Clásico centroamericano

The Clásico centroamericano (Central American classic) is a rivalry between the Costa Rica national football team and the Honduras national football team.^[1]While also it presented at club level for having the most successful clubs in Central America in terms of the CONCACAF Champions League.

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.^[2]

11 February 2009 Match 48	Costa Rica	2 – 0	Honduras	San José, Costa Rica
20:30 (UTC−06:00)	Furtado 48' 59'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Ricardo Saprissa Aymá Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)

12 August 2009 Match 49	Honduras	4 – 0	Costa Rica	San Pedro Sula, Honduras
19:30 (UTC−06:00)	Costly 30' 90+2' Pavón 51' Valladares 90'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano Attendance: 37,800 Referee: Marco Rodríguez (MEX)

14 January 2011 Match 50	Costa Rica	1 – 1	Honduras	Panama City, Panama
19:00 (UTC−05:00)	Núñez 42'	Report	Núñez 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Roberto García (MEX)

23 January 2011 Match 51	Costa Rica	1 – 2	Honduras	Panama City, Panama
18:00 (UTC−05:00)	Ureña 73'	Report	W. Martínez 8' E. Martínez 53'	Stadium: Estadio Rommel Fernández Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Walter López (GUA)

18 June 2011 Match 52	Costa Rica	1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (2 – 4 p)	Honduras	East Rutherford, United States
17:00 (UTC−04:00)	Marshall 55'	Report	Bengtson 50'	Stadium: New Meadowlands Stadium Attendance: 78,807 Referee: Roberto Moreno (PAN)
		Penalties
	Borges Ruiz Saborío Campbell		Costly Bernárdez Palacios Bengtson

11 April 2012 Match 53	Costa Rica	1 – 1	Honduras	San José, Costa Rica
19:00 (UTC−06:00)	Vargas 49'	Report	Suazo 24'	Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Marck Geiger (USA)

27 January 2013 Match 54	Costa Rica	1 – 0	Honduras	San José, Costa Rica
17:00 (UTC−06:00)	González 38'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Nacional Referee: Joel Aguilar (SLV)

7 June 2013 Match 55	Costa Rica	1–0	Honduras	Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
20:10 UTC−6	Miller 25'	Report		Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Walter López (Guatemala)

21 July 2013 Match 56	Honduras	1–0	Costa Rica	M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore
19:00	Najar 49'	Report		Attendance: 70,540 Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)

11 October 2013 Match 57	Honduras	1–0	Costa Rica	Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula
15:00 UTC−6	Bengtson 65'	Report		Attendance: 38,500 Referee: Jair Marrufo (United States)

Clásico centroamericano

Origin of rivalry

Matches

Head to Head

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