Colombia players receive death threats on social media after World Cup exit
Colombian players Carlos Bacca and Mateus Uribe received death threats on Twitter after missing their respective penalty kicks against England
In Short
- Mateus Uribe and Carlos Bacca were threatened on social media
- Uribe and Bacca missed penalties as Colombia lost to England
- Colombia crashed out of World Cup after losing to England
As soon as Colombia crashed out of the World Cup 2018 after losing to England, death threats were aimed at two of their players who missed penalties in the Round of 16 match.
Mateus Uribe and Carlos Bacca missed their spot kicks as Colombia lost 4-3 on penalties against England after playing out a 1-1 draw after 120 minutes.
Uribe hit the post with his spot kick, while Jordan Pickford blocked Bacca's shot as England qualified for the quarter-finals.
David Castaneda on Twitter wrote: "Die Carlos Bacca. Son of a b*tch. No-one wants you, gonorrhoea. To this country you don't return."
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"Thank you to all the players, except to three-time son of a b*tch, useless, dead, Carlos Bacca. Dont come back here," Jhon Duqueismo wrote.
"That was Mateus Uribes last game, the man is already dead, Infinito wrote.
The two players are not the first to receive online abuse and death threats. After the defeat against Japan, Carlos Sanchez was also threatened. The midfielder had given away a penalty and received a red card in the third minute of the match after handling the ball in the box. A investigation has been launched into the threats.
Amidst all the outrage, few fans pointed out that July 2, one day before the Colombia vs England, was the 24th anniversary of the death of Andres Escobar.
The former Colombian footballer was shot dead after his own goal led to the elimination of his team from 1994 World Cup. The fans urged their fellow countrymen to keep calm.
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"Don't wish for the death of Bacca and Uribe. Do we wish to repeat what happened to Andres Escobar? Is this Colombia? Games are won and lost, we are a real country," Brayan Sanchez wrote.
"The anniversary of the death of Andres Escobar and you are calling for the death of Bacca. Im sorry, I cant stand such sh*t people. Get out of my timeline," Lois Lane said.
Now they start to insult and threaten Uribe and Bacca. Yesterday was the 24th anniversary of the death of Andres Escobar, please, please! Lets learn how to lose as well, wrote Juan Se Moreno.
Four years ago in Brazil, Colombia romped to the quarter-finals for the first time on the back of four straight wins. There were huge expectations from the side as they arrived in Russia. However, they were never able to recreate the swagger of their pioneering 2014 side and that hasn't gone down well with the fans.