The home jersey is the bright yellow of Colombia with a wide diagonal blue stripe at the top of the chest and that forms the background for the team badge and narrower stripes down the remainder of the jersey.  The ClimaCool jersey has ventilation around the arms and on the side panels of the jersey.

CONMEBOL has one of the most grueling World Cup qualifying processes.  The first games were back on October 7, 2011 and continued for over 2-years with the last game being held on October 15, 2013.  Unlike in Europe where teams are divided into groups, all the competing countries are placed in a single table and play home-and-away ties.  This year the top 4 teams earned automatic berths and the 5th place team, Uruguay, will play Jordan in an intercontinental playoff.

Colombia finished the qualifying in second place behind Argentina. They were led by Radamel Falcao with 9 goals followed by Teófilo Gutiérrez with 5 goals.