The Football War (Spanish: Guerra del fútbol), also known as the Soccer War or the Hundred Hours' War, was a brief military conflict fought between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969. Existing tensions between the two countries coincided with rioting during a 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier.
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Jun 26, 2019 · Honduras won the first leg 1-0 in their capital Tegucigalpa, only for El Salvador to triumph 3-0 at home in San Salvador. Reports of violence ...
El Salvador qualified for the 1970 FIFA World Cup after defeating Haiti, however, the team would lose all three of its matches against Mexico, the Soviet ...
The “Soccer War” was fought by Central American countries El Salvador and Honduras in 1969. Here is a description of the event and its root causes by ...
In 1969, long-simmering tensions between Honduras and El Salvador, which were competing for a slot in the 1970 World Cup to be held in Mexico, erupted in open ...
In July 1969 fighting broke out between the neighbouring Central American states of El Salvador and Honduras. It was sparked off by ill-feeling which arose ...
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Posted: Oct 24, 2023
Posted: Oct 24, 2023
Feb 17, 2023 · Both El Salvador and Honduras won their respective first round groups with relative ease and entered the second round, where they were pitted ...
Both El Salvador and Honduras were first in their qualifying groups for the 1970 World Cup. Honduras beat Costa Rica, and Jamaica and El Salvador beat Suriname ...
Dec 5, 2023 · El Salvador is roughly five times smaller than Honduras, yet in 1960, it had a 40% larger population (World Bank). Because El Salvador was ...