Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras -- The crowd started trickling in at 2:30 p.m. - a full 5 1/2 hours before kickoff - and by 5 p.m. the pastel-colored seats of Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano were nearly full, separated from the field by tall barbed wire.
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras (AP) -- The crowd started trickling in at 2:30 p.m. -- a full 5 1/2 hours before kickoff -- and by 5 p.m. the pastel-colored seats of Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano were nearly full, separated from the field by tall barbed wire.
Soccer By Ives (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
The first two things you notice when you arrive in San Pedro Sula are the oven-like and unrelenting heat, and the general lack of police or military presence, which is only surprising after weeks of hearing about the political conflict that had rattled an otherwise peaceful Central American nation. The truth is that there aren't really any signs of the country's political conflict at all here...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
The crowd started trickling in at 2:30 p.m. - a full 5 1/2 hours before kickoff - and by 5 p.m. the pastel-colored seats of Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano were nearly full, separated from the field by tall barbed wire.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
The crowd started trickling in at 2:30 p.m. - a full 5 1/2 hours before kickoff - and by 5 p.m. the pastel-colored seats of Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano were nearly full, separated from the field by tall barbed wire.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
The crowd started trickling in at 2:30 p.m. _ a full 5 1/2 hours before kickoff _ and by 5 p.m. the pastel-colored seats of Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano were nearly full, separated from the field by tall barbed wire. Music pulsated nearly nonstop from...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Cordoba ( | )1. Cordoba, home to a Roman Catholic cathedral that was originally built as a mosque by the Moors in the eighth century, is located in what Mediterranean country'2. Incheon, located about 15 miles west of Seoul, is home to a major seaport and the largest airport in what Asian country'3. San Pedro Sula is the second-largest city in what Central American country whose capital is Tegucigalpa?4....
SoccerBlog.com (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
... the other names. Donovan gets a mention because of his match winning free kick against Honduras at San Pedro Sula, as clutch as it gets.
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Miami: Honduras are seeking their first appearance in the World Cup finals since 1982 when they take on El Salvador in the final round of qualifying matches for the CONCACAF region. Reuters Members of the Honduras soccer team pose for photographers before their 2010 World Cup qualifying soccer match against the U.S. at Olimpico stadium in San Pedro Sula October 10, 2009. You may also want to...
OmniFootball (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
After defeating Honduras 3-2 Saturday night in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, the USA have qualified for next summer’s FIFA World Cup with a game to spare. Honduras is racked by debate over the removal from office of its left-wing president, but the raucous home crowd was united in delight as its national team dominated the [...]
ESPN (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
... 27 years ago was its only World Cup appearance, lost 3-2 to the United States in a thriller in San Pedro Sula on Saturday.They now must pick themselves up and do what no team has managed in the final qualifying stages - win in El Salvador."We all want to go to the World Cup. We've got a social and professional responsibility with the fans," Honduras coach Reinaldo Rueda told a news conference...
Soccer By Ives (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
The U.S. men's national team will take the field tonight in San Pedro Sula with a chance to clinch its berth in the 2010 World Cup, but it will have to beat a strong Honduras squad to do it. We are still several hours away from the match but it is certainly not too early to start talking about the match. Feel free to make this your place for the pre-game discussion on the match. I will be checking...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
... before playing in South America four days later.Last Saturday, Pavon had an 87th penalty kick in San Pedro Sula and could gave given Honduras a 3-3 tie against the United States, but he put the kick over the crossbar, allowing the U.S. to qualify for its sixth straight World Cup.
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
... Mexico CityMexico 4, El Salvador 1At San Jose, Costa RicaCosta Rica 4, Trinidad and Tobago 0At San Pedro Sula, HondurasHonduras 2, United States 3Wednesday's GamesAt San Salvador, El SalvadorEl Salvador 0, Honduras 1At Port-of-Spain, TrinidadTrinidad and Tobago 2, Mexico 2At WashingtonUnited States 2, Costa Rica 2---EUROPEWinners qualifyTop eight second-place teams advance to European playoffsGROUP...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
... 1-0, to Argentina.Small wonder that Pavon and Bornstein are likely to be feted all the way from San Pedro Sula to Tegucigalpa and beyond. It has been 27 years since Honduras made its first and only appearance in a World Cup, in Spain in 1982.Costa Rica can only lament what happened. It took a 2-0 lead on exceptional goals by Bryan Ruiz less than four minutes apart in the first half and then...
