Colombian players who missed penalty against England receive death threats on social media

Carlos Bacca and Mateus Uribe were severely threatened on social media by furious Colombians blaming them for Colombia’s exit from the World cup.

Uribe’s penalty hit the crossbar while Bacca’s attempt was saved by hero England goalkeeper Pickford.

The threats have mostly been aimed at Bacca who fans thought took the worst penalty and played badly.

The threats were in spite of ongoing investigations into death threats made towards Colombian player Carlos Sanchez after he was sent off three minutes into the team’s World Cup opener against Japan.

One post by Twitter user David Castaneda warned: “Die Carlos Bacca. Son of a b---h. No-one wants you, gonorrhoea. To this country, you don’t return.”

Another, Jhon Duqueismo, wrote: “Thank you to all the players, except to three-time son of a b---h, useless, dead, Carlos Bacca. Don’t come back here.”

HumorFPCosky wrote: “I hate you, Carlos Bacca, I hate all of you, I hate your indifference, your animal surname, and your a-s’s game. You’re worse than cancer, at least with cancer you can go to a doctor and find out what you have.

“Carlos Bacca, get depressed and kill yourself, so you don’t continue living this agony.”

Patricio wrote: “Uribe, you are a piece of s--t, I hope you die.”

Another user, INFINITO wrote: “That was Mateus Uribe’s last game, that man is already dead.”

Other fans remembered that yesterday was the anniversary of the death of Andres Escobar who was shot dead after his own goal was blamed for Colombia’s eviction from the 1994 world cup.

They expressed outrage at the comments.

Brayan Sanchez wrote: “Don’t wish for the death of Bacca and Uribe. Do we wish to repeat what happened to Andres Escobar? Is this Colombia? Games are won and lost, we are a real country.”

Another, Lois Lane, said: “The anniversary of the death of Andres Escobar and you are calling for the death of Bacca. I’m sorry, I can’t stand such s--t people. Get out of my timeline.”

And MoreJuanSe wrote: “Now they start to insult and threaten Uribe and Bacca. Yesterday was the 24th anniversary of the death of Andres Escobar, please, please! Let’s learn how to lose as well.”