Honduras national football team
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| Nickname(s) |
Los Catrachos La Bicolor La H La Garra Catracha catrachos |
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| Association | Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras |
| Confederation | CONCACAF |
| Sub-confederation | UNCAF (Central America) |
| Head coach | Jorge Luis Pinto |
| Captain | Maynor Figueroa |
| Most caps | Amado Guevara (138) |
| Top scorer | Carlos Pavón (57) |
| Home stadium | Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano |
| FIFA code | HON |
| FIFA ranking | |
| Current | 65  10 (9 February 2017)
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| Highest | 20 (September 2001) |
| Lowest | 101 (December 2015) |
| Elo ranking | |
| Current | 60  4 (22 February 2017)
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| Highest | 23 (September 2001) |
| Lowest | 104 (November 1971) |
| First international | |
 Guatemala 1–0 Honduras  (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 14 September 1921) |
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| Biggest win | |
Honduras 10–0 Nicaragua  (San José, Costa Rica; 13 March 1946) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
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Guatemala 10–1 Honduras (Guatemala City, Guatemala; 14 September 1921) |
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| World Cup | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1982) |
| Best result | Round 1, 1982, 2010 and 2014 |
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CONCACAF Championship & Gold Cup |
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| Appearances | 18 (first in 1963) |
| Best result | Champions, 1981 |
| Copa América | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2001) |
| Best result | Third place, 2001 |
The Honduras national football team, (Spanish: Selección de fútbol de Honduras) nicknamed Los Catrachos, La Bicolor or La H, is the national team of Honduras and is controlled by the Federación Nacional Autónoma de Fútbol de Honduras (FENAFUTH). To date, the team has qualified three times for the FIFA World Cup, in 1982, 2010 and 2014 but has not won a single match.
The national team made its debut in the Independence Centenary Games held in Guatemala City in September 1921, losing 10–1 to Guatemala.
During their first appearance at the Central American and Caribbean Games in 1930, Honduras posted a record of two wins and three losses. Their only wins came against Jamaica (5–1) and El Salvador (4–1), while they lost two games to Cuba and Costa Rica.
Honduras won the 1981, and 1982 CONCACAF Championship and qualified for the World Cup for the first time in 1982. They finished second in the 1985 CONCACAF Championship losing their final match 2 to 1 against Canada, who would eventually qualify to the 1986 FIFA World Cup. Their next major accomplishment was being runners-up at the 1991 CONCACAF Gold Cup losing against host nation, United States. For the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Jamaica's merits left Honduras out of the final round of qualification. Despite Honduras' overwhelming victory 11 to 3 against St.Vincent & the Grenadines, Jamaica defeated Mexico in Kingston. The scoreless draw from Jamaica's visit to Honduras ultimately allowed the Reggae Boys to advance to the next round. Hopes changed for 2002 as Honduras advanced to the hexagonal round. Despite Honduras' effort, they were left at the edge of the 2002 FIFA World Cup losing at home against Trinidad & Tobago, and at the Azteca against Mexico, in their final two games of the qualifiers. The match against Trinidad saw Honduras hit the goal post seven times, but despite their effort they lost by the minimum amount. The second World Cup appearance was in the 2010 FIFA World Cup when Honduras strikingly qualified by their victory away at El Salvador and Costa Rica's tie against the USA. Their third and most recent World Cup appearance was the 2014 FIFA World Cup, where they defeated Mexico at Azteca on their way on qualifying. Honduras has won the UNCAF Nations Cup three times in 1993, 1995 and 2011.
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