Soccer War
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The Soccer War was a brief 1969 armed conflict between El Salvador and Honduras, whose name stems from tensions inflamed by World Cup qualifying matches amid deeper political and social disputes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soccer War canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11482042 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soccer War Context triple: [Football War, alsoKnownAs, Soccer War]
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A.
The Soccer War
The Soccer War is a collection of literary reportage by Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuściński, chronicling coups, conflicts, and political upheavals in the developing world during the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Chaco War
The Chaco War was a brutal 1932–1935 conflict between Bolivia and Paraguay over control of the oil-rich Gran Chaco region in South America.
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C.
Guerra Chiquita
Guerra Chiquita was a short-lived Cuban insurrection (1879–1880) against Spanish colonial rule that followed the Ten Years' War and preceded the final War of Independence.
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D.
Thousand Days' War
The Thousand Days' War was a devastating civil conflict in Colombia from 1899 to 1902 between Liberal and Conservative factions that reshaped the country’s political and social landscape.
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E.
Mixtón War
The Mixtón War was a major 16th-century indigenous uprising in western New Spain (present-day Mexico) against Spanish colonial rule, notable for its scale and fierce resistance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Soccer War Target entity description: The Soccer War was a brief 1969 armed conflict between El Salvador and Honduras, whose name stems from tensions inflamed by World Cup qualifying matches amid deeper political and social disputes.
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A.
The Soccer War
The Soccer War is a collection of literary reportage by Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuściński, chronicling coups, conflicts, and political upheavals in the developing world during the 1960s and 1970s.
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B.
Chaco War
The Chaco War was a brutal 1932–1935 conflict between Bolivia and Paraguay over control of the oil-rich Gran Chaco region in South America.
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C.
Guerra Chiquita
Guerra Chiquita was a short-lived Cuban insurrection (1879–1880) against Spanish colonial rule that followed the Ten Years' War and preceded the final War of Independence.
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D.
Thousand Days' War
The Thousand Days' War was a devastating civil conflict in Colombia from 1899 to 1902 between Liberal and Conservative factions that reshaped the country’s political and social landscape.
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E.
Mixtón War
The Mixtón War was a major 16th-century indigenous uprising in western New Spain (present-day Mexico) against Spanish colonial rule, notable for its scale and fierce resistance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armed conflict
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international conflict ⓘ war ⓘ |
| aftermath |
eventual 1980 El Salvador–Honduras peace treaty
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increased militarization in El Salvador and Honduras ⓘ prolonged economic disruption in both countries ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Football War
NERFINISHED
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La guerra del fútbol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Republic of El Salvador
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands of military and civilian casualties ⓘ |
| chronology | occurred after 1969 World Cup qualifying matches between El Salvador and Honduras ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
El Salvador
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | book "The Soccer War" by Ryszard Kapuściński ⓘ |
| displacedPeople | hundreds of thousands of displaced persons ⓘ |
| endDate | 1969-07-18 ⓘ |
| endedBy | OAS-brokered ceasefire ⓘ |
| hasCause |
agrarian conflict
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border disputes ⓘ disputes over immigration ⓘ economic inequality ⓘ expulsion of Salvadoran migrants from Honduras ⓘ land reform issues in Honduras ⓘ political tensions between El Salvador and Honduras ⓘ social tensions between El Salvador and Honduras ⓘ |
| hasType |
border war
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interstate war ⓘ short war ⓘ |
| immediatePretext | 1969 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches ⓘ |
| location |
Central America
NERFINISHED
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El Salvador NERFINISHED ⓘ Honduras NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediatedBy | Organization of American States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | tensions surrounding soccer matches ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being triggered by tensions around soccer matches
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highlighting social and land issues in Central America ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War era conflicts in Latin America ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
1969 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)
NERFINISHED
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El Salvador–Honduras relations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
ceasefire brokered by the Organization of American States
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long-term border tensions ⓘ no major territorial changes ⓘ severing of diplomatic relations between El Salvador and Honduras ⓘ |
| startDate | 1969-07-14 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | July 1969 ⓘ |
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Subject: Soccer War Description of subject: The Soccer War was a brief 1969 armed conflict between El Salvador and Honduras, whose name stems from tensions inflamed by World Cup qualifying matches amid deeper political and social disputes.
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