 3-0 | International Friendly | |
| 14 Jun 2014 | Colombia v Greece | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group C |
| 19 Jun 2014 | Colombia v Ivory Coast | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group C |
| 28 Jun 2014 | Colombia v Uruguay | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals - Round of 16 |
| 04 Jul 2014 | Brazil v Colombia | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Quarter-final |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.