Honduras national football team results (1960–1979) explained

Season:1960–69
Prevseason:1921–1959
Nextseason:1970–79

This is a list of the Honduras national football team results from 1960 to 1979.[1]

1960

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.

1963

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]

1969

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]

1971

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.

1977

In 1977, Honduras faced a European nation for the first time when they draw 0–0 in a friendly match against Hungary.

Record

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

Notes and References

  1. https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hond-intres.html RSSSF.com – Honduras - List of International Matches
  2. http://www.ufwc.co.uk/results/ ufwc.co.uk – Unofficial Football World Championships Results
  3. http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/aureview/1970/mar-apr/mallin.html airpower.maxwell.af.mil – Salvador–Honduras War, 1969
  4. Web site: OnWar.com – Soccer War 1969 . 2016-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160425075043/https://www.onwar.com/aced/chrono/c1900s/yr60/fsoccer1969.htm . 2016-04-25 . dead .