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Jun 9, 2014

While the world watched

ESPN senior writer Wright Thompson discusses his exploration into Argentina's collective memory of the 1978 World Cup and the simultaneous political strife stemming from a military dictatorship.

At the same time Argentina hosted the 1978 World Cup, the nation's dictators were waging their "Dirty War" of repression, kidnappings and torture. As the tournament again draws near, ghastly memories are flooding back.

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