Honduras

News, commentary, tickets, pre and post match reaction alongside opinion about Honduras national football team.

July 26, 2021July 26, 2021 David

Tickets

Gold Cup Semi-Finals Set

The CONCACAF Gold Cup hits the business end this week with a mouth-watering pair on semifinals — Qatar vs. the United States and Mexico vs. Canada — on Thursday night before Sunday’s final in Las Vegas.

Here is a look at the four semi-finalists

CANADA: Next generation ready for bigger and better
Canada has made significant progress as a soccer nation in recent years, and their 2-0 win over Costa Rica on Sunday night may just have signaled a changing of the guard in terms of the CONCACAF hierarchy. Read more... (365 words, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)

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July 16, 2021July 16, 2021 David

Major League Soccer, News, Tickets, World Cup

USA Routs Martinique In Gold Cup

The US men’s national team is officially through to the Concacaf Gold Cup knockout phases after tagging a hexagonal (RIP) on Martinique Thursday night at Children’s Mercy Park in KC.

That’s a bare-minimum box to check for the Yanks at this tournament, of course, and the showpiece occasion of the Group B slate, a meaningful clash with Canada, now awaits on Sunday evening at the same venue. Here’s the breakdown.

Daryl wants that No. 9 spot
By now you’ve seen the highlights. Daryl Dike isn’t climbing the power rankings, he IS the power rankings. Read more... (727 words, estimated 2:54 mins reading time)

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February 6, 2013March 28, 2020 David

World Cup

U.S. World Cup Campaign Begins With A Loss

Massively disappointing defeat for USA today in Honduras, in the opener of the final qualifying round for next year’s World Cup.

The U.S. took the lead in the match through Clint Dempsey, but could not hold the lead once again away from home and eventually lost 2-1.

The U.S., which had been 12-3-3 against Honduras, lost its final-round opener for the first time in five games since the “hexagonal” format was adopted in qualifying for the 1998 tournament Read more... (299 words, 1 image, estimated 1:12 mins reading time)

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February 4, 2013March 28, 2020 David

World Cup

US Getting Ready For Honduras

U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann looks ahead to the first game of the final round of World Cup Qualifying, and discusses some of the challenges the team will face going up against Honduras.

No real surprises in Klinsmann squad for Honduras. It’s a squad heavy on European-based players that is led by veterans Tim Howard, Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley.

USA Roster:

GOALKEEPERS- Tim Howard, Brad Guzan, Sean Johnson

DEFENDERS- Tim Chandler, Fabian Johnson, Geoff Cameron, Carlos Bocanegra, Edgar Castillo Matt Besler, Omar Gonzalez, Brad Evans, Michael Parkhurst Read more... (179 words, estimated 43 secs reading time)

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December 17, 2009July 7, 2018 David

News, World Cup

U.S. to play Honduras and Holland

The United States Soccer Federation has announced two World Cup warm-up games for the U.S. next year.

First up for the U.S. national team will be Honduras at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California on Jan. 23. This date is not an official FIFA date, so none of the U.S. (or Honduras) players who play in Europe will playing.

However, the U.S. will just be finishing its annual January training camp right before the game, so this will be a great opportunity for some of the U.S.’s MLS stars to shine. Read more... (183 words, estimated 44 secs reading time)

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