In a game in which Mexico was superior, Honduras stayed back, even so, El Tri managed to open the scoring in the second half thanks to Edson Álvarez's header after a corner kick.
GOOOOOL! Mexico's Edson Álvarez heads in a corner kick from Héctor Herrera and beats the goalkeeper.
Honduras made a double substitution before the goal, Junior Lacayo and Edwin Solano came on for Ángel Tejeda and Kevin López.
The second half of the match between Mexico and Honduras begins, with this result and depending on the United States, El Tri will play for a direct pass or playoff berth on the next matchday.
Honduras substitution, Kervin Arriaga comes off for Edwin Rodriguez.
The first half of Mexico vs Honduras is over, in a game where there is not much excitement, the Aztecs are struggling to put together a clear play that could open the scoreboard.
Mexico misses a clear opportunity, Tecatito had the ball, but didn't finish it well, ending up with Jiménez, who still shoots, but it ends up in the defense.
The match between Mexico and Honduras at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano is set to be played behind closed doors. Mexico is under more pressure as Costa Rica won 2-1 and equaled them in points.
The current situation is far from what happened in the past between the two teams, so said Jerry Bengtson, a player who played against Mexico and even scored at the Azteca Stadium in 2013, also Gerardo Martino said of the goal-scoring teams.
"I do not know what can happen, Mexico has great players and I do not know why that is happening, because they are being difficult, they are well placed in the table, but other times they were stronger, more forceful, now I see that the games are becoming difficult for them at the Azteca, I do not know what is happening," he told Mediotiempo.
Chucky Lozano and El Tri are committed to getting the three points no matter what in San Pedro Sula.
"We have to move forward and we have to play our best, even without him, because we have to give our best against Honduras and we have to make the most of the match," said the Napoli player.
Mexico's squad is almost 20 times more valuable than Honduras', as Hernán 'Bolillo' Gómez's players have an estimated price of US$11.9 million, while the Tricolor's squad is worth US$226.4 million. Honduras was affected by the absence of Anthony 'Choco' Lozano, from Cadiz of Spain, and Alberth 'Panterita' Elis, from Girondins de Bordeaux.
This is the starting XI with which the tri color will take the field at the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano to face Honduras, repeating the same lineup as when they faced the USA.
The young Mexican Marcelo Flores, said for Cual that his debut with the National Team against Chile last December 8, will have clmk a nice memory.
"I would like to make my debut in the Premier League before I turn 19, that is my goal. And I would like to have my proper international debut for Mexico and, hopefully, participate in the World Cup in Qatar," Flores said.
The Honduran Carlo Costly, spoke to RÉCORD about the Mexican National Team before facing Honduras, analyzing that the tricolor has lost offensive weight since Javier "Chicharito" Hernández and Carlos Vela are not in the team.
"What Mexico lacks is a goal scorer like 'Chicharito' or Vela; I see that they play good soccer, they have goals and do a little bit of everything, but they lack offense," said Costly.
CONCACAF qualification enters its final stage with the dispute of the last two dates. Canada, the United States and Mexico are shaping up to be the first places in the table and obtain a direct pass. Panama and Costa Rica are fighting for the playoff.
If Mexico wins in its visit to the Metropolitan Olympic Stadium, it will almost certainly be close to qualifying for the World Cup. If it draws and Costa Rica is defeated, El Tri will qualify to the highest soccer fair. But if they tie and Costa Rica wins, everything will be defined on the last matchday. If they lose and Costa Rica wins, they will be equal on points and the coin will be in the air for the final matchday.
Striker Romell Quioto will not be available for the match against Mexico at the Olympic Stadium. Quioto tested positive for the Covid-19 PCR test and will miss the closing match of the qualifying round at home against the Aztec squad, as reported in their social networks, being the only one who tested positive.
"After practicing the Covid-19 PCR test, the result of national team member Romell Quioto was asymptomatic positive".
Honduras does not plan to spoil the Tricolor's party
Romell Quito striker and coach Hernán Darío Gómez of Honduras see the match against the Mexican national team as a way to continue learning for the next era.
"No, it's not about spoiling anyone's party. We have to do our job to grow, to advance and that is best done with good results," said Quito.
Mexico faces setbacks during its CONCACAF qualifying matches, even more so when playing away, and Honduras is no exception, as the rain that has not stopped in Tegucigalpa cancelled the field inspection at the Metropolitano Stadium. The Aztecs were scheduled to train on Saturday afternoon.
After the rains in San Pedro Sula, neither the Honduras nor the Mexico national team were able to train at the Metropolitano Stadium, so they did so at the Francisco Morazán Stadium at around 6:00 pm.
Without Tata Martino, but with chants of "We're going to the World Cup!" from the fans at the hotel, the Mexican National Team arrived last Friday night in San Pedro Sula to face Honduras. A small group of Mexicans were already waiting for them at the hotel, led by Héctor Chávez "Caramelo", a loyal fan who follows El Tri everywhere. The fans are aware that they will not be able to enter the Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, as Honduras must serve a closed-door sanction game at their home stadium for the discriminatory shouting of El Salvador on January 30.
Due to the yellow card he received in the game against the United States, Chivas Guadalajara player Alexis Vega will not be able to see action this Sunday in San Pedro Sula.
Although Honduras is already eliminated, the whole country, including the players, have expressed their desire to complicate Mexico's qualification and that is what they will try to do this Sunday after also putting the foot down against Panama last Thursday.
Tata Martino's assistant coach, Jorge Theiler, acknowledged that the team is looking for a victory to try to qualify and denied that there is pressure to qualify this Sunday:
"The players know the situation they face and that we can enter the World Cup in this match. They are going to try to do things right. The pressure is like in any other Qualifying match. We are going to try to win the match. We are Mexico and we have to go for the game, but we must keep in mind that we have a rival in front of us".
If Mexico can take all three points this afternoon, combined with defeats by Costa Rica in El Salvador and Panama in the United States, the Tricolor could clinch a berth in the Qatar 2022 World Cup this Sunday.
Although Mexico's visits to Honduras are usually complicated, this Sunday's game will be played without spectators due to a suspension of the stadium, in addition to the fact that the Catrachos will face some casualties due to the Covid-19 cases.
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The already eliminated Honduras National Team presented the call-up list to close the CONCACAF octagonal towards the World Cup in Qatar. Coach Hernan Gomez bet in this final stage to call players from the National League and present variants.
Among the main novelties in the call are Wesly Decas, Carlos Argueta, Cristian Sacaza, Jonathan Núñez, Joseph Rosales, Júnior Lacayo and Edwin Solani Solano.
Both teams have met 40 times in all competitions, leaving the balance in favor of the Mexicans with 24 wins, 9 draws and 7 victories for the Hondurans.
In the last 5 qualifiers, the balance has been on the side of the Aztecs with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 victory for the Hondurans.
Mexico 3-0 Honduras, Third round, 2020-2022
Honduras 3-2 Mexico, Fifth round, 2015-2017
Mexico 3-0 Honduras, Fifth round, 2015-2017
Mexico 0-0 Honduras, Group A, 2015-2017
Honduras 0-2 Mexico, Group A, 2015-2017
Both teams drew in their previous matches.
Mexico played to a scoreless draw against the United States at the Azteca Stadium, in a game with numerous failures up front, leaving Mexico one step away from qualifying for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Honduras played to a one-goal draw against Panama at the Rommel Fernandez Stadium, the Hondurans ruined the Panamanians' night and left them in fifth place and one point out of the playoffs.
El Tri will travel incomplete to Honduras to face its penultimate match of the CONCACAF Qualifying Round for Qatar 2022, as coach Gerardo Martino will not be available due to health problems. As happened against Panama and Costa Rica, El Tata will not travel to Central America, as he still has problems with his right eye.
A few months ago, Martino underwent surgery for retinal detachment and it seems that the procedure was not completely successful.
Honduras is one of the complications for the Tri color, either because it is strong, fast and at times quick, or because it is hostile, complex and the pressure that may exist, being one of the most difficult matches that the Tricolor may have, the visit to San Pedro Sula. Having several painful encounters for the Aztec team.
Qualifiers 2017: Honduras 3-2 Mexico
Qualifiers 2013: Mexico 1-2 Honduras
Qualifiers 2009: Honduras 3-1 Mexico
2008 Playoffs: Honduras 1-0 Mexico
2007 Gold Cup: Honduras 2-1 Mexico
2001 Playoffs: Honduras 3-1 Mexico
Raúl Jiménez was present in the match against the United States, but could do nothing to avoid a goalless draw, even so, he hopes to return to his best moment, contributing to defeat Honduras.
Source: Imago 7
Albert Elis, 26 years old, is one of Honduras' best players, in the Nations League he got 3 goals and 2 assists, being a lethal striker who will try to give his team the 3 points and ruin Mexico's plans.
Source: AP
Jared indicated that Tata Martino is on a tightrope, depending on the way he plays, with two games left and it will be counterproductive, Borgetti said in LA Boom in Huntington Park.
Regarding the forward line presented by Tata in the qualifying round, Jared indicated that there is no attacking crisis in the Mexican team, but rather a crisis of results and good soccer.
"There is no striker crisis in the national team, there is a crisis of results and maybe of good soccer, which was practically lost in 2021. Before that, 'Tata' Martino had not had any problems at all, and it was accompanied by injuries, lack of playing time and obviously no matches".
The leader of the Final Octagonal continues to be Canada, despite having fallen, followed by the United States with 22 points, behind them the Mexican National Team with the same number of points and in fourth place is Costa Rica, three points behind. In fifth place is Panama with 18 points, followed by El Salvador with 10, Jamaica with 8 and Honduras with 4.
These last three are eliminated from qualifying for Qatar 2022, so Panama still has a chance to go to the World Cup.
El Tri was unable to get the three points against the United States after a goalless draw at the Azteca Stadium. Mexico has not been convincing on offense and in the three matches it has played at the Coloso de Santa Ursula in this 2022, it has only scored one goal and that was a penalty kick against Panama on February 2. In addition, this is the third time they have not beaten the United States and the third time they have not scored against them.
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