Honduras, El Salvador renew rivalry in third Gold Cup meeting | OneFootball

MIAMI – The 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup continues with Honduras taking on El Salvador in Group B on Saturday at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas.

The encounter presents the third Gold Cup meeting between the countries, with Honduras winning both previous matches.

Honduras will look to bounce back and secure its first points after falling 6-nil against Canada in what was the nation’s heaviest defeat Gold Cup history.

El Salvador is in search of its first win of the campaign after drawing nil-nil against Curaçao in its opening fixture.

The rivalry has been tight in recent meetings across all competitions. Over the last four matches, both teams have earned one win apiece with two draws.

Their most recent clash came in a friendly on March 26, 2024, at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston. Brayan Gil gave El Salvador the lead in the 11’, while Bryan Róchez equalized in the 62’ for Honduras.

El Salvador’s last win over Honduras in a Concacaf-organized tournament came nearly 11

years ago, on September 7, 2014, in the Copa Centroamericana. Richard Menjívar scored the

game’s only goal in the 67’ minute at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

All-Time series Honduras v. El Salvador –

This will be the third Gold Cup meeting between Honduras and El Salvador, with Honduras currently leading the tournament series 2-0.

Their first Gold Cup encounter came on July 12, 2013, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, where Jorge Claros scored in stoppage time (90+2’) to seal a 1-0 win for Los Catrachos. The second meeting was more one-sided—on June 25, 2019, Honduras powered to a 4-0 win at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles, with goals from Jorge Álvarez (59’), Rubilio Castillo (65’), Bryan Acosta (75’), and Emilio Izaguirre (90’).

Top Honduran Scorers v. El Salvador in Gold Cup:

Jorge Claros, Jorge Álvarez, Rubilio Castillo, Bryan Acosta, and Emilio Izaguirre – all with one goal each.

In recent meetings across all competitions, the rivalry has been tight. Over the last four matches, both teams have earned one win apiece with two draws. Their most recent clash came in a friendly on March 26, 2024, at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston. Brayan Gil gave El Salvador an early lead (11’), but Bryan Róchez equalized in the 62nd minute for Honduras.

El Salvador’s last win over Honduras in a Concacaf-organized tournament came nearly 11 years ago—on September 7, 2014, in the Copa Centroamericana. Richard Menjívar scored the game’s only goal in the 67th minute at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.

All-Time Series (All Competitions):

- 75 matches

- 38 wins for Honduras (122 goals)

- 17 wins for El Salvador (74 goals)

- 20 draws