# Drugs, Murder, And The World Cup Part 2: The Narco History Of Colombian Football Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-was-what-it-was-the-football-history-podcast-6903590/drugs-murder-and-the-world-cup-part-2-the-narco-history-of-colombian-football Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-was-what-it-was-the-football-history-podcast-6903590/drugs-murder-and-the-world-cup-part-2-the-narco-history-of-colombian-football.md Podcast: [It Was What It Was : The Football History Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-was-what-it-was-the-football-history-podcast-6903590) Published: 2026-03-10T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/it-was-what-it-was/episodes/drugs-murder-and-the-world-cup-part-2-the-narco-history-of-c Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6633aa7d28201200122f5638/e/69ab1c0c7036d7390210d19b/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-was-what-it-was-the-football-history-podcast-6903590/episodes/drugs-murder-and-the-world-cup-part-2-the-narco-history-of-colombian-football Duration seconds: 2843 ## Resource Welcome back to It Was What It Was, the football history podcast. In this second part two of our three-part special on Colombian football and the tragedy of Andrés Escobar. Co-hosts Jonathan Wilson and Rob Draper dissect one of the greatest World Cup qualifying matches ever played: Colombia's stunning 5-0 victory over Argentina at El Monumental in Buenos Aires. This episode explores the dramatic buildup to the match, the hostile reception faced by the Colombian team, and the extraordinary performance that shocked the football world. The discussion then examines the dangerous euphoria that followed, as Colombia began to believe that they could win the 1994 World Cup, and the dark realities of the narco state. You can listen to this episode ad-free over on our Patreon - Follow the link here - or go to Patreon.com and search for It Was What It Was. You will also get access to our World Cup countdown, magazine retrospectives and bonus episodes as well as a monthly Q&A with Rob and Jonathan. 01:39 Colombia's Mindset Before the Match & The Hostile Reception 04:07 The Lineup: Colombia vs Argentina at El Monumental 11:25 The Match Begins: Early Tension & Argentina's Miss 14:05 The Plane Incident: A Bizarre Moment at El Monumental 16:01 GOAL: Rincón Opens the Scoring  17:26 Maturana's Psychological Tactics at Half Time 18:05 GOAL: Asprilla Makes It 2-0 18:47 GOAL: Valencia Volleys In the Third 19:56 GOAL: Asprilla's Exquisite Curler Makes It 4-0 21:00 GOAL: Valencia Completes the Rout - 5-0 22:14 The Monumental Applauds Colombia Off the Pitch 24:32 The Celebrations: 100 Deaths & National Hysteria 30:55 "Now We're F***ed": The Burden of Expectation 33:19 World Champions Before the Tournament Begins 39:25 21 Friendlies & The Cash Grab 44:51 The Dark Side:… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-was-what-it-was-the-football-history-podcast-6903590/episodes/drugs-murder-and-the-world-cup-part-2-the-narco-history-of-colombian-football/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-was-what-it-was-the-football-history-podcast-6903590/drugs-murder-and-the-world-cup-part-2-the-narco-history-of-colombian-football.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.