In the third round of the CONCACAF Gold Cup on June 25, 2025, a match between the national teams of Honduras and Curaçao will take place. Advocaat's team needs a win, while their opponents only require a draw.

The Honduras national team continues to confirm its relatively high level for this region. In 2024, they reached the quarterfinals of the Nations League. The team is also continuing its fight for a return to the World Cup: in June, they secured pragmatic wins, 1-0 against the Cayman Islands and 2-0 over Antigua and Barbuda.

Dick Advocaat manages to deliver results even with his current line-up. In 2024, he won four out of six matches in the Nations League. Their World Cup qualifying campaign has been flawless so far, including big June victories: 4-0 over Saint Lucia and 5-1 against Haiti.

In the Gold Cup, Rueda’s squad faced Canada in the opening round and suffered a heavy defeat, failing to answer six conceded goals. However, a few days later in Houston, they recorded a confident 2-0 victory over El Salvador. The Curaçao national team played those opponents in reverse order: first, a goalless draw with El Salvador, then a draw against Canada.

Key Stats and Trends

Honduras registered five wins in their last six games

On average, Honduras scores 1.5 goals and concedes 1.5 goals per match

20% of Honduras’ matches end with both teams scoring and the average total goals per match is 3.0

Curaçao has drawn both of their last matches

On average, Curaçao scores 2.4 goals and concedes 0.5 goals per match. 30% of Curaçao’s matches end with both teams scoring and the average total goals per game is 2.9.

Probable Starting Line-ups

Honduras (probable line-up): Menjivar – Rosales, Crisanto, Montes, Najar – Lopez, Flores, Villanueva, Lozano, Palma – Quioto

Curaçao (probable line-up): Room – Floranus, Van Eijma, Garry, Brenet – Bacuna, Komnenencia, Bacuna, Gorré, Margarita – Castaner

Honduras vs Curaçao

Back in 2019, during the Gold Cup, Curaçao won by the narrowest of margins. Three years later, in the Nations League, both teams exchanged away victories.