Colombia’s Jaminton Campaz receives death threats after World Cup exit

Campaz was threatened aft failing to people successful the last-16 lucifer against Switzerland, which Colombia mislaid connected penalties.

Colombia’s Jaminton Campaz has received decease threats pursuing his team’s exit from the World Cup, the country’s shot federation said, arsenic it condemned the threats.

“No athlete, nor immoderate subordinate of their interior circle, should beryllium subjected to intimidation for representing their state successful a sporting arena,” the Colombian Football Federation (FCF) said successful a connection connected Friday.

Colombia’s tourney ended Tuesday successful a punishment shootout nonaccomplishment to Switzerland successful the circular of 16. During other time, Campaz — who plays for Argentine nine Rosario Central — missed a captious scoring accidental erstwhile his changeable went wide.

On Instagram, Campaz shared a photograph of himself covering his look successful frustration, alongside a plea for respect.

“Football is besides made up of hard moments,” helium wrote. “My Colombia, delight fto america ne'er suffer show of respect. We whitethorn deliberation otherwise oregon consciousness vexation and sadness, but nary passionateness justifies hatred oregon surviving successful fear.”

In effect to the harassment, the Colombian federation has urged the country’s lawyer general’s bureau to expedite an probe to place those down the threats.

“Football indispensable beryllium a abstraction for unity, respect, and anticipation — ne'er a mounting for hatred, intimidation oregon violence,” the federation said, calling connected fans to guarantee that sporting disappointments ne'er construe into real-world aggression.

The threats evoke a acheronian section successful Colombian shot history. During the 1994 World Cup successful the United States, defender Andres Escobar scored an own-goal successful a 2-1 nonaccomplishment to the big nation. Days aft the squad was eliminated and returned home, Escobar was murdered successful Medellin.