The Costa Ricans are fifth with 6 points and the Hondurans eighth with 3, far from the 11 that Panama has, a team that has the quota for a play-off.
The teams of Costa Rica and Honduras will play this Tuesday a win or die match en route to Qatar 2022, after a first round of the final octagonal of the Concacaf disappointing for both and that has them far from the rankings.
The Central American classic will be played on Tuesday at 20:05 local time, at the National Stadium of San José and will be directed by the American referee Jair Marrufo.
Costa Rica reaches this eighth round of the octagonal with only 6 points and Honduras with 3, so a defeat would mean a catastrophe for either team and almost goodbye to any possibility of qualifying for the World Cup.
The octagonal is led by the United States with 14 points, followed by Mexico (14) and Canada (13), which are located in the three direct qualification spots for the World Cup; While Panama (11) is in the fourth box that is the one that will accede to a repechage.
Subsequently, a group of teams appears that has moved away from the classification zone: Costa Rica (6), Jamaica (6), El Salvador (6) and the last Honduras (3).
Tuesday’s game is perhaps the last chance for Honduras and Costa Rica to stay alive and hopeful on the World Cup route.
It will be a duel between renowned Colombian coaches with Luis Fernando Suárez, criticized for the poor level of the Costa Rican team in this tie, and Hernán roll Gómez, who entered the Honduran bench as a pinch-hitter and lost in his debut 2-3 against Panama last Friday.
Costa Rica’s great debt is on offense with just 4 goals scored in 7 games To which is added their poor performance at home with a loss to Mexico, a draw against Jamaica and a long-suffering victory against El Salvador.
Mexican Monterrey striker Joel Campbell will be in charge of commanding the Costa Rican offense, but throughout the tie he has suffered from a clear partner with which to generate danger.
The French PSG goalkeeper Keylor Navas, absent last Friday in Canada due to an elbow sprain, is in the national team’s concentration trying to recover, but his participation against Honduras remains in doubt.
On the Honduran side, Alberth Elis and Anthony Lozano will carry the offensive weight of their national team on their shoulders to get a victory that heals a bit the disappointment of last Friday against Panama, a game that the catrachos ended up losing after winning 2-0.
Probable lineups
Costa Rica: Leonel Moreira; Ricardo Blanco, Óscar Duarte, Francisco Calvo, Bryan Oviedo; Yeltsin Tejeda, Celso Borges, Bryan Ruiz; Joel Campbell, Jewison Bennette and José Ortiz. DT: Luis Fernando Suarez.
Honduras: Luis Lopez; Omar Elvir, Maynor Figueroa, Carlos Meléndez, Kevin Álvarez; Alex López, Deiby Flores, Alfredo Mejía, Bryan Moya; Alberth Elis and Anthony Lozano. DT: Hernán Darío Gómez.
Referee: Jair Marrufo. (D)
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