WCQ: Mexico hands Honduras second loss

• by Soccer America , Nov 17, 2015

Jesus Corona and Juergen Damm, two of Mexico's top young players, came off the bench to score goals in the second half and lead El Tri to a 2-0 win over Honduras for its first win in San Pedro Sula in 50 years.

The loss was the second for the Catrachos in two games to open the semifinal round of World Cup 2018 qualifying in Concacaf.

Mexico and Costa Rica, a 2-1 winner at Panama, are the only teams with perfect records after the first two days.

WCQ: Concacaf, Day 2:
GROUP A
Nov. 17 in San Pedro Sula
Honduras 0 Mexico 2. Goals: Corona 67, Damm 72.
Nov. 17 in San Salvador
El Salvador 0 Canada 0.
Standings: Mexico 6; Canada 4; El Salvador 1, Honduras 0.

GROUP B
Nov. 17 in Port-au-Prince
Haiti 0 Jamaica 1. Goal: Donaldson 62.
Nov. 17 in Panama City
Panama 1 Costa Rica 2. Goals: Tejada 72; Ruiz 66, Urena 69.
Standings: Costa Rica 6; Panama, Jamaica 3; Haiti 0.

GROUP C
Nov. 17 in Port of Spain
Trinidad & Tobago 0 USA 0
Nov. 17 in Kingstown
St. Vincent & Gren. 0 Guatemala 4. Goals: Cincotta 23, M.Lopez 32, D.Lopez 48, Tinoco 81.
Standings: USA, Trinidad & Tobago 4; Guatemala 3; St. Vincent & Gren. 0.

WCQ: Concacaf, Day 1:
GROUP A
Nov. 13 in Vancouver, B.C.
Canada 1 Honduras 0. Goal: Johnson 38.
Nov. 13 in Mexico City
Mexico 3 El Salvador 0. Goals: Guardado 7, H.Herrera 42, Vela 64.

GROUP B
Nov. 13 in San Jose
Costa Rica 1 Haiti 0. Goal: Gamboa 29.
Nov. 13 in Kingston
Jamaica 0 Panama 2. Goals: Cooper 43, own goal 52.

GROUP C
Nov. 13 in St. Louis
USA 6 St. Vincent & Gren. 1. Goals: Goals: Wood 11, Johnson 29, Altidore 31, 74, Cameron 51, Zardes 58; Anderson 5.
Nov. 13 in Guatemala City
Guatemala 1 Trinidad & Tobago 2. Goals: Mejia 90; Hyland 67, K.Jones 8.