![SPORTbible on Twitter: "On this day in 1994, Andres Escobar was shot six times and killed on his return to Medellín after his own goal knocked Colombia out of the World Cup. SPORTbible on Twitter: "On this day in 1994, Andres Escobar was shot six times and killed on his return to Medellín after his own goal knocked Colombia out of the World Cup.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Eb59jA6XsAAwZpv.jpg)
SPORTbible on Twitter: "On this day in 1994, Andres Escobar was shot six times and killed on his return to Medellín after his own goal knocked Colombia out of the World Cup.
![World Cup star's agonising death after being shot six times by drug cartel for own goal - Daily Star World Cup star's agonising death after being shot six times by drug cartel for own goal - Daily Star](https://i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk/incoming/article25032864.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200b/0_GettyImages-1198368976.jpg)
World Cup star's agonising death after being shot six times by drug cartel for own goal - Daily Star
![FIFA World Cup on Twitter: "Rest in Peace, Andres Escobar 🙏🇨🇴 The Colombian footballer lost his life on this day 25 years ago https://t.co/LkBsITGhH4" / Twitter FIFA World Cup on Twitter: "Rest in Peace, Andres Escobar 🙏🇨🇴 The Colombian footballer lost his life on this day 25 years ago https://t.co/LkBsITGhH4" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D-ew0DaXYAgaEVq.jpg)
FIFA World Cup on Twitter: "Rest in Peace, Andres Escobar 🙏🇨🇴 The Colombian footballer lost his life on this day 25 years ago https://t.co/LkBsITGhH4" / Twitter
The Own Goal That Killed Andrés Escobar | 🗓 26 years ago today, Andrés Escobar scored the own goal that would lead to his murder two weeks later The story of the
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How Colombian star Andres Escobar was executed by drug cartel after unlucky own goal destroyed 1994 World Cup dreams – The US Sun | The US Sun
![Football - 1994 FIFA World Cup - Group A - United States of America v Colombia - Rose Bowl, Los Angeles - 22/6/94 Pic : Action Images Colombia's Andres Escobar scores a fateful own goal Stock Photo - Alamy Football - 1994 FIFA World Cup - Group A - United States of America v Colombia - Rose Bowl, Los Angeles - 22/6/94 Pic : Action Images Colombia's Andres Escobar scores a fateful own goal Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2EG9B1N/football-1994-fifa-world-cup-group-a-united-states-of-america-v-colombia-rose-bowl-los-angeles-22694-pic-action-images-colombias-andres-escobar-scores-a-fateful-own-goal-2EG9B1N.jpg)
Football - 1994 FIFA World Cup - Group A - United States of America v Colombia - Rose Bowl, Los Angeles - 22/6/94 Pic : Action Images Colombia's Andres Escobar scores a fateful own goal Stock Photo - Alamy
![Andrés Escobar (Own Goal) - World Cup 1994 - Group A | United States - Colombia 2:1 | 35' o.g. (1:0) - YouTube Andrés Escobar (Own Goal) - World Cup 1994 - Group A | United States - Colombia 2:1 | 35' o.g. (1:0) - YouTube](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ly3DM3ExSgg/maxresdefault.jpg)
Andrés Escobar (Own Goal) - World Cup 1994 - Group A | United States - Colombia 2:1 | 35' o.g. (1:0) - YouTube
![The Chilling Murder of Colombian Soccer Star Andres Escobar, Who Was Killed After an Own Goal in the 1994 World Cup The Chilling Murder of Colombian Soccer Star Andres Escobar, Who Was Killed After an Own Goal in the 1994 World Cup](https://www.sportscasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Andres-Escobar.jpg)
The Chilling Murder of Colombian Soccer Star Andres Escobar, Who Was Killed After an Own Goal in the 1994 World Cup
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Andres Escobar and 6 Famous World Cup Own Goals | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
![How Colombian star Andres Escobar was executed by drug cartel after unlucky own goal destroyed 1994 World Cup dreams | The Sun How Colombian star Andres Escobar was executed by drug cartel after unlucky own goal destroyed 1994 World Cup dreams | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/pmTWINUPescobar.jpg?strip=all&quality=100&w=1422&h=800&crop=1)