Tragic moments in soccer

Other disasters at soccer stadiums around the world.

• May 24, 1964 – Lima, Peru; 318 people are killed and another 500 injured in riots after Argentina beats Peru in an Olympic qualifying match.

• June 23, 1968 – Buenos Aires, Argentina; 74 people are killed and more than 150 injured following a first-division game when fans trying to leave the stadium mistakenly head toward a closed exit.

• Jan. 2, 1971 – Glasgow, Scotland; 66 people are killed and 140 are injured when barriers in Ibrox Stadium collapse and fans are crushed.

• Oct. 20, 1982 – Moscow; 340 are reportedly killed at a European Cup match between Soviet club Spartak Moscow and Haarlem of the Netherlands. Police are blamed for pushing fans down a narrow staircase before the end of the match. When a late goal is scored, exiting fans try to re-enter the stadium and create a “human mincer.”

• March 12, 1988 – Katmandu, Nepal; At least 93 people are killed and more than 100 injured when fans fleeing a hailstorm stampede into locked stadium exits.

• April 15, 1989 – Sheffield, England; 96 people are crushed to death at an English FA Cup semifinal game between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, when fans are trapped against riot-control fences ringing the field.

• Oct. 16, 1996 – Guatemala City; At least 78 people died and about 180 others were injured during a stampede at a stadium before a World Cup qualifying match between Guatemala and Costa Rica.