Sunday, March 16, 2025 is a date that the followers of the Selections from Guatemala and Honduras They will not want to lose, since it is the day when these squads will face in their first game of the year.
These two selections have a long and enough story of clashes with each other. A rivalry that dates back to 1921, when the Guatemalan squad played its first game in its history with a 9-0 score victory to the Catracha.
Much has passed since that game and today Honduras enjoys a better sports reality. The selection directed by Reinaldo Rueda comes from playing the Finals of the Nations League of Concacaf, a round that Guatemala still does not know.
The duel between Guatemalans and Hondurans at the Chase Stadium of Fort Lauderdale on March 16 (13 hours), will mark the beginning of the sports calendar of both selections, which They are ready to look for their ticket to the Concacaf Gold Cup.
Thus Honduras arrives in the friendly against Guatemala
The selection of Honduras, the next rival of Guatemala, reaches the friendly in the US. After having suffered a 4 goals to 0 against Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Nations League.
Despite what Honduras won the first leg And he dreamed with the semifinal classification, the back duel, held at the Nemesio Díez de Toluca stadium, ended with the Catracha illusion.
However, that last result does not tarnish Honduras in recent times.
In fact, Guatemala’s next rival arrives at the friendly with some numbers similar to those achieved by the Bicolor in 2024.
During the past year the Honduras team played 12 games where it obtained Five wins, two draws and five losses.
His last official competition was in the Concacaf Nations League, where he exceeded the group stage with two victories, a draw and a fall. That earned him to advance to the quarterfinal phase where he fell to Mexico.
Last five results of the Honduras selection
- Mexico 4-0 Honduras
- Honduras 2-0 Mexico
- Jamaica 0-0 Honduras
- French Guyana 2-3 Honduras
- Honduras 1-2 Jamaica
For his part, Guatemala played 13 games in 2024. His biggest challenge was the group stage of the League of Nations, where he arrived with options to advance to the quarterfinals to the last date, but ended up being 3-0 win by Costa Ricathus losing the option to go to the other round.
The last precedent of a match between Guatemalans and Hondurans was on November 3, 2023.
This game was shortly after Guatemala was eliminated from the Gold Cup 2023 At the hands of Jamaica in the quarterfinals and the result was a goalless draw.