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1982 EL SALVADOR ROUTED, KUWAIT SHEIKH INVADES PITCH

In an El Salvador radio poll, 60 per cent backed their nation to beat Hungary in their first game of the 1982 World Cup – with hindsight, they were probably a touch over-optimistic.

Los Cuscatlecos were making only their second outing at a World Cup

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