Canada returns to site of humiliating 8-1 defeat in World Cup qualifier
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — Nearly four years on from a spectacular humiliation, Canada’s men’s soccer team returns to Honduras with its World Cup qualifying hopes once again hanging in the balance.
Canada needed just a tie with Honduras at the Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano on Oct. 16, 2012 to advance to the final round of CONCACAF qualifying for the 2014 World Cup. Instead they capitulated in spectacular fashion, losing 8-1 in a historic setback for the Canadian men’s program.
Once again, Canada is in position to qualify for final round, known as the hex. The Canadians take on Honduras on Friday before returning home to host El Salvador at BC Place in Vancouver to conclude the penultimate round.
“It’s probably the biggest game since the last time we said this four years ago against Honduras so it’s massive and it’s just about getting the three points,” defender/midfielder David Edgar said from Orlando, where the team is conducting its training camp.