June 23, 1994 – Bolivia 0:0 South Korea, World Cup at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 54,456)

Bolivia’s Portugal-based midfielder Erwin “Platini” Sanchez had several free kick attempts and South Korea’s Hwang Sun-hong missed a first half open goal. Scottish referee Leslie Mottram added eight minutes to the second half, which seemed excessive, and several Korean players collapsed after the final whistle.

Bolivia played without Marco Etcheverry (suspended) and this result basically cost both teams a chance to advance from Group C, which included Germany and Spain.

Hwang became one of South Korea’s all-time best strikers, beginning his career along with Hong Myong-Bo, who went on to play for the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2003-04 and managed South Korea in the 2014 World Cup. Both Hwang and Hong played key roles as South Korea reached the semifinals of the 2002 World Cup.

Foxboro Stadium hosted six World Cup matches, attracting more than 324,000 attendance from June 21-July 9, 1994.

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June 23, 1974 – Boston Astros 1:1 Eastern Collegiate All-Stars, second annual Muscular Dystrophy Benefit game at Nickerson Field

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