High-profile detainees included Chilean soccer players, political prisoners, and a musician whose hands were chopped off.
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When Francisco “Chamco” Valdés’ strike from close range crossed the line in the Santiago National Stadium in Chile in 1973, it was the fastest World Cup goal in history.
This Tuesday – 21 November – marks the 50th anniversary of the goal that gave Chile a 1-0 victory against the then Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and a place in the 1974 World Cup final.
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