Crime & Justice

Colombian World Cup player goes into hiding after death threats over costly miss

Colombian forward Jáminton Campaz is in hiding after death threats over a missed shot that helped knock his team out of the World Cup — a chilling echo of Andrés Escobar's 1994 murder just days after scoring an own goal that contributed to the team's elimination from the World Cu.

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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated crime & justice brief. The source report from NY Post says: Colombian forward Jáminton Campaz is in hiding after death threats over a missed shot that helped knock his team out of the World Cup — a chilling echo of Andrés Escobar's 1994 murder just days after scoring an own goal that contributed to the team's elimination from the World Cu.

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  • Primary source: NY Post
  • Published: Jul 11, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC
  • Coverage area: Crime & Justice
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  1. Source published: Jul 11, 2026, 3:33 PM UTC
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