Football War
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The Football War was a brief 1969 armed conflict between El Salvador and Honduras, sparked by political tensions and social issues that were inflamed around a series of World Cup qualifying football matches.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Football War canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
ⓘ
international conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| aftermath |
eventual 1980 peace treaty between El Salvador and Honduras
ⓘ
prolonged border dispute between El Salvador and Honduras ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
100 Hour War
ⓘ
Soccer War ⓘ |
| casualties | several thousand people killed and wounded (approximate) ⓘ |
| cause |
disputes over treatment of Salvadoran migrants in Honduras
ⓘ
longstanding political tensions between El Salvador and Honduras ⓘ social issues related to land reform and migration ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
El Salvador
ⓘ
Honduras ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
El Salvador
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of El Salvador
Honduras ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Honduras
|
| describedIn | works of political and sports history ⓘ |
| displacedPeople | tens of thousands of civilians displaced ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 100 hours ⓘ |
| endDate | 1969-07-18 ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Central American integration and regional politics in the 1960s
ⓘ
migration of Salvadoran peasants to Honduras in mid-20th century ⓘ |
| hasMainTheater |
Honduran territory
ⓘ
border regions between El Salvador and Honduras ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after football (soccer) matches that inflamed tensions ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Honduran Armed Forces
ⓘ
Armed Forces of El Salvador ⓘ
surface form:
Salvadoran Armed Forces
|
| immediateTrigger |
1969 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches
ⓘ
riots and violence surrounding football matches ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central America ⓘ |
| mediatedBy | Organization of American States ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
popularly but misleadingly associated primarily with football
ⓘ
short duration of about four days ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War era conflicts in Latin America ⓘ |
| prelude | mass expulsion and flight of Salvadoran migrants from Honduras ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
ⓘ
surface form:
1969 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
|
| result |
ceasefire brokered by the Organization of American States
ⓘ
increased tensions over border and migration issues ⓘ severing of diplomatic relations between El Salvador and Honduras for several years ⓘ withdrawal of Salvadoran troops from Honduras ⓘ |
| startDate | 1969-07-14 ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | conventional warfare ⓘ |
| underlyingIssue |
agrarian reform policies in Honduras
ⓘ
land scarcity in El Salvador ⓘ nationalism fueled by sports rivalry ⓘ |
| year | 1969 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.