Honduras look to rebound from a disappointing start in the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup. Reinaldo Rueda’s team sees their matchup against El Salvador as a prime chance to earn their first three points in Group B. As both teams remain winless in the tournament, this game could mark a crucial turning point for each squad’s journey in the competition.
El Salvador managed to secure a valuable draw against Curacao, but their fans expressed dissatisfaction with the national team’s performance since they have not defeated Curacao national team since July 10, 2021, and supporters expected more. Despite this, Hernan Dario Gomez’s team now has a chance to showcase its offensive prowess, given its traditionally strong defensive play.
Although Honduras are coming off a loss to Canada, they still possess an impressive offensive lineup. With standout talents like Luis Palma, Romell Quioto, and Anthony Lozano, Honduras can set the tone against El Salvador, a team known for its strong defensive capabilities. This matchup offers Honduras a crucial opportunity. They must avoid a losing streak, which could jeopardize their World Cup Qualifiers prospects.
Honduras confirmed lineup vs El Salvador
As in the game against Canada, Honduras have their full squad available to face El Salvador, against whom they have not lost a fixture in the entire century. In addition, they have also not lost consecutively in the group stage of the Gold Cup since 2019. Considering the lastdefeat, Reinaldo Rueda will make some changes to his team.
Luis Palma of Honduras
With this in mind, Honduras will line up as follows against El Salvador: Edrick Menjivar; Julian Martinez, Joseph Rosales, Deybi Flores, Denil Maldonado; Luis Crisanto; Jorge Benguche, Edwin Rodriguez, Kervin Arriaga, Jorge Alvarez; Romell Quioto.
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El Salvador confirmed lineup vs Honduras
Although they have not been able to stand out offensively, El Salvador come into the Honduras game on a five-game unbeaten streak against Concacaf teams. In addition, they have no injuries in their roster. For this reason, head coach Hernan Dario Gomez will keep a similar team to the one they have been showing during the last few games.
For this reason, El Salvador will field the following team against Honduras: Mario Gonzalez; Bryan Tamacas, Julio Sibrian, Jorge Cruz, Diego Flores; Melvin Cartagena, Bryan Landaverde, Harold Osorio; Enrico Dueñas, Bryan Gil, Jairo Henriquez.
