THE BATTLE OF SANTIAGO | The World Cup’s Most Violent Match

#WorldCup #Italy #Chile The now infamous rant by the BBC’s David Coleman would be forever remembered as a damning recollection of the game between Chile and Italy at the 1962 World Cup finals. The game has gone down in history as the most violent match in World Cup history, given the sheer amount of disorder which took place, including sendings off, punches being thrown and the intervention of the police on numerous occasions. What lead to the tensions between the two nations, and how did a football match on the grandest stage in the sport become an all out brawl? This is the story of the game now known as The Battle of Santiago.