When the match on Guatemalan soil was dying, an own goal allowed Suriname to advance to the playoffs and left the Catrachos without aspirations

The Honduras national team was left out of the World Cup 2026 after equalizing without goals against Costa Ricaa point that was of little use to them, since their real concern was in the match they played Surinam in view of Guatemala and which was defined in favor of the Chapín team.

Why did a goal from Suriname eliminate Honduras?

The Catracho team came into this match with eight points, so they were forced to obtain a victory, or wait for a large victory of Guatemala about Surinama match that ended with a score of 3-1 in favor of the Central American team.

Honduras The match ended tied without goals and with a difference of +3 goals, while the islanders with the 3-0 defeat against the Chapines had the same points but a difference of +2.

When the match was ending at the Manuel Felipe Carrera ‘El Trébol’ Stadium, an own goal by Nicolás Samayoa allowed Surinam He would find the discount and put his difference at +3, to tie Honduras again and thus force them to resort to the next tie-breaking criterion, goals in favor.

Surinam They closed the tie with nine scores in favor, while Reinaldo Rueda’s squad concluded the qualifier with only five goals on their account, making the Caribbean team one of the two teams that obtained a ticket to play in the intercontinental playoffs.

Those classified directly by Concacaf for the World Cup which will be held in Mexico, USA and Canada are Panama, Curacao and Haiti, while the teams that advanced to the playoffs are Surinam and Jamaica.