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El Salvador–Honduras football rivalry

For the war fought between the two countries, see Football War.

The El Salvador–Honduras football rivalry is a sports rivalry between the El Salvador and Honduras national football teams. The rivalry between the two nations peaked in 1969 when both teams played each other in the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and the matches they played between each other, which ultimately saw El Salvador advance to the 1970 FIFA World Cup, were a contributing factor which led to the outbreak of the Football War in July 1969.

El Salvador–Honduras football rivalry
SportAssociation football
LocationCentral America
Teams El Salvador
 Honduras
First meeting7 November 1927
Friendly
Honduras 1–0 El Salvador
Latest meeting26 March 2024
Friendly
Honduras 1–1 El Salvador
Statistics
All-time record 18–22–39
Largest victory7 December 1928
Friendly
El Salvador 5–0 Honduras
2 September 2000
2002 World Cup qualification
Honduras 5–0 El Salvador
Longest win streakHonduras 5 (1998–2000)
Longest unbeaten streakHonduras 12 (1996–2001)
Current unbeaten streakHonduras 2
El Salvador 1
El Salvador–Honduras football rivalry is located in Central America
El Salvador
El Salvador
Honduras
Honduras

History edit

The national teams of El Salvador and Honduras were both established in 1921 and played their first matches in the Independence Centenary Games hosted in Guatemala City, however, El Salvador was defeated 0–7 by Costa Rica and Honduras was defeated 0–9 by Guatemala, and as a result, neither team faced each other during the tournament.[1]

El Salvador and Honduras first played each other on 7 November 1928 in Tegucigalpa, in which Honduras won 1–0.[2] The teams rematched the following day, which ended in a 0–0 draw.[2] El Salvador's first victory came in their next match in San Salvador, where the Salvadorans defeated the Hondurans by a score of 5–0.[2] The 5-score margin of victory remains the largest margin of victory ever between the two teams, and the feat was repeated in 2000 when Honduras defeated El Salvador 5–0 during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[3] El Salvador had never beaten Honduras in Honduran soil until 2022, when El Salvador gained their first ever win to Honduras away in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[4]

Football War edit

Further information: Football War

The two teams met during the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the first time the two teams ever met in a tournament organized by FIFA.[2][5] The teams played the first match in Tegucigalpa on 8 June 1969, in which Honduras won 1–0, which led to riots instigated by Salvadoran fans.[6] In the second match in San Salvador on 15 June 1969, El Salvador won by a score of 3–0, and before the match, a rag was flown instead of the flag of Honduras.[6] Honduran player Enrique Cardona stated that the Hondurans were "lucky that we lost" because otherwise "we wouldn't be alive today."[6] The loss led to Hondurans attacking Salvadorans and burning down their homes, forcing many Salvadorans to flee back to El Salvador.[6]

As both teams ended on equal points, a third match was played in neutral territory in Mexico City.[6] El Salvador eventually won the match 3–2 after extra time.[6] Before the match and because of the attacks against Salvadorans by Hondurans, the Salvadoran government severed diplomatic relations with Honduras on 26 June 1969, and on 14 July 1969, the Armed Forces of El Salvador invaded Honduras, beginning the Football War.[7][8] After four days of fighting, the Organization of American States (OAS) negotiated a cease fire, ending the war after around 3,000 people, mostly civilians, had died.[9] El Salvador withdrew its soldiers on 2 August 1969.[9]

El Salvador qualified for the 1970 FIFA World Cup after defeating Haiti, however, the team would lose all three of its matches against Mexico, the Soviet Union, and Belgium in the group stage, failing to score a single goal.[10]

Major tournament matches edit

1946 CCCF Championship edit

Honduras  1–3  El Salvador
?   ?' Gutiérrez   ?', ?', ?'

1953 CCCF Championship edit

El Salvador  0–3  Honduras
Ramírez   7', 40'
Padilla   ?'
Referee: William Crawford (England)

1955 CCCF Championship edit

Honduras  3–1  El Salvador
Enamorado   39', 89'
Ramírez Godoy   69'		 Ruano   33'
Referee: Reginald Leafe (England)

1961 CCCF Championship edit

El Salvador  1–0  Honduras
Barraza   3'
El Salvador  5–1  Honduras
Merlos   30', 60'
Ruano   55'
Monge   71', 85'		 Rodríguez   25'

1963 CONCACAF Championship edit

El Salvador  2–2  Honduras
Reynosa   30'
Hernández   65'		 Guerra   16'
Suazo   27'
Referee: Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)
El Salvador  3–0  Honduras
Monge   10'
Hernández   13', 34'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)

1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers edit

Honduras  1–0  El Salvador
Wells   89'
Attendance: 17,827
Referee: Yamasaki (Mexico)
El Salvador  3–0  Honduras
Martínez   27' (pen.), 41'
Acevedo   29'
Attendance: 36,470
Referee: Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)
El Salvador  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Honduras
Martínez   8', 28'
Quintanilla   101'		 Cardona   19'
Gómez   50'
Attendance: 15,326
Referee: Abel Aguilar Elizalde (Mexico)

1981 CONCACAF Championship edit

Honduras  0–0  El Salvador

1985 CONCACAF Championship edit

El Salvador  1–2  Honduras
Rivas   63' Bailey   1'
Laing   77'
Honduras  0–0  El Salvador

2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup edit

Honduras  1–0  El Salvador
Claros   90+2' Report
Attendance: 28,713

2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup edit

Honduras  4–0  El Salvador
Álvarez   59'
Castillo   65'
Acosta   75'
Izaguirre   90'		 Report
Attendance: 22,503
Referee: Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)

List of matches edit

The following is a list of matches played between El Salvador and Honduras since their first meeting in November 1927.[2][5]

No. Date Location Competition Result Series
1 7 November 1927   Tegucigalpa Friendly Honduras   1–0   El Salvador   0–0–1  
2 8 November 1927 Honduras   0–0   El Salvador   0–1–1  
3 7 December 1928   San Salvador El Salvador   5–0   Honduras   1–1–1  
4 29 March 1930   Havana 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games El Salvador   1–4   Honduras   1–1–2  
5 28 March 1935   San Salvador 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games El Salvador   3–4   Honduras   1–1–3  
6 9 March 1946   San José 1946 CCCF Championship Honduras   1–3   El Salvador   2–1–3  
7 11 March 1950   Guatemala City 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games El Salvador   1–2   Honduras   2–1–4  
8 15 March 1953   San José 1953 CCCF Championship El Salvador   0–3   Honduras   2–1–5  
9 17 August 1955   Tegucigalpa 1955 CCCF Championship Honduras   3–1   El Salvador   2–1–6  
10 12 March 1961   San José 1961 CCCF Championship El Salvador   1–0   Honduras   3–1–6  
11 19 March 1961 El Salvador   5–1   Honduras   4–1–6  
12 27 March 1963   San Salvador 1963 CONCACAF Championship El Salvador   2–2   Honduras   4–2–6  
13 5 April 1963 El Salvador   3–0   Honduras   5–2–6  
14 14 March 1965 1965 CONCACAF Championship qualification El Salvador   3–1   Honduras   6–2–6  
15 21 May 1967 1968 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic qualification El Salvador   1–0   Honduras   7–2–6  
16 17 July 1968   Tegucigalpa Friendly Honduras   0–0   El Salvador   7–3–6  
17 31 July 1968   San Salvador El Salvador   2–1   Honduras   8–3–6  
18 8 June 1969   Tegucigalpa 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification Honduras   1–0   El Salvador   8–3–7  
19 15 June 1969   San Salvador El Salvador   3–0   Honduras   9–3–7  
20 27 June 1969   Mexico City El Salvador   3–2
(a.e.t.) 		  Honduras   10–3–7  
21 23 November 1980   San Salvador 1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification El Salvador   2–1   Honduras   11–3–7  
22 30 November 1980   Tegucigalpa Honduras   2–0   El Salvador   11–3–8  
23 16 November 1981 1981 CONCACAF Championship Honduras   0–0   El Salvador   11–4–8  
24 18 April 1982   San Salvador Friendly El Salvador   3–2   Honduras   12–4–8  
25 22 April 1982   San Pedro Sula Honduras   1–1   El Salvador   12–5–8  
26 10 March 1985   San Salvador 1985 CONCACAF Championship El Salvador   1–2   Honduras   12–5–9  
27 14 March 1985   Tegucigalpa Honduras   0–0   El Salvador   12–6–9  
28 4 January 1986   Guatemala City 1986 Central American Games El Salvador   0–2   Honduras   12–6–10  
29 29 April 1987   Tegucigalpa Friendly Honduras   1–0   El Salvador   12–6–11  
30 18 March 1988   Los Angeles El Salvador   0–0   Honduras   12–7–11  
31 25 September 1988 El Salvador   0–0   Honduras   12–8–11  
32 2 June 1991   San José 1991 UNCAF Nations Cup El Salvador   1–2   Honduras   12–8–12  
33 17 March 1992   Los Angeles Friendly El Salvador   1–1   Honduras   12–9–12  
34 12 August 1992 El Salvador   0–3   Honduras   12–9–13  
35 13 September 1992   San Salvador El Salvador   3–1   Honduras   13–9–13  
36 18 September 1992   San Pedro Sula Honduras   1–1   El Salvador   13–10–13  
37 9 March 1993   Tegucigalpa 1993 UNCAF Nations Cup Honduras   3–0   El Salvador   13–10–14  
38 25 April 1993 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification Honduras   3–0   El Salvador   13–10–15  
39 9 May 1993   San Salvador El Salvador   2–1   Honduras   14–10–15  
40 14 August 1996   San Pedro Sula Friendly Honduras   2–1   El Salvador   14–10–16  
41 21 August 1996   San Salvador El Salvador   1–2   Honduras   14–10–17  
42 21 October 1996   Tegucigalpa Honduras   1–1   El Salvador   14–11–17  
43 18 April 1997   Guatemala City 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup El Salvador   0–3   Honduras   14–11–18  
44 27 April 1997 El Salvador   0–0   Honduras   14–12–18  
45 29 January 1998   San Salvador Friendly El Salvador   1–1   Honduras   14–13–18  
46 18 November 1998   Los Angeles El Salvador   1–2   Honduras   14–13–19  
47 24 March 1999   San José 1999 UNCAF Nations Cup El Salvador   1–3   Honduras   14–13–20  
48 9 February 2000   San Pedro Sula Friendly Honduras   5–1   El Salvador   14–13–21  
49 16 July 2000   San Salvador 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification El Salvador   2–5   Honduras   14–13–22  
50 2 September 2000   San Pedro Sula Honduras   5–0   El Salvador   14–13–23  
51 27 May 2001 2001 UNCAF Nations Cup Honduras   1–1   El Salvador   14–14–23  
52 15 February 2003   Colón 2003 UNCAF Nations Cup El Salvador   1–0   Honduras   15–14–23  
53 29 June 2003   San Pedro Sula Friendly Honduras   1–1   El Salvador   15–15–23  
54 3 August 2004   San Salvador El Salvador   0–4   Honduras   15–15–24  
55 6 September 2006   Tegucigalpa Honduras   2–0   El Salvador   15–15–25  
56 24 March 2007   Fort Lauderdale El Salvador   0–2   Honduras   15–15–26  
57 27 March 2007   Cary El Salvador   0–2   Honduras   15–15–27  
58 22 August 2007   San Salvador El Salvador   2–0   Honduras   16–15–27  
59 26 January 2009   Tegucigalpa 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup Honduras   2–0   El Salvador   16–15–28  
60 1 February 2009 Honduras   1–0   El Salvador   16–15–29  
61 10 June 2009   San Pedro Sula 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification Honduras   1–0   El Salvador   16–15–30  
62 14 October 2009   San Salvador El Salvador   0–1   Honduras   16–15–31  
63 4 September 2010   Los Angeles Friendly El Salvador   2–2
(3–4 p) 		  Honduras   16–16–31  
64 21 January 2011   Panama City 2011 Copa Centroamericana El Salvador   0–2   Honduras   16–16–32  
65 29 May 2011   Houston Friendly El Salvador   2–2   Honduras   16–17–32  
66 2 June 2012   Washington, D.C. El Salvador   0–3   Honduras   16–17–33  
67 18 January 2013   San José 2013 Copa Centroamericana El Salvador   1–1   Honduras   16–18–33  
68 12 July 2013   Miami Gardens 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup El Salvador   0–1   Honduras   16–18–34  
69 7 September 2014   Dallas 2014 Copa Centroamericana Honduras   0–1   El Salvador   17–18–34  
70 31 May 2015   Washington, D.C. Friendly El Salvador   0–2   Honduras   17–18–35  
71 25 March 2016   San Salvador 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification El Salvador   2–2   Honduras   17–19–35  
72 29 March 2016   San Pedro Sula Honduras   2–0   El Salvador   17–19–36  
73 15 January 2017   Panama City 2017 Copa Centroamericana El Salvador   1–2   Honduras   17–19–37  
74 27 May 2017   Washington, D.C. Friendly El Salvador   2–2   Honduras   17–20–37  
75 25 June 2019   Los Angeles 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup Honduras   4–0   El Salvador   17–20–38  
76 5 September 2021   San Salvador 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification El Salvador   0–0   Honduras   17–21–38  
77 30 January 2022   San Pedro Sula Honduras   0–2   El Salvador   18–21–38  
78 22 March 2023   Los Angeles Friendly Honduras   1–0   El Salvador   18–21–39  
79 26 March 2024   Houston Honduras   1–1   El Salvador   18–22–39  

Head-to-head edit

  • As of 26 March 2024
Pos. Team Pld. W D L GF GA GD
1   Honduras 79 39 22 18 124 78 +46
2   El Salvador 79 18 22 39 78 124 –46

Statistics edit

Overall edit

Matches Wins Goals
El Salvador Draws Honduras El Salvador Honduras
FIFA World Cup qualification 13 4 2 7 11 23
CONCACAF Gold Cup 2 0 0 2 0 5
CONCACAF Championshipa 8 3 3 2 11 8
CCCF Championship 5 3 0 2 10 8
UNCAF Nations Cup/Copa Centroamericana 13 2 3 8 6 21
Central American and Caribbean Games 3 0 0 3 5 10
Central American Games 1 0 0 1 0 2
CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament 1 1 0 0 1 0
All competitions 46 13 8 25 44 77
Friendly 32 5 13 12 33 46
All matches 78 18 21 39 77 123
a – includes qualification from 1965 and 1981

Individual results at the FIFA World Cup edit

El Salvador FIFA World Cup Honduras
2
(1970, 1982) 		Appearances 3
(1982, 2010, 2014)
Group stage
(1970, 1982) 		Best result Group stage
(1982, 2010, 2014)
0 Wins 0
0 Draws 3
6 Losses 6
1 Goals for 3
22 Goals against 14
–21 Goal differential –11

See also edit

References edit

Citations edit

  1. ^ Calvo, Rodrigo; Martell, Samuel; Ramos, Ismael (15 October 2020). "Juegos del Centenario de la Independencia de Centroamérica (Guatemala) 1921" [Independence Centenary Games (Guatemala) 1921]. RSSSF. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Courtney, Barrie (30 June 2016). "El Salvador – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Honduras – El Salvador 5:0 (2:0)". FIFA. 2 September 2000. Archived from the original on 16 November 2007. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  4. ^ https://futbolcentroamerica.com/elsalvador/Eliminatorias-Concacaf-Historico-triunfo-de-El-Salvador-en-Honduras-VIDEO-20220130-0014.html
  5. ^ a b Courtney, Barrie (30 June 2016). "Honduras – List of International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Veytskin, Yuriy; Lockerby, Claire; McMullen, Steven (2009–2013). Schorr, Matthew; Barrett, Lindsey; Leachman, Colby (eds.). "The Soccer War". Soccer Politics. Duke University. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ^ Haggerty 1990, p. 25.
  8. ^ Armstrong & Shenk 1982, p. 57.
  9. ^ a b Haggerty 1990, p. 26.
  10. ^ "1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico – Groups". FIFA. Archived from the original on 24 February 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

Bibliography edit

  • Armstrong, Robert; Shenk, Janet (1982). El Salvador: The Face of Revolution. Boston: South End Press. ISBN 0896081389.
  • Haggerty, Richard A., ed. (1990). El Salvador: A Country Study (PDF). Federal Research Division Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
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