Honduras National Soccer Team
US men's soccer reach 1st Olympics since 2008 with U-20 win

By The Associated Press Jul. 01, 2022 10:59 PM EDT
The United States qualified for its first Olympic men's soccer tournament since 2008 when the Americans beat Honduras 3-0 at San Pedro Sula on Friday night in the...

Honduras' Rigoberto Rivas celebrates scoring his side's 3rd goal against New Zealand during a men's soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Kashima, Japan. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Honduras rallies for 3-2 win over NZ in men's Olympic soccer

Jul. 25, 2021 08:23 AM EDT

Honduras's Elvin Oliva, 21, scores an own goal during a men's soccer match against Romania at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Kashima, Japan. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Romania beats Honduras 1-0 on return to Olympic soccer

Jul. 22, 2021 11:03 AM EDT

New Zealand's Chris Wood, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal against South Korea during a men's soccer match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 22, 2021, in Kashima, Japan. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
New Zealand beats South Korea 1-0 in men's Olympic soccer

Jul. 22, 2021 09:21 AM EDT

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 file photo, Berlin's Jordan Torunarigha looks at the ball during the German soccer cup, DFB Pokal, match between FC Schalke 04 and Hertha BSC Berlin in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Germany’s Olympic soccer team has walked off the field during a preparation match for the Tokyo Games in response to alleged racist abuse from an opposing Honduras player toward German defender Jordan Torunarigha. The German soccer federation says “the game had to be stopped five minutes before the end with the score at 1-1. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
Germany cuts short Olympic warmup with allegations of racism

Jul. 17, 2021 08:56 AM EDT

United States' Mark Mckenzie (15) pressures Honduras' Diego Rodríguez during the first half of a CONCACAF Nations League soccer semifinal Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
USA vs Honduras 6/3/2021

Jun. 03, 2021 09:46 PM EDT

United States' Christian Pulisic (10) takes a shot on goal against Honduras goal keeper Luis López (22) during the first half of a CONCACAF Nations League soccer semifinal Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)
Siebatcheu scores to lift US over Honduras in Nations League

Jun. 03, 2021 09:44 PM EDT

Seattle Sounders forward Fredy Montero, center, works for the ball against San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Jackson Yueill (14) and midfielder Shea Salinas during the second half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in San Jose, Calif. The Sounders won 1-0. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)
MLS players gear up for busy summer of international duty

By Anne M. Peterson May. 27, 2021 07:36 PM EDT

United States' players react at the bench during a Concacaf Men's Olympic qualifying championship semi-final soccer match against Honduras in Guadalajara, Mexico, Sunday, March 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Olympic failures show structural issues for US Soccer, MLS

By Ronald Blum Mar. 29, 2021 06:00 PM EDT

US players celebrate after scoring their second goal during the international friendly soccer match between USA and Jamaica at SC Wiener Neustadt stadium in Wiener Neustadt, Austria, Thursday, March 25, 2021. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)
US beats Jamaica 4-1 in soccer exhibition in Austria

By The Associated Press Mar. 25, 2021 03:39 PM EDT

Stung by failures, US starts Olympic men's soccer qualifying

By The Associated Press Mar. 17, 2021 06:35 PM EDT
Stung by failures to qualify for the 2012 and 2016 Olympics and the 2018 World Cup, the U.S. men start the delayed path toward this summer’s Tokyo Games soccer...

Chelsea's Christian Pulisic, right, and Tottenham's Eric Dier duel for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Tottenham and Chelsea at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool via AP)
US men's soccer to play Jamaica on March 25 in Austria

Mar. 01, 2021 10:23 AM EST

Dortmund's Giovanni Reyna, right, is challenged by Augsburg's Marco Richter during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Augsburg in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, Pool)
US men's soccer to play at Northern Ireland on March 28

Feb. 09, 2021 03:02 PM EST

CONCACAF resets men's Olympic qualifying for March 18-30

Jan. 14, 2021 02:47 PM EST
MIAMI (AP) — Men’s Olympic soccer qualifying in North and Central America and the Caribbean was rescheduled Thursday for March 18-30 in Guadalajara, Mexico,...

Leipzig's Tyler Adams, background, and Basaksehir's Irfan Can Kahveci jump for the ball during the Champions League group H soccer match between Istanbul Basaksehir and RB Leipzig at Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. (AP Photo)
US to start revised WCup qualifying schedule in September

By Ronald Blum Dec. 04, 2020 07:15 PM EST

FILE - In this July 12, 2020, file photo, Sporting Kansas City midfielder Roger Espinoza pushes the ball on the pitch during the second half of an MLS soccer match against Minnesota United in Kissimmee, Fla. Espinoza understands that the United States has been consumed by the presidential election but he's disheartened by the lack of response stateside to the Hurricanes ravaging his homeland in Honduras. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Sporting's Espinoza hopes to bring relief to Honduras

By Anne M. Peterson Nov. 16, 2020 06:15 PM EST

North American qualifying for 2022 World Cup delayed

Sep. 08, 2020 02:53 PM EDT
ZURICH (AP) — The start of World Cup qualifying for lower-ranked teams in North and Central America and the Caribbean was postponed Tuesday until next year,...

FILE - In this April 11, 2016, file photo, former FIFA vice president Alfredo Hawit leaves federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Hawit, the former president of soccer’s governing body for North and Central American and the Caribbean, has been sentenced to time served for his role in accepting $1.66 million in bribes in the FIFA scandals and will return to Honduras after 4 1/2 years in the U.S. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Ex-CONCACAF president Alfredo Hawit sentenced to time served

By Ronald Blum Jun. 29, 2020 12:24 PM EDT

Wearing a face mask, Venezuelan soccer player María Alejandra Peraza, who played last season with Colombia's Millonarios women's team, speaks during an interview in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, May 21, 2020. Peraza is one of hundreds of professional female players who have received a food package from the Ministry of Sport in Colombia during the lockdown to curb the COVID-19. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Soccer players in Latin America looking for help amid virus

By Davidde Corran May. 22, 2020 01:14 PM EDT