Honduras has more than five times the area of neighboring El Salvador, but in 1969 the population of El Salvador (3.7 million) was 40 percent larger than that of Honduras (2.6 …

El Salvador and Honduras have long-standing bilateral and historical relations, owing to a shared history in the Spanish Empire. El Salvador has an embassy in Tegucigalpa and a consulates …

Jun 26, 2019 · Honduras won the first leg 1-0 in their capital Tegucigalpa, only for El Salvador to triumph 3-0 at home in San Salvador. Reports of violence marred both games.

Jun 3, 2019 · Half a century ago, Honduras and El Salvador battled over mass migration while their national teams fought to qualify for the 1970 World Cup.

In 1969, long-simmering tensions between Honduras and El Salvador, which were competing for a slot in the 1970 World Cup to be held in Mexico, erupted in open hostilities called the “La …

May 26, 2024 · In 1969, a series of football matches between Honduras and El Salvador escalated into a brief but bloody conflict known as the "Football War" or the "100-Hour War."

Jun 7, 2018 · On 8 June 1969 Honduras and El Salvador began a three-game elimination contest determining qualification for the 1970 football World Cup in Mexico. It inflamed nationalist …

Honduras El Salvador; Background: Once part of Spain's vast empire in the New World, Honduras became an independent nation in 1821. After two and a half decades of mostly …

Oct 3, 2019 · Clashing in 1969, the Football War was the result of tensions between El Salvador and Honduras regarding immigration and land reform.

An unknown number of Salvadorans were killed or brutalized, and tens of thousands began fleeing the country. The press of both nations contributed to a growing climate of near- …