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Honduras and Costa Rica Play to Scoreless Draw in Intense San Pedro Sula Match
San Pedro Sula, Honduras – In a hard-fought match at the Estadio Francisco Morazán, Honduras and Costa Rica played to a 0-0 draw in the final round of CONCACAF World Cup Qualification for 2026. Honduras dominated possession with 72%, but failed to translate their dominance into goals. The home team generated 11 shots, only one of which was on target, highlighting a lack of precision. Costa Rica, with less possession (28%), focused primarily on defending, recording 5 total shots, with a single shot on goal. The match was marked by a high number of fouls, 17 by Honduras and 16 by Costa Rica, and several yellow cards were issued, two for Honduras and three for Costa Rica. Despite their territorial advantage, Honduras couldn’t break down the Costa Rican defense, leaving the match in a scoreless tie.
Substitutions costa rica: at minute 46 J. Mitchell came in and H. Quiros went out., at minute 46 M. Ugalde came in and C. Mora went out., at minute 72 A. Martinez came in and A. Zamora went out., at minute 90 A. Murillo came in and A. Cruz went out.
Substitutions honduras: at minute 60 J. Alvarez came in and A. Lopez went out., at minute 60 J. Benguche came in and Y. Arboleda went out., at minute 68 G. Montes came in and L. Vega went out., at minute 80 R. Quioto came in and A. N. Vega Orellana went out., at minute 80 L. Palma came in and J. Pinto went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Honduras
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Costa Rica
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