Soccer Match Sparked 100-Hour War

Soccer Match Sparked 100-Hour War

A football match between Honduras and El Salvador in 1969, which El Salvador won to secure a World Cup spot, started a war between these countries that lasted 100 hours, with more than 2000 people losing their lives.

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