On June 8th, 1969 Honduras defeated El Salvador in a qualifying round for the 1970 World Cup, El Salvador gaining its revenge by defeating Honduras in a return match a week later. Within a month both countries were at war! Although it is a gross over-simplification to say that the brief 1969 conflict between Honduras and El Salvador was fought over the results of a football match, it was inevitable, in the circumstances in which it occurred that it should become known to history as "The Football War". Despite its comic-opera overtones, the "Football War" was however a serious affair and claimed the lives of some 3,000 people.
El Salvador-Honduras Football War of 1969
- Introduction
Part One: Background
Part Two: The Opposing Forces
Part Three: The Air War
Part Four: El Salvador Invades Honduras
Part Five: The Cost
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