Played
March 22, 2013 5:05 PM EDT
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano — San Pedro Sula
Referee: C. Campbell
Attendance: 38500
March 22, 2013 5:05 PM EDT
Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano — San Pedro Sula
Referee: C. Campbell
Attendance: 38500
World Cup Qualifying Preview: Honduras - Mexico
El Tri hasn't won in Honduras for nearly 20 years and will face a challenge against the side that has already claimed an American scalp in the Hexagonal.
By Zac Lee Rigg
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| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Honduras (4-4-2): Valladares; Figueroa, Bernardez, Juan Carlos Garcia, Izaguirre; Martinez, Espinoza, Garrido, Boniek Garcia; Bengtson, Costly. |
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GOALKEEPERS: Noel Valladares (Olimpia), Donis Escober (Olimpia), Kevin Hernández (Real España)
DEFENDERS: Arnold Peralta (Cd Vida), Brayan Beckeles (Olimpia), Juan Carlos García (Olimpia), Emilio Izaguirre (Celtic), Maynor Figueroa (Wigan), Victor Bernardez (San Jose Earthquakes), Juan Pablo Montes (Platense), Osman Chavez (Wisla Cracovia)
MIDFIELDERS: Luis Garrido (Estrella Roja), Roger Espinoza (Wigan), Jorge Claros (Hibernian), Wilmer Fuentes (Marathon), Oscar Boniek García (Houston Dynamo), Byron Mendez (Platense), Mario Martinez (Seattle Sounders), Carlos Discua (Motagua)
FORWARDS: Jerry Bengtson (New England Revolution), Carlo Costly (Veria), Roger Rojas (Olimpia), Jerry Palacios (Liga Deportiva Alajuelense)
| Mexico (4-2-3-1): Corona; Torres Nilo, Rodriguez, Moreno, Meza; Salcido, Zavala; Guardado, dos Santos, Aquino; Hernandez. |
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GOALKEEPERS: Guillermo Ochoa (Ajaccio), Jesús Corona (Cruz Azul), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca)
DEFENDERS: Severo Meza (Monterrey), Jonny Magallón (León), Francisco Javier Rodríguez (América), Héctor Moreno (Espanyol), Hugo Ayala (Tigres), Diego Reyes (América), Jorge Torres Nilo (Tigres), Carlos Salcido (Tigres)
MIDFIELDERS: Jesús Zavala (Monterrey), Gerardo Torrado (Cruz Azul), Jesús Molina (América), Héctor Herrera (Pachuca), Javier Aquino (Villarreal), Andrés Guardado (Valencia), Ángel Reyna (Pachuca)
FORWARDS: Giovani dos Santos (Mallorca), Oribe Peralta (Santos Laguna), Javier Hernández (Manchester United), Omar Bravo (Atlas), Raúl Jiménez (América)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- This is the second matchday of the Hexagonal. Mexico slumped to a draw against Jamaica at Azteca in February's CONCACAF World Cup qualifier. Honduras came from behind to beat the United States 2-1.
- Mexico has not won in Honduras for nearly two decades, last winning there on May 1993.
- El Tri has yet to lose a game in the 2014 qualification cycle. El Tri outscored its opponents 15-2 in the semifinal group stage before the Jamaica draw.
- Estadio Olímpico in San Pedro Sula is already sold out for the match, with a capacity of 37,000 expected.
- Mexico next hosts the United States in Azteca. Honduras will travel to Panama on March 26 for the next Hex match.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Honduras 1-2 Mexico
- 20 %
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Honduras 2-1 Mexico
- 16.51 %
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Honduras 1-3 Mexico
- 13.02 %
| WCQ 2014 (Concacaf) (WCQN) | Mar 22, 2013 | Honduras 2 - Mexico 2 |
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| Gold Cup (GC) | Jun 22, 2011 | Honduras 0 - Mexico 2 |
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| WCQ 2014 (Concacaf) (WCQN) | Sep 9, 2009 | Mexico 1 - Honduras 0 |
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| WCQ 2014 (Concacaf) (WCQN) | Apr 1, 2009 | Honduras 3 - Mexico 1 |
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| WCQ 2014 (Concacaf) (WCQN) | Nov 19, 2008 | Honduras 1 - Mexico 0 |
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Honduras
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| Mar 26, 2013 | Panama 2 - Honduras 0 | WCQN |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Honduras 2 - Mexico 2 | WCQN |
| Feb 6, 2013 | Honduras 2 - USA 1 | WCQN |
| Nov 14, 2012 | Honduras 0 - Peru 0 | FR |
| Oct 16, 2012 | Honduras 8 - Canada 1 | WCQN |
Mexico
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| Apr 17, 2013 | Peru 0 - Mexico 0 | FR |
| Mar 26, 2013 | Mexico 0 - USA 0 | WCQN |
| Mar 22, 2013 | Honduras 2 - Mexico 2 | WCQN |
| Feb 6, 2013 | Mexico 0 - Jamaica 0 | WCQN |
| Jan 30, 2013 | Mexico 1 - Denmark 1 | FR |
| 1 | N. Valladares | Goalkeeper |
| 7 | E. Izaguirre | Defender |
| 3 | Maynor Figueroa | Defender |
| 5 | V. Bernárdez | Defender |
| 15 | A. Peralta | Midfielder |
| 14 | B. García | Defender |
| 17 | Luis Garrido | Striker |
| 7 | Mario Martínez | Midfielder |
| - | R. Espinoza | Midfielder |
| 13 | C. Costly | Striker |
| - | J. Bengtson | Striker |
| 22 | Donis Salatiel Escober | Goalkeeper |
| - | K. Hernández | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Brayan Antonio Beckeles | Defender |
| 6 | Juan Carlos García | Defender |
| - | Juan Pablo Montes | Defender |
| - | O. Chávez | Defender |
| - | Carlos Israel Discua | Midfielder |
| - | Jorge Aaron Claros Juarez | Midfielder |
| - | W. Fuentes | Midfielder |
| 8 | W. Palacios | Midfielder |
| 11 | R. Rojas | Striker |
| 1 | Francisco Guillermo Ochoa | Goalkeeper |
| 2 | Rodríguez | Defender |
| 15 | Héctor Moreno | Defender |
| 11 | J. Aquino | Midfielder |
| 20 | Jorge Emmanuel Torres | Defender |
| 13 | S. Meza | Defender |
| 18 | Jose Andrés Guardado | Midfielder |
| 3 | C. Salcido | Defender |
| 17 | J. Zavala | Midfielder |
| 10 | Giovani dos Santos | Striker |
| 14 | Chicharito | Striker |
| 22 | Alfredo Talavera | Goalkeeper |
| 12 | J. Corona | Goalkeeper |
| 23 | D. Reyes | Defender |
| 19 | Hugo Ayala | Defender |
| 19 | J. Magallón | Defender |
| 8 | Á. Reyna | Midfielder |
| - | C. Peña | Midfielder |
| 6 | Gerardo Torrado | Midfielder |
| 6 | H. Herrera | Midfielder |
| 5 | J. Molina | Midfielder |
| - | O. Bravo | Striker |
| 18 | R. Jiménez | Striker |
| C. Costly | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 13 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Chicharito | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 14 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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Top Scorers
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Peter Byers Striker |
10 | 1 |
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B. Pérez Striker FC Dallas |
9 | 0 |
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Clint Dempsey Midfielder Tottenham |
7 | 1 |
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A. Saborío Striker RSL |
7 | 1 |
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Deon McCalauy Midfielder Belize |
7 | 1 |
