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Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile,Fifax Chile
in Sports, on the 16th of June 2010
A giant Chilean flag is flown over a crowd of revelers celebrating Chile's win over Honduras in the national selection's first match of the 2010 World Cup. Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

A giant Chilean flag is flown over a crowd of revelers celebrating Chile's win over Honduras in the national selection's first match of the 2010 World Cup. Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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A group of students walk down the Alameda, Santiago's main street, on their way to celebrate Chile's win over Honduras in the team's first match of the 2010 World Cup. Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

A group of students walk down the Alameda, Santiago's main street, on their way to celebrate Chile's win over Honduras in the team's first match of the 2010 World Cup. Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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A young Chile fan blows on his Vuvuzela as Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in the the World Cup 2010 The victory is celebrated by thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

A young Chile fan blows on his Vuvuzela as Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in the the World Cup 2010 The victory is celebrated by thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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A water cannon is used to clear fans after the party atmosphere descends into chaos as football hooligans at Plaza Italia join the celebration of their World cup victory over Honduras. Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chil

A water cannon is used to clear fans after the party atmosphere descends into chaos as football hooligans at Plaza Italia join the celebration of their World cup victory over Honduras. Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chil

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Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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Soccer fans took to the streets of Santiago, Chile to celebrate their soccer team's victory in their first 2010 World Cup match against Honduras. Painted faces, flying flags, shouted slogans and honking cars filled the scene. Thousands gathered at Plaza Italia, a popular place to gather for celebrations, including some of the most unruly hooligans.

Riot police were present and took action when the large mass of people failed to disperse and continued to block traffic around Plaza Baquedano, a major traffic artery near downtown Santiago. When soccer hooligans began defying police by throwing rocks and glass bottles, security forces responded with truck-mounted water cannons and teargas-spraying jeeps to control the crowds. The press huddled in the protected area around the statue to avoid getting hosed.

A half hour later, the streets around the plaza were almost vacant, filled only with streamers, paper ribbons and other garbage.

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A giant Chilean flag is flown over a crowd of revelers celebrating Chile's win over Honduras in the national selection's first match of the 2010 World Cup. Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile
A group of students walk down the Alameda, Santiago's main street, on their way to celebrate Chile's win over Honduras in the team's first match of the 2010 World Cup. Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile
Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile
Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile
Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile
Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile
Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile
A young Chile fan blows on his Vuvuzela as Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in the the World Cup 2010 The victory is celebrated by thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile
Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile
Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile
Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile
Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile
Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile
Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile
Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile
A water cannon is used to clear fans after the party atmosphere descends into chaos as football hooligans at Plaza Italia join the celebration of their World cup victory over Honduras. Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chil
Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile
Chile beat Honduras 1-0 in their first match of the World Cup 2010 and citizens took to the streets to celebrate the victory with thousands of soccer fans united at Plaza Italia, Santiago, Chile. 16/06/2010. FifaxChile, Fifax Chile

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