The Opposition
2014 · 30m · N/A
Documentary
Directed by
Ezra Edelman
,
Jeffrey Plunkett
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The Opposition
Overview
Chile hosts a decisive World Cup qualifier at Santiago’s National Stadium just weeks after the stadium had been transformed into a concentration camp and killing field for opponents of Augusto Pinochet (who had just gained power in a military coup). Though FIFA investigates the matter, the game goes on, with the Chilean team winning in a walkover after their opponents from the Soviet Union boycott in protest over the stadium's use
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