The US begins their WC qualifying tonight in Honduras, it’s a tough place to play.
Yes I saw that listed. Fingers and toes crossed!
It was a poignant remark, considering the status of the team during its short stay here for a World Cup qualifying match Wednesday afternoon. The Americans arrived amid a flurry of warnings and security alerts identifying San Pedro Sula as the most violent city on the planet. According to the United States Department of State, there were 159 homicides for every 100,000 residents in 2011. The area’s population is about one million.
Honduras sure to give U.S. national team ‘a crazy experience’
The relatively serene scene was short-lived. As the motorcade picked up speed, it was joined by one, then two, then several more pickup trucks carrying cameramen who were standing in the truck beds. At highway speed, these journalists appeared to be risking life and limb to capture video of the back of a bus—at night.
Welcome to Honduras. Welcome to the Hexagonal.
Several dozen more reporters and cameramen awaited the U.S. national team at its hotel, the name and location of which isn’t revealed publicly by American officials but which apparently was common knowledge in San Pedro Sula. One newspaper even printed the team’s floor and practice schedule, a U.S. Soccer official said.