On the morning of February 3, Beijing time, the North American region of the World Cup qualifiers ended a match, and the Honduras men's football team lost 0-3 away from home, suffered seven consecutive defeats in the World Preliminary Round, and was killed by the U.S. men's soccer team in two legs.
Before the start of this game, the United States team accumulated 18 points in 10 rounds, ranking second, close to qualifying for the World Cup, and Honduras only accumulated 3 points in 10 rounds, ranking at the bottom and on the verge of being out. In the latest FIFA world rankings, the United States ranked 11th and Honduras ranked 76th.
In the 7th minute of the opening game, McKenny received a free kick pass from his teammate and flicked his head in the penalty area to help the United States make a fantastic start 1-0.
In the 36th minute, Zimmerman turned in front of the goal and swept into the net to help the United States extend the score 2-0.
In the 67th minute of the second half, the United States opened a corner kick and Pulisic pushed the goal to help the team seal the win 3-0.
After the victory, the United States team reached 21 points, continuing to rank second in the North American region, leading the fourth-place Panama team by four points in one round of multiple matches, occupying the initiative through the World Cup. The U.S. team is a Regular World Cup fixture with 10 appearances, with the best result being 3rd place.
The losing Honduras team, the points stayed at 3 points, continued to be at the bottom, and did not qualify for the zone in advance, becoming the first team in the final stage of the North American region to miss the World Cup. As one of the most powerful teams in Central and North America, Honduras has participated in the World Cup 3 times, 2 more than the national football team, and now it is not performing well for 2 consecutive World Cups.
Compared with the world rankings, the national football team ranks 74th, the Honduran team ranks 76th, the ranking difference is 2 places, the overall strength of the national football team is still a little weaker, and the overall value is lower than the Honduran team.
In recent matchdays, the World Preliminary Tournament on all continents has produced a number of teams that did not qualify for the World Cup. On February 1, the Chinese, Syrian and Oman teams in the Asian region were eliminated early, the Paraguayan and Venezuelan teams in the South American region were eliminated in advance, and on February 3, the Honduras team in the North American region lost the opportunity to qualify, and 6 teams missed the World Cup in just 48 hours.