Honduras, the USA’s opponent on Sunday for a spot in Tokyo Games, played to a convenient 1-1 tie with Canada that advanced both teams to destroy the hopes of El Salvador, which beat Haiti, 2-1, thanks two a pair of goals by 23-year-old Southern Californian Josh Perez. Canada’s Derek Cornelius opened the scoring in its Group B finale in the 28th minute. Denil Maldonado scored two minutes later for Honduras, which faces host Mexico on Sunday for Concacaf’s other Olympic entry.
GROUP B
Honduras 1 Canada 1. (Goals: Maldonado 30; Cornelius 28):
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