At least 12 fans died in a stampede at a football stadium in El Salvador on Saturday. In most cases spectators die crushed at the gates of the stadium as a result of a crowd movement.
The worst disaster occurred in May 1964 in Peru, when a goal disallowed in the qualifying match for the Olympic Games left 320 dead and a thousand injured. On October 1, 2022, police tried to repel supporters with tear gas, causing the death of 135 people, including more than forty children.