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 ascent that started with their third place finish in the
2001 Copa América , where they were a late invitee, because
Argentina dropped out one day before kickoff.
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 (2001), it was a last minute replacement because
Argentina dropped out one day before kickoff, the team with barely enough players arrived after the tournament started and just few hours before its first game, in quarter-finals round on Monday
July 23 , 2001 Honduras defeated (2-0) and eliminated the favorite
Brazil .
(C)
As of
22 August ,
2007
