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 Map illustrating the territories seized by El Salvador at the height of the conflict, prior to their eventual withdrawal. | |||||||||
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 Fidel Sánchez Hernández |
 Oswaldo López Arellano | ||||||||
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8,000 (ground forces) 11 combat aircraft[2] |
2,500 (ground forces) 23 combat aircraft[2] | ||||||||
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Per El Salvador:[3]
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Per Honduras:[3]
Per Parish priest:[4]
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| +2,000 civilians killed[5][6][7] | |||||||||
The Football War (Spanish: Guerra del fútbol), also known as the Soccer War or the 100 Hour 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.[7] The war began on 14 July 1969 when the Salvadoran military launched an attack against Honduras. The Organization of American States (OAS) negotiated a cease-fire on the night of 18 July, hence its nickname. Salvadoran troops were withdrawn in early August.
The war, while brief, had major consequences for both countries and was a major factor in starting the Salvadoran Civil War a decade later.
- ^ a b "Central Intelligence Bulletin: 22 July 1969" (PDF). CIA.gov. 22 July 1969. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b Brzoska, Michael; Pearson, Frederic S. (1994). Arms and Warfare: Escalation, De-escalation, and Negotiation. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press. pp. 61–70. ISBN 978-0-87249-982-9 – via Google Books.
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:12was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Luckhurst, Toby (27 June 2019). "Honduras v El Salvador: The football match that kicked off a war". BBC News. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2021.