<P> This is a record of Colombia's results at the FIFA World Cup . The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body . The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II . </P> <P> The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently takes place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals . The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month . The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final . </P> <P> Colombia has appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on six occasions in 1962, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014 and 2018 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="9"> FIFA World Cup Record </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Year </Th> <Th> Round </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> GP </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> D * </Th> <Th> </Th> <Th> GS </Th> <Th> GA </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930 to 1934 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Not a FIFA member </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Withdrew </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not enter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Banned by FIFA </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 14th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 to 1986 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Round of 16 </Td> <Td> 14th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 19th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Group stage </Td> <Td> 21st </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 to 2010 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> Did not qualify </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Quarter - finals </Td> <Td> 5th </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Round of 16 </Td> <Td> 9th </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2022 </Td> <Td_colspan="8"> To be determined </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Total </Td> <Td> Quarter - final </Td> <Td> 6 / 21 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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