On this day in 2013, rough beginning to World Cup qualifying

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🇺🇸 #USMNT 1-2 🇭🇳 Honduras

📍 San Pedro Sula

👔 Klinsmann

📋 World Cup Q

Tough start to the HEX as the US went bottom after one match. The Yanks will eventually top the group.

36’

Clint Dempsey opens the scoring after Jermaine Jones’ pass over the top.

40’

Wow.

Just brilliant from Juan Carlos Garcia.

79’
Too easy for Jerry Bengston.

Scorers: Juan Carlos Garcia (Maynor Figueroa) 40′, Jerry Bengtson (Oscar Garcia) 79′ — Clint Dempsey (Jermaine Jones) 36′

HON: 18-Noel Valladares, 5-Víctor Bernárdez, 3-Maynor Figueroa, 6-Juan Carlos García, 8-Arnold Peralta, 15-Roger Espinoza, 14-Oscar Boniek García, 19-Luis Garrido, 10-Mario Martínez, 11-Jerry Bengtson (20-Jorge Claros, 84′), 13-Carlo Costly (9-Georgie Welcome, 90+3)

Subs not used: 22-Donis Escobar, 1-José Mendoza, 17-Brayan Beckeles, 2-Osman Chávez, 4-Juan Pablo Montes, 12-Orlin Peralta, 16-Alex López, 23-Aldo Oviedo, 7-Christian Altamirano, 21-Roger Rojas

Head coach: Luis Suarez

USA: 1-Tim Howard (Capt.); 2-Timmy Chandler, 5-Omar Gonzalez, 20-Geoff Cameron, 23-Fabian Johnson; 14-Danny Williams (7-Maurice Edu, 58′), 13-Jermaine Jones (19-Graham Zusi, 67′), 4-Michael Bradley, 18-Eddie Johnson (16-Sacha Kljestan, 59′); 8-Clint Dempsey, 17-Jozy Altidore

Subs not used: 3-Carlos Bocanegra, 6-Michael Parkhurst, 9-Herculez Gomez, 10-Jose Torres, 11-Brad Davis, 12-Brad Guzan, 15-Edgar Castillo, 21-Brad Evans, 22-Sean Johnson

Head Coach: Jurgen Klinsmann

Referee: Walter Quesada (CRC)

Cards: none

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On this day in 2008, tough "friendly" draw with Mexico

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🇺🇸 #USMNT 2-2 🇲🇽 #ElTri

📍 Houston

👔 Bradley

📋 Friendly

A back-and-forth “friendly” ended all even.

29’

After Oguchi Onyewu’s long throw, the ball was partially cleared. Landon Donovan hits it back in the mix and Onyewu ran into the play to nod this home.

35’

Quick answer for the Mexicans when Pavel Pardo curled in the free-kick.

Jonny Magallon helped it on for the equalizer.

40’

Jozy Altidore made sure we went into the break with the lead after this powerful header.

Drew Moor picked up on the right-wing and threw in this very direct cross, and Jozy is there to give us the lead.

47’

🇲🇽 gets a second right after the break and that is how it would finish.

Carlos Salcido helps on the corner from Carlos Vela and Magallon nabs his second at the back post.

Scorers: Oguchi Onyewu (Landon Donovan) 29′, Jozy Altidore (Drew Moor) 40′ — Jonny Magallon (Pavel Pardo) 35′ (Carlos Salcido) 47′

USA: 1-Tim Howard; 21-Drew Moor, 3-Carlos Bocanegra (Capt.), 22-Oguchi Onyewu, 6-Ramiro Corrales; 10-Landon Donovan, 13-Ricardo Clark (Maurice Edu, 79′), 4-Michael Bradley (5-Benny Feilhaber, 63′), 15-Bobby Convey (7-Eddie Lewis, 70′); 9-Jozy Altidore, 8-Clint Dempsey (19-Freddy Adu, 63′)

Subs not used: 11-Pat Noonan, 16-Michael Parkhurst, 18-Brad Guzan

Head Coach: Bob Bradley

MEX: 1-Guillermo Ochoa; 2-Jonny Magallon, 3-Carlos Salcido (14-Fausto Pinto, 59) 4-Rafael Marquez (Capt.), 5-Israel Castro; 6-Gerado Torrado, 7-Fernando Arce (18-Cesar Villaluz, 90+), 8-Pavel Pardo, 11-Carlos Vela (16-Giovanni Dos Santos, 71′); 9-Antonio De Nigris (15-Juan Carlos Cacho, 67′), 10-Adolfo Bautista (17-Antonio Naelson, 71′)

Subs not used: 12-Luis Michel, 13-Oscar Rojas,

Head Coach: Hugo Sanchez

Referee: Carlos Batres (GUA)

Cards: Michael Bradley [Y 45′], Oguchi Onyewu [Y 69], Jozy Altidore [Y 76′], Ramiro Corrales [Y 89′] — Carlos Salcido [Y 38′], Gerardo Torrado [Y 90+]

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