Chile breaks world record for most soccer players in a match | Inquirer Sports

Chile breaks world record for most soccer players in a match

/ 09:51 AM May 24, 2016

Soccer players celebrate after finishing a 120 hour match at Bicentenario stadium in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, May 22, 2016. Chile officially won a Guinness world record after 2,357 people took turns to play a match that lasted for 120 hours. AP

Soccer players celebrate after finishing a 120 hour match at Bicentenario stadium in Santiago, Chile, Sunday, May 22, 2016. Chile officially won a Guinness world record after 2,357 people took turns to play a match that lasted for 120 hours. AP

SANTIAGO, Chile — Chile has broken the world record for the most participants in a soccer match.

The mark was achieved Sunday night after a match that featured 2,357 people who took turns to keep the ball rolling during more than 120 hours. The score? A close 505-504.

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The record was recorded by Guinness World Record adjudicator Evelyn Carrera.

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The feat took place at Bicentenary stadium in La Florida, a neighborhood in the Chilean capital.

Most players were amateurs, but professionals also joined the end of the game.

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Goalkeeper Gabriel Castellon of the Chilean first division Wanderers club said he was elated to be part of a world record for Chile.

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