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Colombia forward Jáminton Campaz missed his flight home from the World Cup and has gone into hiding.
The 26-year-old blazed over the crossbar in extra-time before Switzerland triumphed 4-3 in a penalty shootout to set up a quarter-final clash against Argentina, who will now face England for a place in the final.
Campaz and his family have been sent death threats since last Tuesday’s game.
He was due to fly from Vancouver to Bogotá Wednesday with teammates Davinson Sánchez, James Rodríguez and Juan Fernando Quintero, but did not show up.
The threats mirror a chilling incident after the 1994 World Cup in the United States, with defender Andrés Escobar murdered in Medellín after scored an own-goal in a 2-1 loss to the USMNT.
“My Colombia, please let us never lose sight of respect,” Campaz, who scored in the shootout, posted on Instagram Thursday. “We may hold different views or feel frustration and sadness, but no passion justifies hatred or living in fear.
Campaz may have remained in the U.S. or headed to Argentina. He plays club football for Rosario Central.
