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Because Honduras started to steal rescources of El Salvador killing many citizen en el Salvador. The the prisedent of el Salvador declared war. 6,000 salvadorian soliders died and 8,000 Honduran soliders and 3,000 citizen in Honduras joyen to pertect their country.over the to countries el Salvador was winning it took control of 8 cities in Honduras and where part of el Salvador.but then el Salvador did not wanted to do that to take land from Honduras so they give it back.throughout history el Salvador is the only country that takes or control of Another Country land and give it back to be fair.el Salvador did not wanted to grow larger when they took control of lands of Honduras they just left it how god made it for them.that's why el salvador is the only contry that brought pieace in a war.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoif you are talking about the soccer war or the football war, it was 1969
14 July 1969- 18 July 1969
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What sport sparked a war between El Salvador and Honduras after an unpopular referee's call in 1969?
Soccer
The soccer war between el salvador and Honduras?
The war wasn't a football war, it is just called that way because during that time, there was an extremely important football match that El Salvador war. It was caused mainly by the tensions between the borders of both countries. There was a great number of salvadorians living in Honduras and the salvadorian economy was better. The war was pretty short.
Who won the salvadoran honduran war?
el salvador (:
Which country fought the Soccer war in 1969?
It was fought between El Salvador and Honduras (14-18 July 1969)
What country used the F4U in the Soccer War?
El Salvador.
How long did the Football War last?
It ended after four days of combat between El Salvador and Honduras with an estimated 3.000 killed.
Why did the football war against El Salvador and Honduras start?
The war was about to break out before the particular incident. The condition was very critical between the two countries before this event happened. In 1950's and 60's, when El Salvador got intensely populated especially those areas that were near Honduras. The people thus started to move towards the less populated lands of Honduras. In 1960's era, Honduras military forces were ordered to drive the illegal strangers out of the country forcefully which lead to an intense massacre. El Salvador government took notice of this and tension began to build between the two countries. At San Salvador in 1969, a FIFA World cup match was being played when situation became worse because of the conflict between El Salvador and Honduras audience. The condition go on becoming more and more worse and at last El Salvador declared against Honduras on 14th July, 1969. At the end of the war, 10,000 people were killed and about 30,000 were injured and disabled.
Is el salvador calling for war right now against Honduras or are they in war already?
I heard that they were calling for war and prepping to start the war.
When was the soccer war?
there was no soccer war!
Which two Central American countries fought a soccer war in 1969?
El Salvador and Honduras.
Which country went to war because of a football match?
Honduras and El Salvador 1969 World Cup Qualifier
Who won the Football War?
The Football War, also known as theSoccer War or 100-hours War, was a four-day war fought by El Salvador and Honduras in 1969. Neither side won a decisive victory. The Organization of American States negotiated a cease-fire and Salvadoran troops withdrew. In 1980 the border dispute was put before the International Court of Justice. In 1992, the Court awarded most of the disputed territory to Honduras, and in 1998, Honduras and El Salvador signed a border demarcation treaty to implement the terms of that decree.
