FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

Nicaragua vs Honduras, 2026 World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf, Third Round

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Nicaragua
  • 12': Bancy Hernández
  • 82': Jaime Moreno
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2 - 0
Honduras

    About

    Nicaragua are hosting Honduras at Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Nicaragua, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Jaime Moreno (Nicaragua) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Junior Arteaga (Nicaragua) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Anyelo Velásquez.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Romell Quioto (Honduras) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Luis Palma with a through ball.
    • 12': Goal! Nicaragua 1, Honduras 0. Bancy Hernández (Nicaragua) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Jaime Moreno.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Juan Barrera (Nicaragua) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ariel Arauz.
    • 14': Offside, Nicaragua. Bancy Hernández is caught offside.
    • 16': Foul by Getsel Montes (Honduras).
    • 16': Jaime Moreno (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Handball by Jorge Benguché (Honduras).
    • 23': Foul by Getsel Montes (Honduras).
    • 23': Jaime Moreno (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Corner, Nicaragua. Conceded by Luis Vega.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Anyelo Velásquez (Nicaragua) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 26': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Justing Cano.
    • 27': Foul by Junior Arteaga (Nicaragua).
    • 27': Romell Quioto (Honduras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Bancy Hernández (Nicaragua) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Juan Barrera following a fast break.
    • 30': Corner, Nicaragua. Conceded by Alexy Vega.
    • 30': Deybi Flores (Honduras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Justing Cano (Nicaragua).
    • 31': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Josué Quijano.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Josué Quijano (Nicaragua) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Arteaga.
    • 34': Foul by Jorge Benguché (Honduras).
    • 34': Justing Cano (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Corner, Nicaragua. Conceded by Luis Vega.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Jaime Moreno (Nicaragua) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Junior Arteaga.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Alexy Vega (Honduras) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kervin Arriaga.
    • 39': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Justing Cano.
    • 40': Attempt missed. Luis Vega (Honduras) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luis Palma with a cross following a corner.
    • 41': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Alyer López.
    • 42': Foul by Juan Barrera (Nicaragua).
    • 42': Kervin Arriaga (Honduras) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Romell Quioto (Honduras) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 42': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Josué Quijano.
    • 43': Foul by Juan Barrera (Nicaragua).
    • 43': Luis Palma (Honduras) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Juan Barrera (Nicaragua) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Edrick Menjívar (Honduras). Assisted by Bancy Hernández.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Nicaragua 1, Honduras 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nicaragua 1, Honduras 0.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Romell Quioto (Honduras) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Alyer López (Nicaragua). Assisted by Kervin Arriaga.
    • 49': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Henry Niño.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Romell Quioto (Honduras) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alyer López (Nicaragua).
    • 50': Attempt saved. Jorge Benguché (Honduras) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Alyer López (Nicaragua). Assisted by Romell Quioto.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Alexy Vega (Honduras) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Alexy Vega (Honduras) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Getsel Montes.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Ariel Arauz (Nicaragua) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josué Quijano.
    • 53': Foul by Jorge Benguché (Honduras).
    • 53': Justing Cano (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Ariel Arauz (Nicaragua).
    • 56': Kervin Arriaga (Honduras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Anyelo Velásquez (Nicaragua).
    • 56': Luis Palma (Honduras) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Anyelo Velásquez (Nicaragua) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Kervin Arriaga (Honduras) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Romell Quioto.
    • 62': Substitution, Honduras. Marlon Ramírez replaces Jorge Benguché.
    • 63': Foul by Jason Coronel (Nicaragua).
    • 63': Luis Palma (Honduras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Getsel Montes (Honduras).
    • 63': Jaime Moreno (Nicaragua) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Getsel Montes (Honduras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Jaime Moreno (Nicaragua).
    • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 66': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Jason Coronel.
    • 71': Alexy Vega (Honduras) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Foul by Bancy Hernández (Nicaragua).
    • 72': Substitution, Nicaragua. Marlon López replaces Ariel Arauz.
    • 72': Substitution, Nicaragua. Byron Bonilla replaces Bancy Hernández because of an injury.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Romell Quioto (Honduras) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alexy Vega with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Josué Quijano (Nicaragua).
    • 73': Substitution, Honduras. Dereck Moncada replaces Romell Quioto.
    • 73': Substitution, Honduras. Devron García replaces Getsel Montes.
    • 74': Substitution, Honduras. Jorge Álvarez replaces Kervin Arriaga.
    • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 75': Substitution, Nicaragua. Junior Delgado replaces Josué Quijano because of an injury.
    • 75': Foul by Marlon Ramírez (Honduras).
    • 75': Juan Barrera (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Marlon Ramírez (Honduras) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 77': Dereck Moncada (Honduras) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Jason Coronel (Nicaragua).
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Alexy Vega (Honduras).
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Substitution, Honduras. Yustin Arboleda replaces Alexy Vega because of an injury.
    • 82': Goal! Nicaragua 2, Honduras 0. Jaime Moreno (Nicaragua) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Junior Arteaga.
    • 84': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Jason Coronel.
    • 84': Alyer López (Nicaragua) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Foul by Devron García (Honduras).
    • 85': Substitution, Nicaragua. Ebert Martínez replaces Junior Arteaga.
    • 86': Foul by Junior Delgado (Nicaragua).
    • 86': Marlon Ramírez (Honduras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Ebert Martínez.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Dereck Moncada (Honduras) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Alyer López (Nicaragua). Assisted by Marlon Ramírez with a headed pass.
    • 87': Corner, Honduras. Conceded by Alyer López.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Marlon Ramírez (Honduras) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Alyer López (Nicaragua).
    • 88': Offside, Honduras. Yustin Arboleda is caught offside.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Nicaragua. Conceded by Marlon Ramírez.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Nicaragua. Conceded by Yustin Arboleda.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Luis Palma (Honduras) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Jaime Moreno (Nicaragua).
    • 90'+4': Luis Vega (Honduras) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Yustin Arboleda (Honduras) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nicaragua 2, Honduras 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Nicaragua 2, Honduras 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 11
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    10 Corner Kicks 5
    1 Saves 5
    62.6 Possession 37.4
    15 SHOTS 11
    5 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    384 Accurate Passes 200
    463 Passes 285
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 0
    31 Crosses 5
    0.1 Cross % 0.0
    44 Long Balls 74
    21 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    7 Effective Tackles 5
    18 Tackles 13
    0.4 Tackle % 0.4
    11 Interceptions 9
    15 Effective Clearances 52
    15 Clearances 52

    Game Information

    Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - Concacaf

    Venue: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol
    Location: Estadio Nacional de Fútbol, Nicaragua
    Attendance: 9,893

    WCQ - Concacaf Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Haiti 6 +3 11
    2 Honduras 6 +3 9
    3 Costa Rica 6 +2 7
    4 Nicaragua 6 -8 4
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    NCA Nicaragua (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    12 Alyer López (GK)
    4 Henry Niño
    5 Justing Cano
    22 Anyelo Velásquez Yellow Card
    2 Josué Quijano
    13 Ariel Araúz
    16 Junior Arteaga
    14 Jason Coronel
    9 Jaime Moreno
    18 Bancy Hernández
    11 Juan Barrera
    Nicaragua Substitutes:
    Jonathan Moncada, Brandón Mayorga, Steven Cáceres, Widman Talavera, César Salandia, Junior Delgado, Brayan López, Emmanuel Gómez, Byron Bonilla, Marlon López, Evert Martínez, Jorge García.

    HON Honduras (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Edrick Menjivar (GK)
    4 Luis Vega
    15 Getsel Montes Yellow Card
    8 Joseph Rosales
    14 Andy Nájar
    17 Luis Palma
    20 Deybi Flores
    5 Kervin Arriaga
    9 Jorge Benguche
    12 Romell Quioto
    10 Alexy Vega
    Honduras Substitutes:
    Jorge Álvarez, Dereck Moncada, Luis Crisanto, Luis Ortiz, Luis López, Cristopher Meléndez, Franklin Flores, Carlos Pineda, Bryan Acosta, Marlon Ramírez Arauz, Yustin Arboleda, Devron García.

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