Goals and highlights: USMNT 3-0 Honduras in World Cup Qualifiers

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The match ends! USMNT 3-0 Honduras.

HONDURAS IS SAVED! Twice on the line, defender Maldonado saves his goal. In the end Aaronson scores, but it is disallowed for offside.

United States: McKennie out, Roldan in.

Medical assistance enters to attend Menjívar.

USA: Pepi and Weah are out; Ferreira and Aaronson are in.

Yellow card for Whea.

Tempers flare between Whea and Figueroa. Medical assistance enters to attend to the Honduran.

Scored by Pulisic.

GOAL! Christian Pulisic scores the third for the Stars and Stripes 🇺🇸moments after coming onto the pitch.

⏱️ 67' 🇺🇸 3 vs 🇭🇳 0 #CWCQ pic.twitter.com/oYg2iyyfQt

— Concacaf (@Concacaf) February 3, 2022

GOAL USMNT! Scored by Pulisic.

United States: Morris is replaced by Pulisic.

Honduras: López leaves and García enters.

Menjívar again. Morris takes a shot that the Catracho goalkeeper deflects for a corner kick on Whea's counterattack.

Morris' pass to the center of the box, Pepi turns but the defense deflects and it goes for a corner kick.

MENJÍVAR! Huge play by the USMNT, but Weah misses a one-on-one against Honduras and the goalkeeper deflects.

Honduras: Quioto, Rodríguez, López left the field for Lozano, Rochez and Menjívar.

The second half starts!

The first half ends! USA 2-0 Honduras.

The referee adds one minute to the first half.

Scored by Zimmerman.

GOAL 🇺🇸! Another set piece executed to perfection by the @USMNT and Walker Zimmerman increases the home side's lead right before half time. #CWCQ pic.twitter.com/9UhHTxGQj9

— Concacaf (@Concacaf) February 3, 2022

GOAL USMNT! Scored by Zimmerman.

Yellow cards for Mejia and Quaye.

Pepi's first-time scissor kick, but the ball goes over the crossbar.

HONDURAS IS SAVED! Weah shoots, and on the counter-attack, Pepi doesn't get a good shot off. The Catrachos' defensive wall grows.

A powerful shot by Weah and a great save by Luis Lopez prevents the second US goal.

Absolute dominance of the United States. They look for Pepi with a service, but the Catracho team blocks the opportunity.

First fifteen minutes of the match. The Americans take advantage of the weather and the locale and keep looking for the second goal.

Scored by McKennie.

GOAL! It's a Weston McKennie header that puts the hosts ahead against Honduras.

⏱️ 09' 🇺🇸 1 vs 🇭🇳 0 #CWCQpic.twitter.com/YkpEZhrisd

— Concacaf (@Concacaf) February 3, 2022

GOAL USMNT! Scored by McKennie.

The match has started!

Both teams are already on the Allianz Field pitch warming up for the match that is about to begin.

Matt Turner; Sergiño Dest, Miles Robinson, Christopher Richards, Antonee Robinson; Brenden Aaronson, Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie; Yunus Musah, Ricardo Pepi y Christian Pulisic.

L. López, W. Quaye, M. Figueroa, D. Maldonado, O. Elvir, J. Delgado, D. Rodríguez, A. Mejía, H. López, R. Quioto, A. Elis

USA, coach, Gregg Berhalter stressed that the Hondurans are not as bad as their results in the World Cup qualifiers show.

"You could say that they will play without pressure, relaxed because they are officially eliminated from the World Cup, but they are a dangerous opponent. All opponents in the qualifiers are complex, I don't think they have been as bad as their results show, they should have scored more goals than they did, they are a deceptive team", he commented.

 

According to weather forecasts for Minnesota on specialized sites such as Accuweather, it is expected that for next Wednesday, February 2, between 19:00 and 21:00 hours (the time when the match between the USA and Honduras will take place), the weather could be between -14 and -18 degrees Celsius, although with a wind chill between -20 and -24 degrees Celsius.

The venue for this match will be the Allianz Field, a soccer stadium located in Minnesota, United States. It is a relatively new venue since it was inaugurated in April 2019 and has a capacity for 19,400 spectators. Today it will host the match between the United States and Honduras.

We are minutes away from the start of the match between the United States and Honduras. The home side will have to take advantage of their home advantage and thus be able to aspire to a direct ticket to the World Cup in Qatar. There are three games left and the Hondurans are practically eliminated from the octagonal. Will any of them manage to win? Follow the coverage on VAVEL.

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Edrick Menjivar | The Honduran goalkeeper will have the difficult task of preventing the U.S. team from scoring. He has been key in keeping Honduras' games from ending with a big score, so he will have to be very accurate when it comes to cutting off scoring opportunities.

Christian Pulisic | The most renowned player of the Stars and Stripes. Although he had a discreet performance during the qualifiers against El Salvador and Canada, the Chelsea striker has quality and a nose for goal and can break his drought against the weakest opponent in the octagonal.

E. Minjivar; W. Quaye, A. Vargas, D. Maldonado, F. Flores; J. Toro, K. Arriaga, A. Mejía, K. López; B. Róchez, B. Moya.

M. Turner; A. Robinson, C. Richards, M. Robinson, S. Dest; W. McKennie, T. Adams, B. Aaronson; C. Pulisic, G. Zardes, Y. Musah.

The central referee for this USA vs Honduras match will be Oshane Nation; Ojay Duaney first line; Stephanie-Dale Yee Sing second line; Randy Encarnacion fourth assistant. The VAR will be Erick Jair Miranda.

On the other hand, the Honduran national team, led by Hernán Darío Gómez, arrived as a fireman to rescue Honduras in the CONCACAF octagonal in October last year, but has not been able to find its way and in five games played has not been able to score a single point. The Catrachos are in last place with only three points from three draws and seven defeats. In their most recent match, La Bicolor lost at home to El Salvador by a score of 0-2.

The U.S. National Team, coached by Gregg Berhalter, got off to the best possible start in the qualifiers for Qatar and, as a result, are at the top of the octagonal group.  The Americans are in second position in the table with 18 points after five wins, three draws and two defeats. Berhalter's men are in the hunt for a direct ticket to the World Cup, so a win today against the octagonal's bottom team could be vital. In their most recent match, the Americans lost to Canada by a score of 2-0.

The USA vs Honduras match will be played at the Allianz Field Stadium, in Minnesota, USA. The kick-off is scheduled at 19:30 pm ET.

The end of January's FIFA date with the qualifiers for the World Cup in Qatar! Tonight, the United States National Team will host one of the teams that is practically eliminated: the Honduras National Team. This match is of utmost importance for the Americans, who will have to take advantage of their home advantage to be able to aspire to a direct ticket to the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

My name is Silvia Hoyos and I will be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analysis, roster updates, and news as it happens live here on VAVEL.