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COLOMBIARepublic of ColombiaPopulation: 48 millionMain language: SpanishLife expectancy: 74 yearsGDP per person: $10600Capital city: Bogotá2014 FIFA WORLD CUP COUNTRY PROFILESAssociation founded: 1924No. footballers / registered: 3,043,229 / 291,229FIFA ranking (May-14): 5Highest FIFA ranking: 3 (Jul-13+)Continental titles: Winner Copa America 2001FIFA WORLD CUP RECORDParticipations: 5 (1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014)Best placing: Round of sixteen 1990Biggest win: 2-0 v UAE (1990) & Switzerland (1994)Biggest loss: 0-5 v Yugoslavia (1962)Qualified for 2014 edition as:CONMEBOL round robin runners-upAustralia's record against Colombia (men's)Team P W D LSenior 3 0 1 2Under-20 4 1 1 2Group CDEMOGRAPHIC PROFILEAustralian residents born in ColombiaPopulation count (2011 census): 113000.2 per cent of overseas-born populationAge range (years) 0-14 15-24 25-64 65+per cent distribution 4.9 12.4 79.3 3.3Median age: 32.5 yearsSex ratio: 87.5 males per 100 femalesArrived in Australia Before 1970 1971-2000 After 2000per cent distribution 1.0 29.7 69.2Australian citizenship rate: 41.8 per centMain localities of residence: Spring Hill (Qld),Melbourne (Vic), Brisbane City (Qld)FORM GUIDE14/08/13 Serbia W 1-0 Barcelona06/09/13 Ecuador W 1-0 Barranquilla10/09/13 Uruguay L 0-2 Montevideo11/10/13 Chile D 3-3 Barranquilla15/10/13 Paraguay W 2-1 Asuncion14/11/13 Belgium W 2-0 Brussels19/11/13 Netherlands D 0-0 Amsterdam05/03/14 Tunisia D 1-1 Barcelona31/05/14 Senegal - Buenos Aires06/06/14 Jordan - Buenos AiresNo. of matches played 12/06/13 to 12/06/14: 10PROVISIONAL 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP SQUAD – COLOMBIAPlayer Age Pos ClubPlayer Age Pos ClubAbel Aguilar 29 Mid Toulouse FRADavid Ospina 25 GK Nice FRAEder Alvarez 21 Def River Plate ARGLuis Perea 35 Def Cruz Azul MEXSantiago Arias 22 Def PSV Eindhoven NED Juan Quintero 21 Mid Porto PORPablo Armero 27 Def West Ham United ENG Aldo Ramirez 33 Mid Monarcas Morelia MEXCarlos Bacca 27 For Sevilla ESPAdrian Ramos 28 For Hertha Berlin GERJuan Cuadrado 26 Mid Fiorentina ITAJames Rodriguez 22 Mid Monaco FRAFalcao 28 For Monaco FRACarlos Sanchez 28 Mid Elche ESPFredy Guarin 27 Mid Internazionale ITAElkin Soto 33 Mid Mainz GERTeofilo Gutierrez 29 For River Plate ARGMacnelly Torres 29 Mid Al Shabab KSAVictor Ibarbo 24 For Cagliari Calcio ITACarlos Valdes 29 Def San Lorenzo ARGJackson Martinez 27 For Porto POREdwin Valencia 29 Mid Fluminense BRAAlexander Mejia 25 Mid Atletico Nacional COL Camilo Vargas 25 GK lndependiente Santa COLFaryd Mondragon 42 GK Deportivo Cali COL Mario Yepes 38 Def Atalanta Bergamo ITAAquivaldo Mosquera 32 Def Club America MEXCristian Zapata 27 Def AC Milan ITALuis Muriel 23 For Udinese Calcic ITAJuan Zuniga 28 Def Napoli ITACOACH: Jose Pekerman (Argentina) age 64 yearsCoach of Colombia since 2012Previous FIFA World Cup experience (as coach): 2006 (Argentina)OFFICIAL MEDIA GUIDE OF AUSTRALIA AT THE 2014 FIFA WORLD CUP BRAZIL 16