Released
The Opposition
April 22 2014 (over 10 years ago)Rating
42
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- Directors: Ezra Edelman, Jeffrey Plunkett
- Genre: Documentary
- Runtime: 30 m
- Country: United States of America
- Company: ESPN Films
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