>> you can't be serious
Yep.
It was Honduras v El Salvador, 1969
the tie between Honduras and El Salvador proved to be the catalyst that turned simmering border tension and immigration issues into all-out war.
The two teams met in a play-off that had more at stake than simply a place at the 1970 World Cup in Mexico and each side was subjected to abuse, xenophobia and hatred when playing in the other country.
After losing 3-0 in El Salvador, Honduras coach Mario Griffin wryly observed: "We're awfully lucky that we lost."
El Salvador progressed to the World Cup finals but neither side prospered from the Soccer War, as it has become known, which broke out less than three weeks after Honduras were eliminated.
The war lasted 100 hours and left an estimated 6,000 dead and 12,000 wounded.
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