Other names Derbi centroamericano Next meeting 28 March 2017 | Teams Costa Rica
Honduras | |
Locale Central America (UNCAF) First meeting 4 April 1930
La Tropical
Havana, Cuba
(CRC 8–0 HON) Latest meeting 20 January 2017
Estadio Rommel Fernández
Panama City, Panama
(CRC 1–1 HON) | ||
The Clásico centroamericano (Central American classic) is a rivalry between the Costa Rica national football team and the Honduras national football team. While also it presented at club level for having the most successful clubs in Central America in terms of the CONCACAF Champions League.
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Costa Rica in Honduras is considered one of the most important rivals, along with the Mexico national football team and the El Salvador national football team. Moreover, Honduras is considered in Costa Rica also as one of the most important rivals, along with the Mexico national football team and the United States men's national soccer team. This rivalry is also accentuated by the selections that are higher amounts of account in the Copa Centroamericana trophies, most World Cup appearances and otherwise being the only teams to have achieved Aztecazo in World Cup qualifying.
Also these two selections pride of power considered as the best in Central America compete globally. The Costa Rica national football team boasts the best in the area by being the only Central American to pass in a second round of a World Cup. This achievement was given twice, in addition to past round one in the World Cup by beating the former world champion Uruguay by 3 points to 1 and Italy for 1 against both 0, ranking first in the so-called "Group of Death" the same way I remove two former world champions in a single party as a step Britain and Italy. Meanwhile the Honduras national football team supposed to be the best for being the only ones in Central America in order to liquidate two world powers in an official competition recognized by FIFA, an event that took place in the 2001 Copa America eliminating the powerful selection Brazilian football and 2 times defeating Uruguay national football team, with the tournament on 91 years of history biggest surprises. The Honduras national football team achievement take over third place in the Copa America, achieving obtained only part of a Central American team. For this brilliant participation, Honduras was ranked by FIFA as the "Best Collective of Planet 2001" Award and won the Best Team of the Year 2001 awards have earned the Netherlands national football team, the Selection Spain football, the Argentina national football team, Germany national football team and football team Brazil.3
It can be considered a rivalry very even, since the number of wins in direct clashes selections levels from the first game in 1930, has always remained relatively even (with ups and downs for both teams at different times, but always showing enough equity). The history of fighting, a total of 57 games, has 21 wins to the Costa Rica national football team, 20 wins for the Honduras national football team and 19 draws, bringing equity in this rivalry is demonstrated.
Origin of rivalry
In recent years, these two nations have awakened a wide rivalry each time he approaches a commitment of this caliber. However, a review of the history reminds us that 'pique' comes from long ago, by elements not necessarily linked to the sport that moves masses.
The memory leads to that September 15, 1842 when he was shot in the Central Park of San Jose, Costa Rica, the great hero of the Federal Republic of Central America, Honduran Francisco Morazan, a leader who dominated the political and military scene Central and always wanted to turn the area into one nation. Even Morazán was the last president of this group. And in 1838, when Costa Rica had to face President Braulio Carrillo Colina, the Ticos broken relationship with the Central American Federation, which generates the beginning of a rivalry between the governments of Morazan and Carrillo.
This makes Morazan landing in Caldera (Costa Rica) in April 1842 with the enemies of Carrillo and give a coup. Honduras, who was head of state in Costa Rica in that year during the months of April and September, and together with its allies, intended to use the Costa Rican people as "cannon fodder" to reconstitute the Federation, but by force and keep his dream, as well recalled by the historian Alejandro Ugalde. It was then that Costa Ricans decide to "go down" to Morazan power and shoot him.
Despite that, Morazan fondly remembers being the initiator of the project "The Great Patriotic Central". But according to Ugalde, are the elements that unite Honduras and Costa Rica, according to the review given by history. Just remember in 2009 when the military carried to Costa Rica Honduras ousted President Manuel Zelaya.