Argentina’s Blood-Stained 1978 World Cup
The 1978 World Cup was hosted by an Argentine military junta that murdered tens of thousands of people – a history of FIFA-approved image refurbishment that continues today.
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Klas Lundström is a writer and investigative reporter whose recent reporting on Mongolia, Paraguay, Tajikistan, and West Papua has been featured in various international newspapers.
The 1978 World Cup was hosted by an Argentine military junta that murdered tens of thousands of people – a history of FIFA-approved image refurbishment that continues today.