Soccer War

…be known as the “Soccer War” with Honduras. This conflict broke out shortly after the two countries had played three bitterly contested matches in the World Cup competition, but the real causes for the war lay elsewhere.

…the summer of 1969 the Soccer War with El Salvador broke out, triggered indeed by a soccer (football) game but caused by severe economic and demographic problems. Though brief, the war dampened hopes for economic and political integration in Central America.

…relations during their so-called “Soccer War.” After blocking El Salvador’s access to the Pan-American Highway, Honduras virtually withdrew from the CACM in early 1971 and imposed tariffs on imports from the other common-market countries. Despite growing discontent, the other members agreed to continue the CACM until Guatemala imposed many…

…and subsequent resolution of the Soccer War (1969) between Honduras and El Salvador. The OAS also supported the United States’ unilateral military intervention in the Dominican Republic in 1965 to prevent a left-wing government from coming to power. In the wake of the U.S. invasion, the OAS created an inter-American…