Global Courant
Charlotte, United States.
There’s no tomorrow. The Honduran National Team only has one mission in the closing of group B thinking about a classification to the quarterfinals of the Gold Cup 2023.
Today’s duel against Haiti It will not be easy for the Catracha squad because they need victory to get a ticket to the next round and leave behind the negative streaks of previous editions, where they did not go beyond the first round.
The Bicolor showed an improvement against Qatar, in a 1-1 draw in Phoenix, Arizona, after a disastrous debut against Mexico 4-0 in Houston, Texas.
The game between the teams of Honduras and Haiti will not start at 7:00 p.m. as expected, so it has undergone a time change.
Now the commitment between the Central American and Caribbean team will be starting from the 7:36pm, that is, 36 minutes more than what was planned.
The sporting commitment can be seen by ESPN and Star+.Always at 7:36 pm the Mexico vs Qatarcorresponding to the same B Group.
The options
For this closure, Mexico He reaches the quarterfinals with six points and his last game of the first round is against Qatar in Santa Clara, Calif.
The Asians maintain their chances of advancing, however, they face the best team in the group, which under the interim command of Jimmy Lozano has once again filled with confidence in the Gold Cup after taking third place in the Nations League.
Qatar hopes to win and reach four points, but the task is very difficult against Tri, who undoubtedly want to finish with a perfect record in group B.
For his part, Haiti it is the best positioned to obtain second place and go to the quarterfinals by placing itself with three units so far, and a draw against Honduras will give them the ticket.
And the Bicolor is presented with only one point and with the urgency of victory, waiting for the Mexican aid on Qatarand get in as the best second in group B.
It should be noted that the two best teams from the four groups of the gold Cup they advance to the quarterfinals.
without the little panther
Alberth Elis he suffered a fracture in his left arm at the time of scoring the equalizer for the Bicolor against Qatar at 90+6. The 27-year-old footballer underwent surgery and his recovery will take about three weeks. This way, Honduras loses the gunner for the decisive match against Haiti.
The H will not have either Rubilio Castillo for the row after the final whistle at State Farm Stadium. The Nantong striker from China was sent off. In addition, the defender is low due to injury Louis Vega.
Diego Vazquez He will have to decide on the replacement of Alberth Elis, who attacks as a left winger in the tactical 4-3-3. Names such as Christian Altamirano and Alexy Vega appear on the substitute bench, both play with a different profile and can perfectly enter the position of the Panterita.
Only the victory in this last duel of the group stage serves Honduras, and Diego Vazquez looks very optimistic.
“We are already thinking about the game with Haiti on Sunday, I think we have come from playing a good game with Qatar, with long possessions, I think we managed a large part of the game, from the goal we had also generated a couple of chances, and well, now we have the possibility of moving on to the next phase by winning the game against Haiti, and we are concentrating on that,” he said.
