Honduras national football team
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The Honduran national football team, nicknamed Los Catracho
Hondurans
Hondurans are people inhabiting in, originating or having significant heritage from Honduras. Most Hondurans live in Honduras, although there is also a significant Honduran diaspora, particularly in the United States with smaller communities in other countries around the world...

s
, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras
Honduras
Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

 and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras
Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras
The Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras is the official football organization in Honduras and is in charge of the Honduran national team. FENAFUTH was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in the same year. Ten years later it joined CONCACAF.-External links:* at FIFA site*...

 (FENAFUTH). They are a rising team in CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...

, an ascent that started with their third place finish in the 2001 Copa América
Copa América 2001
The Copa América 2001 was held in Colombia, from July 11 to July 29, 2001. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body....

, where they were a late invitee, due to a withdrawal by Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 one day prior to kickoff. In October 2009, they confirmed qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...

, which was their first appearance in the competition since 1982. The Central America derby is Honduras versus Costa Rica
Costa Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...

 and Honduras has lost most of the matches of this fixture winning 16 times while the Ticos have won 18 times.

Honduras is also notable for the Football War
Football War
The Football War , also known as the Soccer War or 100 hour War, was a four-day war fought by El Salvador and Honduras in 1969. It was caused by political conflicts between Hondurans and Salvadorans, namely issues concerning immigration from El Salvador to Honduras...

 which was fought between them and El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...

, after the Salvadoreans qualified for the 1970 World Cup
1970 FIFA World Cup
The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...

 instead of Honduras. Despite qualification for the World Cups of 1982 and 2010 it is yet to reach the knock-out stages.

History

The national team made its debut in the Independence Centenary Games
Independence Centenary Games
The Independence Centenary Games is a football tournament organized to celebrate 100 years of Central American Independence. The tournament was compromised where only Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica and El Salvador were able to participate. It was a single-elimination tournament, or round-robin...

 held in Guatemala City
Guatemala City
Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...

 in September 1921, losing 10–1 to Guatemala
Guatemala national football team
The Guatemala national football team is the association football team representing the country of Guatemala and is controlled by the Federación Nacional de Fútbol de Guatemala. Founded in 1919, it affiliated to FIFA in 1946, and it is a member of CONCACAF....

.

During their first appearance at the Central American and Caribbean Games
Central American and Caribbean Games
The Central American and Caribbean Games are a multi-sport regional championships event, held quadrennial , typically in the middle year between Summer Olympics...

 in 1930
1930 Central American and Caribbean Games
The 2nd Central American and Caribbean Games were held in La Habana in Cuba from March 15 to April 5, 1930. The sports festival featured 606 athletes from nine countries , competing in ten sports. Women participated for the first time in this second edition...

, Honduras posted a record of two wins and three losses. Their only wins came against Jamaica
Jamaica national football team
The Jamaica national football team is the national team of Jamaica and is controlled by the Jamaica Football Federation. After decades in CONCACAF obscurity, they gained many fans throughout the world after they qualified for the 1998 FIFA World Cup...

 (5–1) and El Salvador
El Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...

 (4–1), while they lost two games to Cuba
Cuba national football team
The Cuba national football team is the national team of Cuba and is controlled by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba. They are affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF....

 and Costa Rica
Costa Rica national football team
The Costa Rica national football team, nicknamed La Sele, is the national team of Costa Rica and is controlled by the Federación Costarricense de Fútbol. Costa Rica is the third most successful team in CONCACAF after Mexico and the United States...

.

The Football War
Football War
The Football War , also known as the Soccer War or 100 hour War, was a four-day war fought by El Salvador and Honduras in 1969. It was caused by political conflicts between Hondurans and Salvadorans, namely issues concerning immigration from El Salvador to Honduras...

 started after losing a qualifying game for the 1970 World Cup against El Salvador
El Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...

 and being eliminated. After massive rioting between fans, on 14 July 1969, the Salvadoran army launched an attack against Honduras. A cease fire was put in effect six days later.

Honduras won the 1981 CONCACAF Championship
1981 CONCACAF Championship
-External links:*...

. Honduras qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 1982
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...

. They finished second in both the 1985 CONCACAF Championship
1985 CONCACAF Championship
-Group 2:Canada advanced to the second round.---------------------Group 3:Costa Rica advanced to the second round.---------------------Final round:Canada qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.--------...

 and the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
-Group B:---------------------Bracket:-Semifinals:-----Third place match:-Final:-Top scorers:4 goals Benjamin Galindo3 goals Dale Mitchell Eduardo Bennet Luis Cálix Carlos Hermosillo...

. Honduras won the UNCAF Nations Cup
UNCAF Nations Cup
The Copa Centroamericana is a biennial association football tournament, held for the CONCACAF national teams of Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The tournament has been held since 1991 as the UNCAF Nations Cup and doubles as a...

 twice in 1993
UNCAF Nations Cup 1993
The 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup was the second edition of the UNCAF Nations Cup , the soccer championship of Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol .-First round:---------Squads:...

 and 1995
UNCAF Nations Cup 1995
-Preliminary round:---------Squads:-Group A:played in San Salvador-Preliminary round:---------Squads:-Group A:played in San Salvador-Preliminary round:---------Squads:-Group A:played in San Salvador...

. In 2009, the team secured qualification to the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...

.

1981 CONCACAF Championship

In 1981, Honduras hosted the CONCACAF championship. All the games were played at Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino
Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino is a multi-purpose stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It is used mostly for Association football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 and it is the home of football clubs Motagua and Olimpia.- History :...

. With a 4–0 win over Haiti
Haiti national football team
The Haiti national football team represents Haiti in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football, the governing body for football in Haiti. Haiti's home ground is Stade Sylvio Cator in Port-au-Prince and their head coach is Edson Tavares...

, 2–0 win over Cuba
Cuba national football team
The Cuba national football team is the national team of Cuba and is controlled by the Asociación de Fútbol de Cuba. They are affiliated to the Caribbean Football Union of CONCACAF....

, 2–1 victory over Canada
Canada men's national soccer team
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...

, and 0–0 draws against El Salvador
El Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...

 and Mexico
Mexico national football team
The Mexican national football team represents Mexico in association football and is governed by the Mexican Football Federation , the governing body for football in Mexico. Mexico's home stadium is the Estadio Azteca and their head coach is José Manuel de la Torre...

, Honduras became CONCACAF
CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean...

 champions.

In 2001, Honduras won the FIFA team of the year.
Results
Rank Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
1 8 5 3 2 0 8 1 7
2 6 5 2 2 1 2 1 1
3 5 5 1 3 1 6 3 3
4 5 5 1 3 1 6 6 0
5 4 5 1 2 2 4 8 −4
6 2 5 0 2 3 2 9 −7

1982 FIFA World Cup

Honduras qualified for the World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

 finals for the first time in 1982
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...

. Despite getting draws against host Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...

, 1–1, and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland national football team
The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international association football. Before 1921 all of Ireland was represented by a single side, the Ireland national football team, organised by the Irish Football Association...

, 1–1, they could not come up with a win against Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...

 losing 0–1.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 1 2 0 2 1
1
4
3 1 1 1 3 3 0 3
3 1 1 1 2 2 0 3
3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2

2001 Copa América

Since 1993, CONMEBOL
CONMEBOL
The South American Football Confederation , commonly known as CONMEBOL , is the continental governing body of association football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations...

 has invited teams from other confederations to participate in their confederation championship, Copa América
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...

. Honduras took part as one of the last minute teams added for Copa América 2001
Copa América 2001
The Copa América 2001 was held in Colombia, from July 11 to July 29, 2001. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body....

. (Argentina
Argentina national football team
The Argentina national football team represents Argentina in association football and is controlled by the Argentine Football Association , the governing body for football in Argentina. Argentina's home stadium is Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti and their head coach is Alejandro...

 dropped out one day before kickoff.) The team arrived only a few hours before the tournament's first game and with barely enough players. Despite the odds, Honduras progressed onto the quarter-final stage where they faced and defeated Brazil
Brazil national football team
The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

 2–0. In the semi-finals however, it was Colombia
Colombia national football team
The Colombian national football team represents Colombia in international football competitions and is controlled by the Colombian Football Federation. It is a member of the CONMEBOL...

 that knocked off Honduras, 0–2.

2010 FIFA World Cup

On October 14, 2009, Honduras qualified to the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...

, after a 1–0 win against El Salvador
El Salvador national football team
El Salvador's national football team represents El Salvador in international football and is sanctioned by the Federación Salvadoreña de Fútbol . In 1899, Santa Ana and San Salvador met for the first hosted football game in El Salvador...

 gave them the third automatic qualifying spot from the Fourth Round of CONCACAF Qualifying
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Fourth Round
This page provides the summaries of the CONCACAF Fourth Round, often referred to as "The Hexagonal" or "The Hex", matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification...

.

Honduras faced Chile
Chile national football team
The Chilean national football team represents Chile in all major international football competitions. The team is controlled by the Federación de Fútbol de Chile which was established in 1895. They have appeared in eight World Cup tournaments and were hosts of the 1962 FIFA World Cup finishing in...

, Spain
Spain national football team
The Spain national football team represents Spain in international association football and is controlled by the Royal Spanish Football Federation, the governing body for football in Spain. The current head coach is Vicente del Bosque...

, and Switzerland
Switzerland national football team
The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...

, respectively. In their first match they lost to Chile 0–1 by a goal from Jean Beausejour
Jean Beausejour
Jean André Emanuel Beausejour Coliqueo , nicknamed Palmatoria or Francés, is a Chilean footballer who plays for English club Birmingham City...

. They faced Spain in the second match and lost 0–2 by 2 goals from David Villa
David Villa
David Villa Sánchez , nicknamed , is a Spanish footballer who currently plays as a striker for FC Barcelona and the Spanish national football team. He can also operate as a winger....

. In their last match against Switzerland they got a draw and finished the World Cup with 1 point.

Group B

Team
2 1 1 0 4 2
2
4
2 1 1 0 3 1
2
4
2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0

Final stage

Group B

Team
3 3 0 0 7 0
7
9
3 1 1 1 7 2
5
4
3 1 1 1 4 2
2
4
3 0 0 3 1 15 −14 0

Stadium

Honduras plays the majority of its home games at Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano
Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano is a multi-purpose stadium in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It is currently used mostly for football matches and also has facilities for athletics...

 in San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second...

. El Olímpico was built in 1997, and has a capacity of 53,000. Aside from being the home of the national team, it was the home of the 1997 Central American Olympics and is currently the home of C.D. Marathón.

When not playing at the Estadio Olimpico, the national team also plays at Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
Estadio Tiburcio Carias Andino
Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino is a multi-purpose stadium in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. It is used mostly for Association football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 and it is the home of football clubs Motagua and Olimpia.- History :...

 in Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa
Tegucigalpa , and commonly referred as Tegus , is the capital of Honduras and seat of government of the Republic, along with its twin sister Comayagüela. Founded on September 29, 1578 by the Spanish, it became the country's capital on October 30, 1880 under President Marco Aurelio Soto...

. Tiburcio Carías Andino opened on March 15, 1948, and seats 38,000 people.

Results

see also 2011 Honduras national team results
Honduras national football team 2011
The Honduras men's national football team results and fixtures for 2011.-Record:* As of 11 November 2011-Schedule:-2011 Copa Centroamericana:-2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup:-Friendlies:-References:*...

.
see also 2012 Honduras national team results
Honduras national football team 2012
The Honduras men's national football team results and fixtures for 2012.-Schedule:-2014 FIFA World Cup qualification:-References:...

.

Date Tournament Location Home Team Score Away Team Honduras scorers
May 29, 2011 Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

Houston
Robertson Stadium
John O'Quinn Field at Corbin J. Robertson Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Houston, located on the campus of the University of Houston. It is the home of the Houston Cougars football and women's soccer teams...

,
2 – 2 Costly
Carlo Costly
Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina is a Honduran footballer who plays as a striker for Houston Dynamo. He is a member of the Honduras national football team. Prior to his transfer to Europe, he played with Club Deportivo Platense where he managed to be the top scorer of Honduras Apertura...

  Bengtson
Jerry Bengtson
Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden is a Honduran footballer who plays as a forward for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He has played for the Honduras national youth team and is now part of the senior Honduran national team.- Vida :On 13 August 2007 , Bengtson made his official debut for C.D...

 
June 6, 2011 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and 21th CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence...

Los Angeles
The Home Depot Center
The Home Depot Center is a multiple-use sports complex located on the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, California. It is located approximately 10 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles. Its title sponsor is hardware retailer The Home Depot. The $150 million complex was...

,
0 – 0 None
June 10, 2011 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and 21th CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence...

Miami
FIU Stadium
FIU Stadium, popularly known as "The Cage", is the on-campus American football stadium of Florida International University in Miami, Florida, United States. It is the home field of the FIU Golden Panthers football team. The stadium opened in 1995, replacing nearby Tamiami Field, which was used for...

,
1 – 7 Bengtson
Jerry Bengtson
Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden is a Honduran footballer who plays as a forward for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He has played for the Honduras national youth team and is now part of the senior Honduran national team.- Vida :On 13 August 2007 , Bengtson made his official debut for C.D...

  Costly
Carlo Costly
Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina is a Honduran footballer who plays as a striker for Houston Dynamo. He is a member of the Honduras national football team. Prior to his transfer to Europe, he played with Club Deportivo Platense where he managed to be the top scorer of Honduras Apertura...

  W. Martínez  Mejía
Alfredo Mejía
Alfredo Mejía is a Honduran footballer. He currently plays for Real España.-International goals:-External links:*...

 
June 13, 2011 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and 21th CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence...

New Jersey,
0 – 1 None
June 18, 2011 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and 21th CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence...

New York,
1 – 1 Bengtson
Jerry Bengtson
Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden is a Honduran footballer who plays as a forward for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He has played for the Honduras national youth team and is now part of the senior Honduran national team.- Vida :On 13 August 2007 , Bengtson made his official debut for C.D...

 
June 22, 2011 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and 21th CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence...

Houston
Reliant Stadium
Reliant Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium, in Houston, Texas, USA. Reliant Stadium has a seating capacity of 71,500, a total square footage of with of natural grass playing surface....

,
0 – 2 None
August 10, 2011 Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

Fort Lauderdale
Lockhart Stadium
Lockhart Stadium is a stadium located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States. It is currently used by Fort Lauderdale High School, Stranahan High School, Northeast High School and Dillard High School for home high school football games, and previously served as the home of the Florida Atlantic...

,
2 – 0 Costly
Carlo Costly
Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina is a Honduran footballer who plays as a striker for Houston Dynamo. He is a member of the Honduras national football team. Prior to his transfer to Europe, he played with Club Deportivo Platense where he managed to be the top scorer of Honduras Apertura...

 
September 3, 2011 Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

New Jersey,
0 – 2 None
September 6, 2011 Friendly
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula
San Pedro Sula is a city in Honduras. It is located in the northwest corner of the country, in the Valle de Sula , about 60 km south of Puerto Cortés on the Caribbean. With an estimated population of 638,259 people in the main municipality, and 802,598 in its metro area , it is the second...

,
0 – 3 None
October 8, 2011 Friendly Miami
FIU Stadium
FIU Stadium, popularly known as "The Cage", is the on-campus American football stadium of Florida International University in Miami, Florida, United States. It is the home field of the FIU Golden Panthers football team. The stadium opened in 1995, replacing nearby Tamiami Field, which was used for...

,
1 – 0 None
October 11, 2011 Friendly La Ceiba
Estadio Nilmo Edwards
Estadio Ceibeño is a multi-purpose stadium in La Ceiba, Honduras. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Victoria and Vida. The stadium holds 18,000 people.It has been used for music concerts on occasion.-References:...

,
2 – 1 Bengtson
Jerry Bengtson
Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden is a Honduran footballer who plays as a forward for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He has played for the Honduras national youth team and is now part of the senior Honduran national team.- Vida :On 13 August 2007 , Bengtson made his official debut for C.D...

 , Martínez
Mario Roberto Martínez
Mario Martínez is a Honduran footballer. He currently plays for Real España.-Career:Martínez was part of the U-23 Honduran National Football Team that competed in the Beijing Olympic Games...

 
November 14, 2011 Friendly San Pedro Sula
Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano is a multi-purpose stadium in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It is currently used mostly for football matches and also has facilities for athletics...

,
2 – 0 Bengtson
Jerry Bengtson
Jerry Ricardo Bengtson Bodden is a Honduran footballer who plays as a forward for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He has played for the Honduras national youth team and is now part of the senior Honduran national team.- Vida :On 13 August 2007 , Bengtson made his official debut for C.D...

 
  • Results within the last 6 months.

Current squad

The following players were selected for the friendly matches
Exhibition game
An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition...

 against Serbia
Serbia national football team
The Serbia national football team represents Serbia in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Serbia, the governing body for football in Serbia. Serbia's home ground is Stadion Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade and their last head coach was Vladimir Petrović...

 on November 14, 2011.

Caps and goals current as of November 14, 2011 after match against Serbia.

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Recent callups

The following players have been called up to the Honduran squad in the last 12 months.
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Most capped

As of November 14, 2011, the players with the most caps for Honduras are:
# Name Career Caps Goals
1 Amado Guevara
Amado Guevara
Amado Guevara is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He is the all-time cap leader for the Honduran national team.-Club:...

1994—2010 137 29
2 Carlos Pavón
Carlos Pavón
Carlos Alberto Pavón Plummer is a Honduran football striker.He is most costly related to Real C.D. España of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras....

1993—2010 101 57
3 Noel Valladares
Noel Valladares
Noel Eduardo Valladares Bonilla in Comayagua, Honduras, is a Honduran football goalkeeper, who currently plays for Olimpia, a Honduras football club based in Tegucigalpa, Honduras....

2000— 98 0
4 Milton Núñez
Milton Núñez
Milton Omar Núñez García is a Honduran soccer player who currently plays as a striker playing for CSD Comunicaciones in Guatemala's top division.-Club career:...

1994—2008 88 34
5 Danilo Turcios
Danilo Turcios
Danilo Elvis Turcios Funes is a Honduran football midfielder. He currently plays for C.D. Olimpia. He was a member of the national squad at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....

1999—2010 85 7
5 Iván Guerrero
Iván Guerrero
Iván Guerrero is a Honduran footballer.-Club:Guerrero began his career with Motagua in Honduras, playing with the team from 1996 until transferring overseas in 2000. He moved to the English Premiership to play for Coventry City along with compatriot Jairo Martínez...

1999—2009 85 4
7 Maynor Figueroa
Maynor Figueroa
Maynor Alexis Figueroa Róchez is a Honduran footballer who plays as a left back for Premier League club Wigan Athletic.-Club career:...

2003— 84 2
8 Julio César de León
Julio César de León
Julio César de León Dailey is a Honduran footballer who plays for Shandong Luneng Taishan in the Chinese Super League. He is known for being a free-kick specialist and he is an important key for the Honduras National Football Team.-Early career:...

1999— 83 14
9 Wilson Palacios
Wilson Palacios
Wilson Roberto Palacios Suazo is a Honduran footballer who plays in the Premier League for Stoke City.Born in La Ceiba, he played for Victoria and Olimpia in Honduras before moving to England where he played for Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic. In 2009 he joined Tottenham Hotspur, generally...

2003— 76 5
10 Samuel Caballero
Samuel Caballero
Jorge Samuel Caballero is a Honduran football defender.-Club career:Caballero began his career with Olimpia in Honduras, playing with the team from 1996 until transferring overseas in 2001. He moved to Serie A to play for Udinese, where he would remain until moving to Salernitana in 2004...

1998—2008 71 11

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Years with team No. of goals
1 Carlos Pavón
Carlos Pavón
Carlos Alberto Pavón Plummer is a Honduran football striker.He is most costly related to Real C.D. España of the Liga Nacional de Fútbol de Honduras....

1993—2010 58
2 Wilmer Velásquez
Wilmer Velasquez
Wilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez is a retired Honduran footballer.-Career:Velásquez is currently the all-time top goalscorer in the Honduran National Football League with 196 goals, and was the second player to reach 150 goals after Denilson Costa.In 2005, Velásquez was crowned one of the 'Top...

1996—2007 35
3 Milton Núñez
Milton Núñez
Milton Omar Núñez García is a Honduran soccer player who currently plays as a striker playing for CSD Comunicaciones in Guatemala's top division.-Club career:...

1994—2008 34
4 Amado Guevara
Amado Guevara
Amado Guevara is a Honduran football player who currently plays for Motagua in the Liga Nacional de Honduras. He is the all-time cap leader for the Honduran national team.-Club:...

1994—2010 29
5 Nicolás Suazo 1991—1998 28
6 Carlo Costly
Carlo Costly
Carlos Yaír "Carlo" Costly Molina is a Honduran footballer who plays as a striker for Houston Dynamo. He is a member of the Honduras national football team. Prior to his transfer to Europe, he played with Club Deportivo Platense where he managed to be the top scorer of Honduras Apertura...

2007— 20
7 Saul Martínez
Saul Martínez
Saul Martínez is a football forward who currently plays in for Victoria.Saul is married and he and his wife, Roxana, have a baby boy, Joshua, born in September 2005 in Miami, Florida and two girls , Kiara and Natalie, born in June 2009...

2001—2008 18
8 Eduardo Bennett 1991—2000 17
9 David Suazo
David Suazo
Óscar David Suazo Velázquez is a Honduran football striker who currently plays for Calcio Catania in the Italian Serie A. He is also a member of the Honduran national team.-Early career:...

1999— 16
10 César Obando
César Obando
César Obando, nicknamed "El Nene" is a retired Honduran football player, he is considered one of the best players ever in Honduras but a serious injury cut his career early...

1991—2002 15

Previous Squads

  • 1982 FIFA World Cup squad
  • Copa América 2001 squad
  • 2010 FIFA World Cup squad

Coaches

Manager Years
    Flavio Ortega 1991–1992, 2006
  Estanislao Malinowski 1993–1994
  Carlos Carranza 1995–1996
  Miguel Company
Miguel Company
Miguel Alejandro Company Chumpitazi is a Peruvian football coach, ex-football player , and sports reporter....

 
1997–1998
  Ramón Maradiaga
Ramón Maradiaga
Ramón Enrique Maradiaga Chávez is a retired Honduran football player. Currently, he is coach of the C.D. Motagua....

 
1999–2002
    Bora Milutinović  2003–2004
  José de la Paz Herrera
José de la Paz Herrera
José de la Paz Herrera Ucles is a famous Honduran footballer and coach. Best known as Chelato, he grew up in Soledad, Honduras, a small town of the municipality of El Paraíso in extreme poverty....

 
2005
  Reinaldo Rueda  2006–2010
  Juan de Dios Castillo
Juan de Dios Castillo
Juan de Dios Castillo Gonzalez is a football coach, who most recently coached CD Motagua of Honduras. He has been head coach of the youth Mexican National Team in the FIFA World Youth Championship cup in Australia in 1993 finishing in 5th place...

 
2010–2011
  Luis Fernando Suárez
Luis Fernando Suárez
Luis Fernando Suárez is a Colombian retired football player and current manager of Honduras.Suárez led the Ecuador national football team to the round of 16 at the 2006 FIFA World Cup and won the 1999 Colombian championship with Atlético Nacional. In 2005, he led Ecuador to their second...

 
2011–present

Competitive record

FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

YEAR P W D L F A PTS +/- FINISH
  1930
1930 FIFA World Cup
The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...



  1978
1978 FIFA World Cup
The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Argentina between 1 June and 25 June. The 1978 World Cup was won by Argentina who beat the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time in the final. This win was the first World Cup title for Argentina, who became the fifth...

Did not qualify
  1982
1982 FIFA World Cup
The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th FIFA World Cup, was held in Spain from 13 June to 11 July. The tournament was won by Italy, after defeating West Germany 3–1 in the final.-Host selection:...

3 0 2 1 2 3 2 -1 Round 1
  1986
1986 FIFA World Cup
The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from 31 May to 29 June. The tournament was the second to feature a 24-team format. Colombia had been originally chosen to host the competition by FIFA but, largely due to economic reasons, was not able to do so and officially...



  2006
2006 FIFA World Cup
The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which won the right to host the event in July 2000. Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six...

Did not qualify
  2010
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...

3 0 1 2 0 3 1 -3 Round 1
TOTALS 6 0 3 3 2 6 3 -4
CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Gold Cup
The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the regional champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.The Gold Cup is held every two years and when it does not fall the same year as an...

YEAR G W D L F A PTS +/- FINISH
  1991
1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup
-Group B:---------------------Bracket:-Semifinals:-----Third place match:-Final:-Top scorers:4 goals Benjamin Galindo3 goals Dale Mitchell Eduardo Bennet Luis Cálix Carlos Hermosillo...

5 3 2 0 12 3 8 +9 2nd
    1993
1993 CONCACAF Gold Cup
-Group B:---------------------Bracket:-Semifinals:-----Third place match:-Final:-Top scorers:11 goals Zaguinho5 goals Luis Miguel Salvador4 goals Eduardo Bennett3 goals Juan Arnoldo Cayasso Octavio Mora...

3 1 0 2 6 5 2 +1 Round 1
  1996
1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 1996 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the third edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....

2 0 0 2 1 8 0 -7 Group phase
  1998
1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fourth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....

2 0 0 2 1 5 0 -4 Group phase
  2000
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the fifth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was held in the United States, in Los Angeles, Miami, and San Diego. The format of the tournament changed from 1998; it was expanded to twelve teams,...

3 2 0 1 7 5 6 +2 Quarter-finals
  2002
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the sixth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....

Did not qualify
    2003
2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the seventh edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean ....

2 0 1 1 1 2 1 -1 Round 1
  2005
2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the eighth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested in the United States in July 2005. The United States emerged victorious in the final against an upstart Panama team led by tournament...

5 3 1 1 8 6 10 +2 Semifinals
  2007
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean , and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from June 6 to June 24, 2007.This competition was the third...

4 2 0 2 10 6 6 +4 Quarter-finals
  2009
2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the tenth edition of the Gold Cup competition, and the twentieth association football championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean . It was contested from 3 July to 26 July 2009 in the United States. This competition was the fourth tournament...

5 3 0 2 6 4 9 +2 Semifinals
  2011
2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup
The 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the 11th edition of the CONCACAF Gold Cup competition and 21th CONCACAF regional championship overall in CONCACAF's fifty years of existence...

5 1 2 2 8 5 5 +3 Semifinals
TOTALS 31 14 4 13 52 44 42 +8
Copa Centroamericana
YEAR G W D L F A PTS +/- FINISH
  1991 5 2 1 2 5 5 5 0 2nd
  1993 3 3 0 0 7 0 6 +7 Champions
  1995 4 3 1 0 8 1 10 +7 Champions
  1997 5 2 1 2 8 5 7 +3 4th
  1999 5 4 0 1 11 5 12 +6 3rd
  2001 3 1 1 1 12 5 4 +7 Group phase
  2003 5 1 1 3 4 5 4 -1 4th
  2005 5 3 2 0 12 3 11 +9 2nd
  2007 3 1 1 1 11 5 4 +6 5th
  2009 5 4 0 1 9 3 12 +6 3rd
  2011 4 3 1 0 8 3 10 +5 Champions
TOTALS 47 27 9 11 95 40 85 +55
CONMEBOL Copa América
Copa América
The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...

YEAR G W D L F A PTS +/- FINISH
  1916

  1999
Uninvited
  2001 6 3 1 2 7 5 7 +2 3rd
  2004

  2011
2011 Copa América
The 2011 Campeonato Sudamericano Copa América, better known as the 2011 Copa América or the Copa América Argentina 2011, was the 43rd edition of the Copa América, the main international football tournament for national teams in South America...

Uninvited
TOTALS 6 3 1 2 7 5 7 +2
Pan American Games
Football at the Pan American Games
A men's football tournament is held at every Pan American Games since the first edition of the multi-sports event in 1951, a women's tournament was only added in 1999.- Summaries :...

YEAR G W D L F A PTS +/- FINISH
  1951
Football at the 1951 Pan American Games
The first edition of the football tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from February 25 to March 8, 1951. Five teams did compete, after Brazil withdrew on February 16, 1951.-Matches:-External links:*...



  1987
Football at the 1987 Pan American Games
The tenth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held at the William Kuntz Soccer Center in Indianapolis, United States from August 9 to August 21, 1987. Twelve teams competed, with title defender Uruguay missing...

Did not qualify
  1991
Football at the 1991 Pan American Games
The eleventh edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Havana, Cuba from August 4 to August 13, 1991. Eight teams competed, with title holder Brazil missing...

5 1 1 3 6 11 3 -5 4th
  1995
Football at the 1995 Pan American Games
The twelfth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina from March 10 to March 24, 1995. Twelve teams competed, with title defender USA being eliminated in the first round...

6 1 2 3 8 10 5 -2 4th
  1999
Football at the 1999 Pan American Games
The thirteenth edition of the Men's Football Tournament at the Pan American Games was held in Winnipeg, Canada from July 23 to August 7, 1999. Ten U-23 teams competed, with title defender Argentina missing...

6 5 0 1 13 6 15 +7 2nd
  2003
Football at the 2003 Pan American Games
The fourteenth edition of the football at the Pan American Games was held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 2 to August 15, 2003. Eight U-23 teams competed, with Mexico defending its title. The South American teams played with their U-20 teams...

Did not qualify
  2007
Football at the 2007 Pan American Games
The football tournaments at the 15th Pan American Games were held in Rio de Janeiro in July 2007. The fifteenth edition of the men's competition was played by 12 teams, while the third edition of the women's tournament was played by 10 countries....

3 1 0 2 4 7 3 -3 Group phase
  2011
Football at the 2011 Pan American Games
Football at the 2011 Pan American Games was held in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 18 to October 28. Associations affiliated with FIFA were invited to send their full women's national teams and men's U-22 teams to participate...

Did not qualify
TOTALS 20 8 3 9 31 34 26 -3
Central American and Caribbean Games
Football at the Central American and Caribbean Games
A men's football tournament is held at every Central American and Caribbean Games since the first edition of the games in 1930. The following is a summary of the football championships at the Central American and Caribbean Games.-Summaries:...

YEAR G W D L F A PTS +/- FINISH
  1930 5 2 0 3 9 22 4 -13 3rd
  1935 5 1 1 3 6 20 3 -14 5th
  1938

  1946
Did not participate
  1950 6 3 0 3 7 6 6 +1 3rd
  1954

  1982
Did not participate
  1986 5 4 1 0 7 1 9 +6 2nd
  1990
Football at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games
The football competition at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games started on 21 November.-Group A:-Standings:-Group B:-Standings:-Group C:-Standings:-Group 1:-Standings:-Group 2:-Standings:-Third Place:-Final:...



  1998
Football at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games
The football competition at the 1998 Central American and Caribbean Games started on 9 August, although qualification took place beforehand.-Group A:---------Standings:* Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago and Nicaragua qualified to Final round.-Group B:...

Did not participate
  2002
Football at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games
The football competition at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games started on November 24, although qualification took place beforehand.-Medal winners: Gold Medal – Silver Medal – Bronze Medal – -Group A:...

3 1 0 2 4 5 3 -1 Quarterfinals
  2006
Football at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
The football competition at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games started on July 15, although qualification took place beforehand.-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Bracket:-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:...

7 5 0 2 16 8 15 +8 4th
  2010
Football at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games
The Association football competition at the 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games were set to start 21 July, although qualification took take place beforehand. All participants had to be born on or after January 1, 1989...

2 0 1 1 0 1 1 -1 Preliminary Round
TOTALS 33 16 3 14 49 63 41 -14
Central American Games
Football at the Central American Games
List of football champions at the Central American Games. Tournament for U-21 teams. Open only to the seven Central American nations.-Champions:-Performance by team:-See also:* Football at the Pan American Games...

YEAR G W D L F A PTS +/- FINISH
  1973

  1977
Did not qualify
  1986 3 2 0 1 6 1 4 +5 2nd
  1990 4 3 0 1 8 2 6 +6 Champions
  1994 3 3 0 0 16 4 9 +12 Champions
  1997 4 2 1 1 6 3 7 +3 3rd
  2001
Football at the 2001 Central American Games
-Men's tournament:The Men's Association football competition at the 2001 Central American Games took place from 22 November to 2 December at the Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City...

6 4 1 1 9 5 13 +4 2nd
TOTALS 20 14 2 4 45 15 39 +30


Youth team records

Record versus other nations

As of 14 November 2011
2 points per win
Nation Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 2
1 0 0 1 1 3 –2 0
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 2
1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
4 4 0 0 13 2 +11 8
5 1 2 2 3 4 –1 4
5 1 1 3 6 16 –10 3
19 9 4 6 30 25 +5 22
6 2 0 4 10 12 –2 4
1 1 0 1 1 3 –2 2
14 6 4 4 13 11 +2 16
2 0 0 2 0 7 –7 0
53 16 17 20 70 98 –28 47
12 5 2 5 21 23 –2 12
2 0 1 1 2 3 –1 1
3 1 1 1 2 4 –2 3
1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 2
10 2 6 2 10 9 +1 10
55 29 15 11 91 55 +36 73
1 0 0 1 1 2 –1 0
2 2 0 0 11 1 +10 4
1 0 0 1 1 2 –1 0
38
Guatemala and Honduras football rivalry
The Guatemala–Honduras football rivalry is a football match played the Guatemala national football team and the Honduras national football team.-The results:* As of 17 November 2007-Head to Head:* As of 17 November 2007-All time scorers:...

14 17 7 48 43 +5 45
14 9 1 4 29 12 +17 19
21 11 4 6 40 19 +21 26
2 0 1 1 7 8 –1 1
1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 2
1 1 0 0 4 2 +2 2
29 5 5 19 22 57 –35 15
11 5 3 3 24 20 +4 13
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
12 11 1 0 46 6 +40 23
1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
1 0 0 1 1 3 –2 0
37 24 5 8 66 21 +45 53
6 1 2 3 3 8 –5 4
7 2 3 2 10 10 0 7
2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 3
1 0 0 1 0 3 –3 0
6 6 0 0 36 4 +32 12
1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 2
2 0 1 1 1 3 –2 1
1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 2
3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 4
15 7 6 2 24 15 +9 20
2 0 0 2 0 3 –3 0
2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 3
19 4 3 12 20 33 –13 11
9 3 2 4 9 8 +1 8
1 0 0 1 0 1 –1 0
1 1 0 0 7 1 +6 2
Totals 440 189 114 137 700 562 +138 492

Titles

  • CONCACAF Championship
    CONCACAF Gold Cup
    The CONCACAF Gold Cup is the main association football competition of the men's national football teams governed by CONCACAF, determining the regional champion of North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.The Gold Cup is held every two years and when it does not fall the same year as an...

    : 1
1981
1981 CONCACAF Championship
-External links:*...


  • UNCAF Nations Cup
    UNCAF Nations Cup
    The Copa Centroamericana is a biennial association football tournament, held for the CONCACAF national teams of Central America: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The tournament has been held since 1991 as the UNCAF Nations Cup and doubles as a...

    : 3
1993
UNCAF Nations Cup 1993
The 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup was the second edition of the UNCAF Nations Cup , the soccer championship of Unión Centroamericana de Fútbol .-First round:---------Squads:...

, 1995
UNCAF Nations Cup 1995
-Preliminary round:---------Squads:-Group A:played in San Salvador-Preliminary round:---------Squads:-Group A:played in San Salvador-Preliminary round:---------Squads:-Group A:played in San Salvador...

, 2011

Facts

  • Honduras
    Honduras
    Honduras is a republic in Central America. It was previously known as Spanish Honduras to differentiate it from British Honduras, which became the modern-day state of Belize...

     was the first Central American football team to score 2 goals at a World Cup
    FIFA World Cup
    The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...

     tournament.
  • Honduras is the only Central American football team to defeat and eliminate Brazil
    Brazil national football team
    The Brazil national football team represents Brazil in international men's football and is controlled by the Brazilian Football Confederation , the governing body for football in Brazil. They are a member of the International Federation of Association Football since 1923 and also a member of the...

     in a tournament (Copa América 2001
    Copa América 2001
    The Copa América 2001 was held in Colombia, from July 11 to July 29, 2001. It was organised by CONMEBOL, South America's football governing body....

     in quarterfinals).
  • Competed and finished third in the CONCACAF Fourth Round of Qualifying
    2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - CONCACAF Fourth Round
    This page provides the summaries of the CONCACAF Fourth Round, often referred to as "The Hexagonal" or "The Hex", matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification...

     for the 2010 FIFA World Cup
    2010 FIFA World Cup
    The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...

    .
  • Holds the best performance by a Central American team in Copa América
    Copa América
    The Copa América —previously known as South American Championship—is an international football competition contested between the men's national teams of CONMEBOL, the sport's continental governing body...

     (3rd place, 2001 Copa América)
  • Has hosted Copa Centroamericana 3 times

See also

  • Football in Honduras
    Football in Honduras
    -Association:The Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras is the governing body of football in Honduras. The FENAFUTH was founded in 1951 and joined FIFA in the same year. Ten years later it joined CONCACAF....

  • Honduras national under-23 football team
    Honduras national under-23 football team
    The Honduras national under-23 football team represents Honduras in international football competitions in Olympic Games, as well as in under–23 football tournaments. The selection is limited to players under the age of 23, except three over-age players...

  • Honduras national under-20 football team
  • Honduras national under-17 football team
  • Honduras at the FIFA World Cup
    Honduras at the FIFA World Cup
    This is a record of Honduras's results at the FIFA World Cup.-Records:-1982:---------2010:---------External links:* *...


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