1994 FIFA World Cup longer possible for the team to qualify. Chile's suspension from the 1990 FIFA World Cup, following the forced interruption of their qualification game against Brazil, extended to the 1994 qualifiers as well. This was the second World Cup (the first being the 1938 edition), for which neither England, Scotland, Northern Ireland nor Wales (the Home Nations) qualified, with England (finishing third behind Norway and Netherlands in Group 2) missing out after having finished fourth in the 1990 tournament, and Scotland (which finished fourth in Group 1) failing to qualify for the first time since 1970. France, who had been already
Colombia at the 1994 FIFA World Cup 29, 1993, Barranquilla, Colombia - 4 - 0 September 5, 1993, Lima, Peru - 2 - 2 September 5, 1993, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 0 - 5 Colombia qualified. "Argentina" advanced to the CONMEBOL / CONCACAF / OFC Intercontinental Play-off. The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17. Colombia was placed in Group A with Romania, USA, and Switzerland. Before the World Cup began however the Colombians found themselves in a problematic situation. Colombia's preparations were conducted against a backdrop of rumors that betting