The , nicknamed ''Los Catrachos'', is the national team of
Honduras and is controlled by the
Federación Nacional Autónoma De Fútbol De Honduras . They are a rising power in
CONCACAF , an ascend that started with their third place finish in the
2001 Copa América , where they were a late invitee.
Honduras made the
World Cup finals once, in
1982 , getting draws against host
Spain and
Northern Ireland . Their best finish in the
CONCACAF Gold Cup was second in
1991 . Honduras won the
UNCAF Nations Cup twice, in
1993 and
1995 .
The
Football War started after a qualifying game for the
1970 World Cup against
El Salvador . After massive rioting between the fans, on
14 July ,
1969 , the Salvadorian army launched an attack against Honduras. A cease fire was put in effect six days later.
Starting from 1993,
CONMEBOL has invited teams from other confederations to participate in their confederation championship,
Copa América . Honduras has taken part as one of the invited teams once.
The following players have been called-up for January 25's match against Ecuador
