The Men's Soccer Squad of Honduras - Sports Heroes!

Passion, determination and discipline!

Tunisia 1977

Did you know, surprisingly, the Honduran team came in sixth place, ahead of France and Italy in the FIFA U-20 World Championship in Tunisia (North Africa) in 1977. On this occasion, the team of experts to be the best team ever assembled in Central America will be. During the tournament, in the preliminary round, defeated Honduras 2-0.

Spain 1982

Did you Against all odds, won the team of Honduras, a team with passion, discipline and ambition, the right to compete globally in the early 1980s to compete at the expense of Mexico, Haiti and Cuba . For the first time they had captured the CONCACAF tournament. Honduras later boasted one of his greatest moments in sports in which the country linked with Spain, the host country, 1-1 in the World Championship Football. During the tournament, in the preliminary round, Honduras and Northern Ireland (1-1) tied. But then the team lost 1-0 to Central America Yugoslavia (now Serbia). Following the Spanish-speaking nation has come in the 18 Place in the global event with 24 teams. Historically, Honduras is a country love of football - is the second Central American country to qualify for the FIFA World Cup, El Salvador, was competition in the international event in the United States of Mexico in the 70s.

Mar del Plata 1995

Did you know that, despite its spectacular performance, Brazil lost 1-0 against Honduras at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata (Argentina). Until 1994, the Brazilian team won the gold medal at the World Cup in America.

Qatar 1995

Did you by the mid-1990s, the U-20 national team qualified for the FIFA World Cup in Doha, Qatar.

Africa 1999

Did you, between April 3 and April 24, 1999, the national team competing for the under 20 World Cup in Nigeria (Africa).

South Africa 2010

Did you know that the national team that won the World Cup in Spain in 1982, made history when she won a place of burning World Cup 2010 in South Africa Celebrations in Tegucigalpa, the capital of nation. The qualification for this global event was a logical consequence of his hard work and discipline. Given the state of the nation, one of the three Latin American republics poorest (after Haiti and Bolivia), is the team of Honduras is an outstanding example in history of football. Previously, she had won the Olympics in Beijing. In China, Honduras was one of the best 15 teams in the world.

Alejandro Guevara Onofre: freelancer. Alejandro is the author of a number of articles / essays on more than 220 countries and dependencies (and thus American countries), ecology, history, tourism and national Olympic hero , external relations and wildlife. He also published several books on women's rights, including "History of Women in America" and "Famous Americans"