Honduras will look to tighten their grip on the Group C summit in World Cup 2026 qualifying when they welcome Costa Rica to Estadio Francisco Morazán on Thursday night.
La H currently sit atop the group after cruising past Nicaragua 2-0 last time out, while Los Ticos are playing catch-up following a chaotic 3-3 draw with Haiti on matchday two. That result left Costa Rica two points adrift and still searching for their first win of the round.
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Honduras vs Costa Rica kick-off time
The match between Honduras and Costa Rica will be played at Estadio Francisco Morazán in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
It will kick off at 7:00 pm PT / 10:00 pm ET on Thursday, October 9, in the US.
Team news & squads
Honduras vs Costa Rica lineups
3-4-3
Formation
4-3-3
CRCHON-Line up
HONSubstitutes
Manager
R. Rueda
CRC-Line up
CRCSubstitutes
Manager
M. Herrera
Injuries and Suspended players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Injuries and Suspensions
- No sidelined players
Honduras team news
Five fresh faces could make their senior debut for Honduras—Nayrobi Vargas, Leonardo Posadas, Denis Meléndez, Deyron Martínez, and Luis Ortiz—as head coach Reinaldo Rueda continues to blend youth with experience.
In their last outing, Romell Quioto and Alexy Vega both found the back of the net in the second half, while goalkeeper Edrick Menjivar notched his second clean sheet of the qualifying campaign, showcasing Honduras’ growing confidence at both ends of the pitch.
Costa Rica team news
For Costa Rica, Gustavo Alfaro tinkered with his lineup between matchdays, bringing Julio Cascante and Kenneth Vargas into the starting eleven in place of Francisco Calvo and Brandon Aguilera.
The changes initially paid off—Vargas and Alonso Martínez fired Los Ticos into a commanding 2-0 lead at halftime against Haiti. However, their defense unravelled late, and it took a stoppage-time strike from Juan Pablo Vargas to salvage a point in what felt more like a missed opportunity than a moral victory.
Form
HON-Form
HON- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 5/3
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 1/5
- Both teams scored
- 2/5
CRC-Form
CRCCosta Rica
3
-
3
Haiti
D
Nicaragua
1
-
1
Costa Rica
D
USA
2
-
2
Costa Rica
L
Mexico
0
-
0
Costa Rica
D
Costa Rica
2
-
1
Dominican Republic
W
- Goal Scored (Conceded)
- 8/7
- Games over 2.5 goals
- 3/5
- Both teams scored
- 4/5
Head-to-Head Record
HONLast 5 matches
CRC1
Win
2
Draws
2
Wins
Costa Rica
3
-
1
Honduras
Costa Rica
2
-
1
Honduras
Honduras
0
-
0
Costa Rica
Honduras
2
-
2
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
1
-
1
Honduras
Goals scored
8- Games over 2.5 goals
- 3/5
- Both teams scored
- 4/5