The stampede in Indonesia.. Learn about the most prominent disasters in football stadiums

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The most recent disaster in soccer stadiums in Indonesia occurred on October 1.

The stampede of fans inside a soccer stadium in Indonesia, which has killed 125 people so far, is one of the worst sporting disasters.

But the events at Kanjuruhan Stadium in East Java province on Saturday share more than just a massive loss of life with previous tragedies. A common theme in stadium disasters is the failure of crowd control measures to protect spectators.

Here we review the most prominent disasters that occurred in football stadiums:

The Peruvian National Stadium disaster of 1964

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More than 300 people died at the Peruvian National Stadium in 1964

More than 300 people died due to the chaos that occurred during a match between Peru and Argentina, following the referee decided not to award a goal to the hosts.

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