{"id":7136,"date":"2025-09-10T05:38:27","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T05:38:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/honduras-defeated-nicaragua-2-0-to-lead-group-c-in-central-americas-world-cup-qualifiers\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T05:38:27","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T05:38:27","slug":"honduras-defeated-nicaragua-2-0-to-lead-group-c-in-central-americas-world-cup-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eplvip.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/10\/honduras-defeated-nicaragua-2-0-to-lead-group-c-in-central-americas-world-cup-qualifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Honduras defeated Nicaragua 2-0 to lead Group C in Central America&#8217;s World Cup qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) &#8212; Rommel Quato and Alexy Vega scored second half goals, and Honduras defeated Nicaragua 2-0 on Tuesday to take the group&#8217;s lead in the final round of Concacaf World Cup qualifying after their first two matches.<\/p>\n<p>Quioto scored in the 47th minute, with Vega sealing off Catrachos&#8217; 90th victory, aiming for their fourth World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Honjuran, who defeated Nicaragua in two previous World Cup qualifiers, competed in the World Cup tournaments in 1982, 2010 South Africa and 2014 Brazil.<\/p>\n<p>The victory leaves Honduras undefeated, leading Central America Group C to lead the qualifying round with four points, with Costa Rica and Haiti in second place and Haiti in the last place with one.<\/p>\n<p>The Costa Ricans wasted their lead in their second match in the final round, drawing 3-3 against the Haitians.<\/p>\n<p>TICOS has qualified four of the past five World Cups, and just missed out in South Africa in 2010 and reached the 2014 Brazilian quarter-finals.<\/p>\n<p>The 12 teams, divided into three groups, are competing for three in-person spots from the regional qualifiers for next year&#8217;s World Cup. <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">The US, Canada and Mexico are automatically qualified<\/span> As a co-host for the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Tuesday, Bailey Kadamaltedi and John Russell scored, and Jamaica remained at the top of Group B with a 2-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago, leaving Russell opening his 57th score in the 36th minute.<\/p>\n<p>The Reggae Boys, who played in the World Cup in France in 1998, is led by former England national team coach Steve McLaren.<\/p>\n<p>Also in Group B, Curacao received a 3-2 victory over Bermuda with two goals from Sheffield United striker Tahith Chong.<\/p>\n<p>Jamaica has 6 points and Curacao 4. There is one in Trinidad and Tobago, and Bermuda has no competition points.<\/p>\n<p>___<\/p>\n<p>AP Soccer: <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\">https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/soccer<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/honduras-nicaragua-jamaica-world-cup-2026-concacaf-cb0c9f69c79a0982e76aa7ae1c786ee5\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) &#8212; Rommel Quato and Alexy Vega scored second half goals, and Honduras defeated Nicaragua 2-0 on Tuesday to take the group&#8217;s lead in the final round of Concacaf World Cup qualifying after their first two matches. 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