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Colombian Star Andres Escobar Murdered After World Cup Own Goal

7/2/2026

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Andres Escobar was shot dead in Medellín on July 2, 1994 after his 34th-minute own-goal eliminated Colombia, who lost 2-1 to the United States.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter called it the saddest day in World Cup history, and over 120,000 mourners attended Escobar’s funeral.
Driver-bodyguard Humberto Castro Munoz, a cartel associate, received a 43-year sentence in 1995 and was released in 2005.

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Andres Escobar was shot dead in Medellín on July 2, 1994 after his 34th-minute own-goal eliminated Colombia, who lost 2-1 to the United States.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter called it the saddest day in World Cup history, and over 120,000 mourners attended Escobar’s funeral.
Driver-bodyguard Humberto Castro Munoz, a cartel associate, received a 43-year sentence in 1995 and was released in 2005.