▁claimed ▁their ▁victory . ▁ ▁Switzerland : ▁ 0 - 2 ▁: Col omb ia ▁▁ ▁With ▁two ▁defe ats ▁in ▁their ▁opening ▁matches , ▁Colombia ' s ▁only ▁hope ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁Round ▁was ▁to ▁defeat ▁Switzerland ▁and ▁hope ▁Roman ia ▁would ▁lose ▁against ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁end ▁in ▁third ▁place ▁due ▁to ▁goal ▁differences . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁format ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁World ▁Cup , ▁the ▁four ▁best ▁third - place ▁finish ers ▁would ▁advance . ▁A ▁header ▁by ▁G av aria ▁and ▁a ▁shot ▁by ▁L oz ano ▁gave ▁Colombia ▁a ▁ 2 - 0 ▁victory ▁over ▁Switzerland . ▁However , ▁news ▁that ▁Roman ia ▁had ▁won ▁against ▁the ▁US ▁meant ▁Colombia ▁was ▁out ▁and ▁going ▁home . ▁Six ▁days ▁later , ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁Esc obar ▁was ▁shot ▁to ▁death ▁outside ▁a ▁bar ▁in ▁a ▁Med ell ín ▁sub urb . ▁According ▁to ▁Esc obar ' s ▁girl friend , ▁the ▁k iller ▁shout ed ▁" ¡ G oo oo oo oo oo oo ool !" ▁( m im ick ing ▁South ▁American ▁sport ing ▁comment ators ▁for ▁their ▁calls ▁after ▁a ▁goal ▁is ▁scored ) ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 ▁bul lets ▁fired . ▁ ▁The ▁murder ▁was ▁widely ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁pun ishment ▁for ▁the ▁own ▁goal ▁scored ▁in ▁the ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁- ▁Group ▁A ▁[ Final ▁Stand ings ] ▁▁