Chile, Peru, and the Road to the Ghost Match

OTD E0278 — 05 Aug 1973: Chile beat Peru 2–1 in a World Cup qualifying playoff at the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, with goals from Francisco “Chamaco” Valdés and Rogelio Farías. This episode traces Chilean football history, the 1962 World Cup peak, Luis Álamos, Colo-Colo’s 1973 Libertadores run, the Chile-Peru qualifying group after Venezuela’s withdrawal, the Tanquetazo, Peru’s opener through Héctor Bailetti, Chile’s comeback, the looming playoff against the Soviet Union, the September 1973 coup, the Moscow 0–0, the Estadio Nacional controversy, the empty-net “ghost match,” and Chile’s short 1974 World Cup.Ideas: [email protected]