5 Tragedys That Shut Down Football

The match in the Asian country left 131 dead after a clash between fans and police, while on Thursday he was a fan of Gimnasia who lost his life outside the stadium, Periscope follows.

What other tragedies has the soccer world experienced?

1. Peru ... Argentina 1964 (328 dead)

The game played at the National Stadium between the two teams was qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics.

Albiceleste was leading 0-1, and when the Peruvian team equalised, Judge Angel Eduardo Pazos Bianchi cancelled the goal, sparking the ire of local fans.

It was then that fans jumped into the field, causing police to issue dogs and tear gas, while a row broke out among fans using sticks and knives.

In the end, the match was cancelled, Argentina won and 328 deaths were recorded, 90% of them in asphyxia.

2. Naples ) Bilogna 1955 (152 dead)

During a match of Seria A between the two teams, the judge awarded a penalty for the guest team, which led Naples fans to become angry and start rioting against the police.

Finally, clashes between fans and security forces left 152 dead, out of whom 50 police officers.

3. Accara Hearts ) Kumasi Ashanti 2001 (130 dead)

The Ghana match was 2-1 in favour of locals, which provoked guest fans to begin to tear the seats from their stands.

In response, police began using tear gas to stop Cumas' fans, but this only led to a fatal outcome.

Guest fans, in the absence of air, decided to leave for the exit door, though the police had closed them, which led to the order that claimed 130 lives.

4. Nottingham Forest '% Livepool 1989 (97 dead)

Known as “This match was part of the FA Cup semifinals.

In this case, the tragedy did not involve violent attitudes on the part of any of the fans or confrontation with the police.

What caused the disaster was the sale of many tickets, with police gathering many fans in separate parts of the stadium, which prompted 2,000 fans to try to enter a stadium that, for the most part, was not in the best condition.

All of this caused the collapse in the tribunes that claimed the lives of 96 people, although 32 years later another person lost his life as a result of the consequences of that day, becoming a 97th victim.

5. Guatemala ) Costa Rica 1996 (84 dead)

During a match corresponding to the 1998 World Cup qualifications at the Mateo Flores Stadium, there was a massive influx of spectators into the field.

First of all, more tickets than allowed were clearly lacking in the stadium.

This caused a large number of fans to attack fans sitting in the tub, who died of asphyxia and beatings from other fans.

The result was 84 dead and national mourning nationwide.