Colombian professional soccer player Andrés Escobar made a crucial mistake during a game that cost him his life. On June 22, 1994, during the group stage of the 1994 World Cup, Colombia faced the United States but lost 2-1 after Escobar accidentally shot the ball into his own goal. It was a major blow for the Colombian team, and it would sadly be the last time Escobar would ever play for his country.
Just ten days after Escobar’s fatal mistake that led to Colombia being eliminated from the tournament, he was shot and killed. The captain of the Colombian team was sitting in his car in Medellin, Colombia, in the early hours of July 2, when a group of men, who were believed to be drug traffickers Santiago and Pedro Gallon and their bodyguard, began taunting him. According to Sports Illustrated, Escobar was allegedly shot 12 times, “with each bullet his assailant was reported by police to have shouted: ‘Goal.'” Escobar was only 27 years old when he died.
According to WFAA ABC 8, the Gallon’s brother’s bodyguard, Humberto Castro Munoz, was arrested for the murder and was sentenced to 43 years in prison. He was released after serving less than 12 years.
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