By Jorge Hernandez
Nov 30, 2023, 10:57 PM EST
The Honduras soccer teamled by Colombian Reinaldo Rueda, will play a match for all its American fans in Miami.
According to a statement sent by the National Autonomous Football Federation of Honduras (Fenafuth), “The H” will appear at the DRV PNK Stadium to play a friendly against the Icelandic team.
The Catrachos’ match against the European team will be at the Fort Lauderdale building January 17 2024, Fenafuth indicated on its networks.
The bad news for Hondurans is that the friendly game It will not be on FIFA dateso it will not be able to count on its top stars who play in Europe, such as Luis Palma, Antony Lozano, Rigoberto Rivas, Deybi Flores and Alberth Elis, although several of its stars who play in the MLS will be there.
The game will serve as preparation for Honduras for the match on March 23 against Costa Rica in the playoff for a ticket to the America Cup of 2024, after being eliminated by Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Nations League.
However, strategist Reinaldo Rueda will be able to take advantage of the game to find the players who could fill the gaps of the players who will not be able to play the match against Costa Rica: Antony “Choco” Lozano, Denil Maldonado, Edrick Menjívar and Joseph Rosales, absent very sensitive for the decisive duel.
The match between Hondurans and Costa Ricans will be played at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas.
On November 17, Honduras won the first leg 2-0 in Tegucigalpa and on the 21st lost 2-0 against the Mexicans at the Azteca Stadium, which forced a penalty shootout that El Tri won 4-2 with a lot of controversy involved.
By falling in the series, Honduras lost its direct ticket to the continental tournament, although it keeps alive the hope of entering the competition if it beats Costa Rica in the reclassification game.
DT Rueda, Colombian by birth and naturalized Honduran, He assured that in the return match against Mexico fair play was not respected.
“There were delicate things on the field, regarding respect for fair play that are a shame for Latin American soccer. I believe that an evaluation must be made at everyone’s level, the future and health of football, for transparency, you are the ones who have an important role, the same Mexican colleagues, you will be able to evaluate what happened today,” said the strategist. Colombian in a press conference at the end of the match.
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