Honduras National Team faces โCrucial World Cup Qualifier Against Costa Rica
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Former Honduras national team player andโ coach Emilio Izaguirreโ has issued a โrallying โคcry ahead of theโค upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifier against Costa โrica,โ emphasizing the potential for the current squad to achieve historic โsuccess. Izaguirre โexpressed hope that the team โฃsecures โa victory โฃinโ Costa Rica, aiming for a five-point lead, and โคthen closes out the FIFA date โขwith a win against Haiti in Tegucigalpa.
“Hopefully the two games can be won to be closer toโ the classification and โคmake โhistory forโ them, that every Honduras remembers them forever,” Izaguirre stated, reflecting on hisโข desire to have been involved but acknowledging the current players’โ chance. “I think โฃit is something โvery lovelyโฆthe boys โmust make historyโฃ for theirโ career.”
Izaguirreโฃ also offered words of encouragement for newly called-up player Denis Melรฉndez, praising his humility and energy. “Denis is a very humble boy, whoโค comes from less to moreโฆIt is a mixed steering wheel that gives a lot of energy and dynamics to the team, hopefully you canโฃ give things in โคthe Nationalโ Team of Honduras.”
The โveteran also staunchly defended forward Choco Lozano against recent criticism,asserting his quality and leadership. “I have โขalways said that Choco Lozano is one of the best leaders Honduras has hadโฆHe playedโค in Spain not for being โขa good person, not for being any player,โข he is a good footballer and that’sโ why he is in mexico in Santos Laguna.”
Izaguirre,โฃ a passionate supporter of the national team, expressed his confidence in Honduras’ ability to compete, stating, “I am a fan who enjoys seeing โคthe selection โof Honduras.” He believes Honduras โฃis evenly matched with Costa Rica, pointing to their performance โin the Gold Cupโฃ whereโฃ they defeated Panama and competed โstrongly against Mexico.
“We have โvery determining players in Europe, Mexico, MLS,” Izaguirre added. “the one who belittles honduras and all these players โdoes notโ no about football.” He specifically highlighted the progress of young โplayers like Juliรกn Martรญnez, who recentlyโข moved toโ Europe after a strong Gold Cup showing.
