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El Maracanazo of 1989: The scandalous match and its plane crash connection

El Maracanazo of 1989: The scandalous match and its plane crash connection

September 3rd 1989 was a bittersweet day in Brazilian history: The Seleção have qualified for the 1990 World Cup after a shocking match against Chile, but at the same time a local flight crashed in the Amazonas. Can there be a connection between the two events?