Honduras vs Curacao

Both Honduras and Curacao will be seeking to qualify to the knock out stages of the 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup as the two countries take part in a crunch Group B match.

One point subsequently separates the teams before the kick-off, with Los Catrachos at the second place, on three points, and La Familia Azul hot on its heels.

Just about six days after being humiliated (6-0) by Canada, Honduras gave the most ideal response by defeating El Salvador in their second match in the group stage.

Forward Romell Quioto, 33, scored right before the half an hour mark and Dixon Ramirez, who came off the bench, capped the match late in injury time to maintain a pattern that has characterized their season to date.

With some of these men Reinaldo Rueda has won every match in which they have led after half time so far this year in all competitions, and have now won six and lost two of the eight matches in which they have led at half-time in this year.

They will want to reproduce that earlier formidable performance in their final group game against Curacao, a team Los Cattrachos have already beaten only once in their last three games.

It was also the only win they had in the whole of those meetings (1-0), and a win here would be the only time Honduras led at half time in those games, whereas a loss here would give them back-to-back group-stage exits after failing to qualify in 2023 as well.

Curacao did struggle to come out of a frustrating goalless draw against El Salvador in their opener but they bagged another point to save their skins against Canada in dramatic fashion.

Dick Advocaat men had been playing behind, but Jeremy Antonisse rescued a point late into stoppage time and stretched their unbeaten streak in all competitions.