This is a list of the Honduras national football team results from 1960 to 1979.[1]
In 1960, Honduras participated for the first time in a FIFA World Cup qualification. On October, FIFA awarded Honduras a 0–2 win against Guatemala after they forfeited, making this the third time in the last decade in which a match is scheduled between these two but not played.
On 7 April, Honduras faced Costa Rica in the 1963 CONCACAF Championship, becoming at the same time, the contenders for the Unofficial Football World Championships; however, they fail to conquer the title by losing 1–2 in San Salvador.[2]
In 1969, Honduras faced El Salvador in the semifinal round of the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification in a period in which both nations were fighting a war over land reforms and immigration and demographic problems; the qualifying matches added more tension to a conflict that later came to be known as the Football War.[3] [4]
In 1971, after eliminating Guatemala in the qualifying phase of the 1971 CONCACAF Championship, Honduras had to face El Salvador in a home-away double header. However, due to the still fresh 1969 Football War the Cuscatlecos withdrew from the tournament, giving Honduras an automatic bye.
In 1977, Honduras faced a European nation for the first time when they draw 0–0 in a friendly match against Hungary.
Record does not include matches against domestic clubs.
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s record | 16–12–21 | 60:71 | |
| 1970s record | 6–8–7 | 25:28 | |
| All-time record | 38–23–46 | 153:198 |