Andrés Escobar

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Colombian defender Andres Escobar lies on the ground in front of his own goal as goalkeeper Oscar Cordoba reacts, with the ball entering the net and a crowd watching behind them.

Andrés Escobar

Colombian football player

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1994 FIFA World Cup
Teams and group phase
…goal scored by Colombian defender Andrés Escobar. Colombia, a pretournament favorite, was knocked out in the group stage a few days later. About a week after the team’s exit, Escobar was fatally shot outside a nightclub in Medellín, Colombia, on July 2, 1994. The motive for the killing was unclear,…
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…goal scored by Colombian defender Andrés Escobar. Colombia, a pretournament favorite, was knocked out in the group stage a few days later. About a week after the team’s exit, Escobar was fatally shot outside a nightclub in Medellín, Colombia, on July 2, 1994. The motive for the killing was unclear,…
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Was Andrés Escobar Killed for Scoring an Own Goal?
football (soccer) player Andrés Escobar just days after the team suffered a shock exit from the 1994 FIFA World Cup is one of the darkest chapters in the history of the sport. More than three decades later, the motives behind the killing remain unclear.
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football (soccer) player Andrés Escobar just days after the team suffered a shock exit from the 1994 FIFA World Cup is one of the darkest chapters in the history of the sport. More than three decades later, the motives behind the killing remain unclear.
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