agu ay ▁- ▁▁ 1   -   1 ▁▁ ▁August ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁Argentina ▁- ▁▁ 0   -   0 ▁▁ ▁August ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Bar ran qu illa , ▁Colombia ▁- ▁▁ 4   -   0 ▁▁ ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Lima , ▁Peru ▁- ▁▁ 2   -   2 ▁▁ ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁Argentina ▁- ▁▁ 0   -   5 ▁▁ ▁Colombia ▁qualified . ▁Argentina ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁CON ME B OL ▁/ ▁CON C AC AF ▁/ ▁OF C ▁Inter cont inental ▁Play - off . ▁▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup , ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁st aging ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Cup , ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 7 ▁to ▁July ▁ 1 7 . ▁ ▁Colombia ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁Group ▁A ▁with ▁Roman ia , ▁USA , ▁and ▁Switzerland . ▁ ▁Before ▁the ▁World ▁Cup ▁began ▁however ▁the ▁Colomb ians ▁found ▁themselves ▁in ▁a ▁problem atic ▁situation . ▁Colombia ' s ▁prepar ations ▁were ▁conducted ▁against ▁a ▁back drop ▁of ▁rum ors ▁that ▁bet ting ▁synd ic ates ▁and ▁drug ▁cart els ▁were ▁exer cis ing ▁their ▁influence ▁over ▁the ▁squad . ▁Co ach ▁Francisco ▁M atur ana ▁was ▁reported ▁to ▁have