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The Opposition

direction: Ezra Edelman, Jeff Plunkett

22 minutes


Thursday, 16.4.

16:15

KINO TUŠKANAC


In the wake of the 1973 military coup in Chile, the American-backed dictator Augusto Pinochet transformed Santiago’s National Stadium into a concentration camp where political opponents were tortured and assassinated. Only months later, that same stadium was scheduled to host a decisive World Cup qualifier between Chile and the Soviet Union. Despite protests, FIFA’s own investigation, and the Soviet’s eventual boycott, the Chilean team still played the game as planned, qualifying for the 1974 World Cup on a goal scored against no one.