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El Salvador, the 1969 “Football War” and the Road to Mexico 1970

11m | Nov 10, 2026

El Salvador and Honduras met three times in 1969 World Cup qualifying as diplomatic relations between the two countries collapsed. The matches became flashpoints in what is remembered as the Football War, a conflict rooted in land disputes, the mistreatment of Salvadoran migrants, and rising nationalism. From the playoff against Honduras at the Estadio Azteca to the decisive qualifier against Haiti in Kingston, follow La Selecta’s road to its first FIFA World Cup at Mexico 1970 and the human cost of the crisis unfolding around it.

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