Honduras vs. Mexico

Honduras faced off against Mexico Wednesday in the next round of playoff games in the march towards qualifying for the World Cup. (I blogged about this once before here.) We happened to be in La Ceiba for the match, and were eager to watch the game in a crowd of Honduran fans. Our first stop was the popular and unfortunately named sports bar, Expatriates. It was too popular for us that night, so unsure of where else to go, we made our way over to the mall food court, where I knew there were at least a few TVs around. Turns out it was the place to be.

While soccer can make grown men cry, it can also make them pump their fists with joy. Below is a video taken after Honduras scored its only goal of the match.

They cheered just as loudly after every replay.

We made our exit before the game was over and upon arrival to our hotel we heard that Mexico had scored two goals within two minutes soon after we left. The final score was a depressing 2-1. According to my source (the guy at the front desk of the Hotel Canadien) Honduras must with 3 of the next 5 games to advance to the next round of the World Cup qualifiers . If not, we may find ourselves in a country of weeping macho men.