Luzhniki Stadium - 1982 Luzhniki Disaster

1982 Luzhniki Disaster

On October 20, 1982, disaster struck during the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem. 66 people died in the stampede, which made it Russia's worst sporting disaster at the time.

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