Witness the tragic legacy of Colombian defender Andrés Escobar, whose 1994 World Cup own goal led to his fatal shooting in Medellín, illustrating how toxic football fanaticism turns sporting mistakes into dangerous real-world violence.

The missed opportunities were a familiar story for Colombia.

There are World Cups that live on through trophies, and then there are World Cups remembered for the players who briefly made football feel like poetry. For many fans, the 2014 FIFA World Cup belonged to one such player -- James Rodriguez.