Who was the Colombian footballer who was murdered after scoring an own goal whilst playing for his country during the 1994 World Cup?
History of the FIFA World Cup after drawing with Iraq in the final match of the qualification round, remembered by fans as the "Agony of Doha". As a result, South Korea qualified to the tournament. Russia (taking the place of the Soviet Union which had disintegrated over 1990 and 1991) played their first World Cup competition as a new country, with Greece, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia as the other first-timers. Diego Maradona was banned mid-tournament after testing positive for recreational drugs: without him, Argentina were eliminated in the last 16 by Romania. Colombian defender Andrés Escobar was murdered ten days after scoring an own-goal against the
Catalina Pérez (footballer, born 1994) Catalina Pérez (footballer, born 1994) Catalina Pérez Jaramillo (born 8 November 1994) is a Colombian soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Colombia national team. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, she moved to Boca Raton, Florida in the United States as a young child and started playing soccer when she was 8 years old. At the age of 15 she represented Colombia U20 in 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup but did not play any matches. On 20 May 2015 she was selected in the Colombian 23-person squad for 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. After not playing in the group