On the morning of February 3, 2022, Beijing time, the 11th round of the third stage of the World Cup North American Qualifiers began, the United States vs Honduras. As a result, the United States took a 2-0 lead in the first half, and in the second half, the United States scored another goal. In the end, the U.S. team easily beat Honduras 3-0. It is worth mentioning that in order to win this game, the American team set the game place in Minnesota, where the temperature is minus 17 degrees Celsius, and the good guys froze the Honduran players enough.
At present, the American team FIFA ranks 11th, and Honduras ranks 76th in FIFA, and there is a big gap in the strength of the two teams. In the last 12 meetings between the two teams, the United States has won 8, drawn 2 and lost 2, and the last time Honduras beat the United States at the home of the American team, it dates back to a friendly match in 2010, when it beat the United States 3-1.
In the North American qualifiers, the United States team is currently in second place in the group with a record of 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses, with 18 points, while Honduras is in the 10th place (the last place) in the group with a record of 0 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. So, this is the best chance for the U.S. team to score points.
In the 433 formation of the Us team, there is Juventus midfielder McKenny, talented striker Timothy Weah who plays for Ligue 1 Lille, including 24-year-old defender Robinson, who plays for Fulham.
Honduras, on the other hand, ranked the biggest player in the 442 formation, was Iris (worth 6 million euros) for Ligue 1 side Podol.
After the game began, the American team firmly occupied the home field on the scene. With 75% of the ball on the ball, in the 7th minute, The United States' Acosta assisted McKenny to score a wonderful pass to help the home team take a 1-0 lead.
After conceding a goal, the Honduran team was simply unable to organize an effective attack, and the defensive action was relatively large. In the 35th minute, the Honduran player was shown a yellow card by the referee for a large number of reasons when defending, but at this time the player Kwaye objected to the referee's decision and seemed to have some swearing and grinning in speech, and was finally "rewarded" by the referee with a yellow card.
In the 36th minute, the United States scored another goal, Zimmerman relied on his personal ability to burst into the box and shoot the ball with his feet, and the United States ended the first half with a 2-0 score.
In the second half, Honduras changed 3 people in a row, and the effect of strengthening the attack was not obvious, and 1 more person was changed in the 60th minute. But the substitution at this time is only to exercise the young people. The U.S. then continued to step up its attack and scored a goal in the 66th minute by Zimmerman assisted Pulic to give the U.S. a 3-0 lead.
In the following matches, the whole game basically became a half-court attack drill, and honduras were in danger in front of the goal. Probably due to the cold weather, the whole team needs to move, otherwise, the weather is too cold. In the end, in cold weather conditions, the Honduran players finally finished the bad game 0-3.
Through this game, the U.S. team made its own 21 points, firmly ranking second in the group. Honduras still scored 3 points and became a sparring partner for all teams. Judging from the data of this game, the difference in strength between the two teams is really too big. The U.S. team had 73 percent possession and 9 of the 17 shots on goal. Honduras had just 2 shots on goal and 0 shots on target. Honduras' playing style and strength are somewhat like the Chinese team. Of course, if Honduras and the Chinese team play a game, it will definitely be full of life, playing the national football team like a play.
This game also set 3 new records. First, in the history of North American qualifiers, the United States team has not lost to its opponents since losing 2-3 to Honduras in 2013, creating a record of 4 all wins in North American qualifiers and not losing at home in 21 years; second, at the home of the United States team, it has maintained a record of 21 unbeaten games; third, Honduras has not won 14 games since losing 2-0 to Qatar in the US Dollar Cup in July 2021, and it is indeed the weakest team in North America.