El Salvador–Honduras football rivalry
{{short description|International football rivalry}}
{{use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{use American English|date=January 2022}}
{{for|the war fought between the two countries|Football War}}
{{Infobox sports rivalry
| name = {{nowrap|El Salvador–Honduras football rivalry}}
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| sport = Association football
| city_or_region = Central America
| teams = {{fb|El Salvador}}
{{fb|Honduras}}
| firstmeeting = 7 November 1927
{{small|Friendly}}
{{nowrap|Honduras 1–0 El Salvador}}
| mostrecent = 26 March 2024
{{small|Friendly}}
{{nowrap|Honduras 1–1 El Salvador}}
| nextmeeting = 21 June 2025
| alltimerecord = {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 18–22–39 {{flagdeco|Honduras}}
| largestvictory = 7 December 1928
{{small|Friendly}}
{{nowrap|El Salvador 5–0 Honduras}}
----
2 September 2000
{{small|2002 World Cup qualification}}
{{nowrap|Honduras 5–0 El Salvador}}
| longeststreak = Honduras 5 {{small|(1998–2000)}}
| longestunbeatenstreak = Honduras 12 {{small|(1996–2001)}}
| currentstreak =
| currentunbeatenstreak = Honduras 2
El Salvador 1
| map_location = Central America
| map_width = 275px
| map_label1 = El Salvador
| map_label1_position = bottom
| coordinates1 = {{coord|13|41|56|N|89|11|29|W|region:SV-SS}}
| map_label2 = Honduras
| map_label2_position = top
| coordinates2 = {{coord|14|6|N|87|13|W|region:HN}}
}}
The El Salvador–Honduras football rivalry is a sports rivalry between the El Salvador and Honduras national football teams. The rivalry between the two nations peaked in 1969 when both teams played each other in the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and the matches they played between each other, which ultimately saw El Salvador advance to the 1970 FIFA World Cup, were a contributing factor which led to the outbreak of the Football War in July 1969.
History
The national teams of El Salvador and Honduras were both established in 1921 and played their first matches in the Independence Centenary Games hosted in Guatemala City, however, El Salvador was defeated 0–7 by Costa Rica and Honduras was defeated 0–9 by Guatemala, and as a result, neither team faced each other during the tournament.{{cite web|first1=Rodrigo|last1=Calvo|first2=Samuel|last2=Martell|first3=Ismael|last3=Ramos|title=Juegos del Centenario de la Independencia de Centroamérica (Guatemala) 1921|trans-title=Independence Centenary Games (Guatemala) 1921|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/guat-centenario21.html|website=RSSSF|date=15 October 2020|access-date=30 January 2022|language=en}}
El Salvador and Honduras first played each other on 7 November 1928 in Tegucigalpa, in which Honduras won 1–0.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/elsal-intres.html|title=El Salvador – List of International Matches|access-date=30 January 2022|language=en|website=RSSSF|date=30 June 2016|first=Barrie|last=Courtney}} The teams rematched the following day, which ended in a 0–0 draw. El Salvador's first victory came in their next match in San Salvador, where the Salvadorans defeated the Hondurans by a score of 5–0. The 5-score margin of victory remains the largest margin of victory ever between the two teams, and the feat was repeated in 2000 when Honduras defeated El Salvador 5–0 during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071116185520/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3881/matches/match=20312/report.html|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=4395/preliminaries/preliminary=3881/matches/match=20312/report.html|title=Honduras – El Salvador 5:0 (2:0)|website=FIFA|date=2 September 2000|access-date=30 January 2022|archive-date=16 November 2007}} El Salvador had never beaten Honduras in Honduran soil until 2022, when El Salvador gained their first ever win to Honduras away in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.{{cite web | url=https://futbolcentroamerica.com/elsalvador/Eliminatorias-Concacaf-Historico-triunfo-de-El-Salvador-en-Honduras-VIDEO-20220130-0014.html | title=Eliminatorias Concacaf: Histórico triunfo de El Salvador en Honduras [VIDEO] | date=31 January 2022 }}
= Football War =
{{see|Football War}}
The two teams met during the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, the first time the two teams ever met in a tournament organized by FIFA.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesh/hond-intres.html|title=Honduras – List of International Matches|access-date=30 January 2022|language=en|website=RSSSF|date=30 June 2016|first=Barrie|last=Courtney}} The teams played the first match in Tegucigalpa on 8 June 1969, in which Honduras won 1–0, which led to riots instigated by Salvadoran fans.{{cite web|url=https://sites.duke.edu/wcwp/research-projects/the-soccer-war/#war|title=The Soccer War|website=Soccer Politics|publisher=Duke University|last1=Veytskin|first1=Yuriy|last2=Lockerby|first2=Claire|last3=McMullen|first3=Steven|editor1-last=Schorr|editor1-first=Matthew|editor2-last=Barrett|editor2-first=Lindsey|editor3-last=Leachman|editor3-first=Colby|date=2009–2013|access-date=31 January 2022}} In the second match in San Salvador on 15 June 1969, El Salvador won by a score of 3–0, and before the match, a rag was flown instead of the flag of Honduras. Honduran player Enrique Cardona stated that the Hondurans were "lucky that we lost" because otherwise "we wouldn't be alive today." The loss led to Hondurans attacking Salvadorans and burning down their homes, forcing many Salvadorans to flee back to El Salvador.
As both teams ended on equal points, a third match was played in neutral territory in Mexico City. El Salvador eventually won the match 3–2 after extra time. Before the match and because of the attacks against Salvadorans by Hondurans, the Salvadoran government severed diplomatic relations with Honduras on 26 June 1969, and on 14 July 1969, the Armed Forces of El Salvador invaded Honduras, beginning the Football War.{{sfn|Haggerty|1990|p=25}}{{sfn|Armstrong|Shenk|1982|p=57}} After four days of fighting, the Organization of American States (OAS) negotiated a cease fire, ending the war after around 3,000 people, mostly civilians, had died.{{sfn|Haggerty|1990|p=26}} El Salvador withdrew its soldiers on 2 August 1969.{{sfn|Haggerty|1990|p=26}}
El Salvador qualified for the 1970 FIFA World Cup after defeating Haiti, however, the team would lose all three of its matches against Mexico, the Soviet Union, and Belgium in the group stage, failing to score a single goal.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224145302/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/mexico1970/groups/index.html|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/mexico1970/groups/index.html|access-date=31 January 2022|title=1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico – Groups|archive-date=24 February 2015|language=en|website=FIFA}}
Major tournament matches
= 1946 CCCF Championship =
{{Football box
| date = 9 March 1946
| time =
| score = 1–3
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Honduras|1898}}
| goals1 = ? {{goal|?}}
| team2 = {{fb|El Salvador}}
| goals2 = Gutiérrez {{goal|?||?||?}}
| aet =
| report =
| stadium = Estadio Nacional
| location = San José, Costa Rica
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
= 1953 CCCF Championship =
{{Football box
| date = 15 March 1953
| time =
| score = 0–3
| team1 = {{fb-rt|El Salvador}}
| goals1 =
| team2 = {{fb|Honduras|1949}}
| goals2 = Ramírez {{goal|7||40}}
Padilla {{goal|?}}
| aet =
| report =
| stadium = Estadio Nacional
| location = San José, Costa Rica
| attendance =
| referee = William Crawford (England)
}}
= 1955 CCCF Championship =
{{Football box
| date = 17 August 1955
| time =
| score = 3–1
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}}
| goals1 = Enamorado {{goal|39||89}}
Ramírez Godoy {{goal|69}}
| team2 = {{fb|El Salvador}}
| goals2 = Ruano {{goal|33}}
| aet =
| report =
| stadium = Estadio Nacional
| location = Tegucigalpa, Honduras
| attendance =
| referee = Reginald Leafe (England)
}}
= 1961 CCCF Championship =
{{Football box
| date = 12 March 1961
| time =
| score = 1–0
| team1 = {{fb-rt|El Salvador}}
| goals1 = Barraza {{goal|3}}
| team2 = {{fb|Honduras|1949}}
| goals2 =
| aet =
| report =
| stadium =
| location = Costa Rica
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
----
{{Football box
| date = 19 March 1961
| time =
| score = 5–1
| team1 = {{fb-rt|El Salvador}}
| goals1 = Merlos {{goal|30||60}}
Ruano {{goal|55}}
Monge {{goal|71||85}}
| team2 = {{fb|Honduras|1949}}
| goals2 = Rodríguez {{goal|25}}
| aet =
| report =
| stadium =
| location = Costa Rica
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
= 1963 CONCACAF Championship =
{{Football box
| date = 27 March 1963
| time =
| score = 2–2
| team1 = {{fb-rt|El Salvador}}
| goals1 = Reynosa {{goal|30}}
Hernández {{goal|65}}
| team2 = {{fb|Honduras|1949}}
| goals2 = Guerra {{goal|16}}
Suazo {{goal|27}}
| aet =
| report =
| stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca
| location = San Salvador, El Salvador
| attendance =
| referee = Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)
}}
----
{{Football box
| date = 5 April 1963
| time =
| score = 3–0
| team1 = {{fb-rt|El Salvador}}
| goals1 = Monge {{goal|10}}
Hernández {{goal|13||34}}
| team2 = {{fb|Honduras|1949}}
| goals2 =
| aet =
| report =
| stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca
| location = San Salvador, El Salvador
| attendance = 35,000
| referee = Saúl de la Rosa (Colombia)
}}
= 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifiers =
{{Football box
| date = 8 June 1969
| time =
| score = 1–0
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}}
| goals1 = Wells {{goal|89}}
| team2 = {{fb|El Salvador}}
| goals2 =
| report =
| stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
| location = Tegucigalpa, Honduras
| attendance = 17,827
| referee = Yamasaki (Mexico)
}}
----
{{Football box
| date = 15 June 1969
| time =
| score = 3–0
| team1 = {{fb-rt|El Salvador}}
| goals1 = Martínez {{goal|27|pen.|41}}
Acevedo {{goal|29}}
| team2 = {{fb|Honduras|1949}}
| goals2 =
| report =
| stadium = Estadio Nacional Flor Blanca
| location = San Salvador, El Salvador
| attendance = 36,470
| referee = Van Rosberg (Netherlands Antilles)
}}
----
{{Football box
| date = 27 June 1969
| time =
| score = 3–2
| team1 = {{fb-rt|El Salvador}}
| goals1 = Martínez {{goal|8||28}}
Quintanilla {{goal|101}}
| team2 = {{fb|Honduras|1949}}
| goals2 = Cardona {{goal|19}}
Gómez {{goal|50}}
| aet = y
| report =
| stadium = Estadio Azteca
| location = Mexico City, Mexico
| attendance = 15,326
| referee = Abel Aguilar Elizalde (Mexico)
}}
= 1981 CONCACAF Championship =
{{Football box
| date = 14 March 1985
| time =
| score = 0–0
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}}
| goals1 =
| team2 = {{fb|El Salvador}}
| goals2 =
| aet =
| report =
| stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
| location = Tegucigalpa, Honduras
| attendance =
| referee = Luis Paulino Siles (Costa Rica)
}}
= 1985 CONCACAF Championship =
{{Football box
| date = 10 March 1985
| time =
| score = 1–2
| team1 = {{fb-rt|El Salvador}}
| goals1 = Rivas {{goal|63}}
| team2 = {{fb|Honduras|1949}}
| goals2 = Bailey {{goal|1}}
Laing {{goal|77}}
| aet =
| report =
| stadium = Estadio Cuscatlán
| location = San Salvador, El Salvador
| attendance =
| referee = David Socha (United States)
}}
----
{{Football box
| date = 14 March 1985
| time =
| score = 0–0
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}}
| goals1 =
| team2 = {{fb|El Salvador}}
| goals2 =
| aet =
| report =
| stadium = Estadio Tiburcio Carías Andino
| location = Tegucigalpa, Honduras
| attendance =
| referee = Tony Evangelista (Canada)
}}
= 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup =
{{Football box
| date = 12 July 2013
| time = 21:30
| score = 1–0
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}}
| goals1 = Claros {{goal|90+2}}
| team2 = {{fb|El Salvador}}
| goals2 =
| aet =
| report = [http://www.concacaf.com/category/gold-cup/game-detail/170429 Report]
| stadium = Sun Life Stadium
| location = Miami Gardens, United States
| attendance = 28,713
| referee = Jair Marrufo (United States)
}}
= 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup =
{{Football box
| date = 25 July 2019
| time = 22:30
| score = 4–0
| team1 = {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}}
| goals1 = Álvarez {{goal|59}}
Castillo {{goal|65}}
Acosta {{goal|75}}
Izaguirre {{goal|90}}
| team2 = {{fb|El Salvador}}
| goals2 =
| aet =
| report = [https://www.concacaf.com/en/gold-cup/game-details?matchid=476782 Report]
| stadium = Banc of California Stadium
| location = Los Angeles, United States
| attendance = 22,503
| referee = Fernando Guerrero (Mexico)
}}
List of matches
The following is a list of matches played between El Salvador and Honduras since their first meeting in November 1927.
| class="wikitable"
! {{abbr|No.|Number}} ! Date ! Location ! Competition ! colspan="3" | Result ! Series |
| 1
| 7 November 1927 | rowspan="2" | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1898}} Tegucigalpa | rowspan="3" | Friendly | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1898}} | align="center" | 1–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 0–0–1 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1898}} |
| 2
| 8 November 1927 | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1898}} | align="center" | 0–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 0–1–1 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1898}} |
| 3
| 7 December 1928 | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 5–0 | {{fb|Honduras|1898}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 1–1–1 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1898}} |
| 4
| 29 March 1930 | {{flagdeco|Cuba|1902}} Havana | 1930 Central American and Caribbean Games | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 1–4 | {{fb|Honduras|1898}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 1–1–2 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1898}} |
| 5
| 28 March 1935 | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | 1935 Central American and Caribbean Games | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 3–4 | {{fb|Honduras|1898}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 1–1–3 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1898}} |
| 6
| 9 March 1946 | {{flagdeco|Costa Rica}} San José | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1898}} | align="center" | 1–3 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 2–1–3 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1898}} |
| 7
| 11 March 1950 | {{flagdeco|Guatemala|1871}} Guatemala City | 1950 Central American and Caribbean Games | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 1–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 2–1–4 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 8
| 15 March 1953 | {{flagdeco|Costa Rica}} San José | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 0–3 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 2–1–5 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 9
| 17 August 1955 | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} Tegucigalpa | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 3–1 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 2–1–6 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 10
| 12 March 1961 | rowspan="2" | {{flagdeco|Costa Rica}} San José | rowspan="2" | 1961 CCCF Championship | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 1–0 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 3–1–6 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 11
| 19 March 1961 | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 5–1 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 4–1–6 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 12
| 27 March 1963 | rowspan="4" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | rowspan="2" | 1963 CONCACAF Championship | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 2–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 4–2–6 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 13
| 5 April 1963 | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 3–0 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 5–2–6 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 14
| 14 March 1965 | 1965 CONCACAF Championship qualification | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 3–1 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 6–2–6 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 15
| 21 May 1967 | 1968 CONCACAF Pre-Olympic qualification | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 1–0 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 7–2–6 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 16
| 17 July 1968 | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} Tegucigalpa | rowspan="2" | Friendly | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 0–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 7–3–6 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 17
| 31 July 1968 | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 2–1 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 8–3–6 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 18
| 8 June 1969 | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} Tegucigalpa | rowspan="3" | 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 1–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 8–3–7 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 19
| 15 June 1969 | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 3–0 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 9–3–7 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 20
| 27 June 1969 | {{flagdeco|Mexico}} Mexico City | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 3–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 10–3–7 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 21
| 23 November 1980 | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | rowspan="2" | 1981 CONCACAF Championship qualification | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 2–1 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 11–3–7 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 22
| 30 November 1980 | rowspan="2" | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} Tegucigalpa | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 2–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 11–3–8 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 23
| 16 November 1981 | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 0–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 11–4–8 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 24
| 18 April 1982 | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | rowspan="2" | Friendly | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 3–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 12–4–8 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 25
| 22 April 1982 | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} San Pedro Sula | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 1–1 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 12–5–8 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 26
| 10 March 1985 | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | rowspan="2" | 1985 CONCACAF Championship | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 1–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 12–5–9 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 27
| 14 March 1985 | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} Tegucigalpa | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 0–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 12–6–9 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 28
| 4 January 1986 | {{flagdeco|Guatemala|1968}} Guatemala City | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 0–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 12–6–10 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 29
| 29 April 1987 | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} Tegucigalpa | rowspan="3" | Friendly | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 1–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 12–6–11 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 30
| 18 March 1988 | rowspan="2" | {{flagdeco|United States}} Los Angeles | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 0–0 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 12–7–11 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 31
| 25 September 1988 | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 0–0 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 12–8–11 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 32
| 2 June 1991 | {{flagdeco|Costa Rica}} San José | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 1–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 12–8–12 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 33
| 17 March 1992 | rowspan="2" | {{flagdeco|United States}} Los Angeles | rowspan="4" | Friendly | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 1–1 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 12–9–12 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 34
| 12 August 1992 | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 0–3 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 12–9–13 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 35
| 13 September 1992 | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 3–1 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 13–9–13 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 36
| 18 September 1992 | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} San Pedro Sula | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 1–1 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 13–10–13 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 37
| 9 March 1993 | rowspan="2" | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} Tegucigalpa | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 3–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 13–10–14 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 38
| 25 April 1993 | rowspan="2" | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 3–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 13–10–15 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 39
| 9 May 1993 | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 2–1 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 14–10–15 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 40
| 14 August 1996 | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} San Pedro Sula | rowspan="3" | Friendly | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 2–1 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 14–10–16 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 41
| 21 August 1996 | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 1–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 14–10–17 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 42
| 21 October 1996 | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} Tegucigalpa | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 1–1 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 14–11–17 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 43
| 18 April 1997 | rowspan="2" | {{flagdeco|Guatemala}} Guatemala City | rowspan="2" | 1997 UNCAF Nations Cup | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 0–3 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 14–11–18 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 44
| 27 April 1997 | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 0–0 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 14–12–18 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 45
| 29 January 1998 | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | rowspan="2" | Friendly | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 1–1 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 14–13–18 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 46
| 18 November 1998 | {{flagdeco|United States}} Los Angeles | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 1–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 14–13–19 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 47
| 24 March 1999 | {{flagdeco|Costa Rica}} San José | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 1–3 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 14–13–20 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 48
| 9 February 2000 | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} San Pedro Sula | Friendly | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 5–1 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 14–13–21 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 49
| 16 July 2000 | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | rowspan="2" | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 2–5 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 14–13–22 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 50
| 2 September 2000 | rowspan="2" | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} San Pedro Sula | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 5–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 14–13–23 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 51
| 27 May 2001 | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 1–1 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 14–14–23 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 52
| 15 February 2003 | {{flagdeco|Panama}} Colón | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 1–0 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 15–14–23 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 53
| 29 June 2003 | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} San Pedro Sula | rowspan="6" | Friendly | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 1–1 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 15–15–23 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 54
| 3 August 2004 | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 0–4 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 15–15–24 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 55
| 6 September 2006 | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} Tegucigalpa | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 2–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 15–15–25 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 56
| 24 March 2007 | {{flagdeco|United States}} Fort Lauderdale | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 0–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 15–15–26 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 57
| 27 March 2007 | {{flagdeco|United States}} Cary | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 0–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 15–15–27 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 58
| 22 August 2007 | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 2–0 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 16–15–27 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 59
| 26 January 2009 | rowspan="2" | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} Tegucigalpa | rowspan="2" | 2009 UNCAF Nations Cup | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 2–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 16–15–28 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 60
| 1 February 2009 | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 1–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 16–15–29 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 61
| 10 June 2009 | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} San Pedro Sula | rowspan="2" | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 1–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 16–15–30 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 62
| 14 October 2009 | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 0–1 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 16–15–31 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 63
| 4 September 2010 | {{flagdeco|United States}} Los Angeles | Friendly | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 2–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 16–16–31 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 64
| 21 January 2011 | {{flagdeco|Panama}} Panama City | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 0–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 16–16–32 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 65
| 29 May 2011 | {{flagdeco|United States}} Houston | rowspan="2" | Friendly | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 2–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 16–17–32 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 66
| 2 June 2012 | {{flagdeco|United States}} Washington, D.C. | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 0–3 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 16–17–33 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 67
| 18 January 2013 | {{flagdeco|Costa Rica}} San José | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 1–1 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 16–18–33 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 68
| 12 July 2013 | {{flagdeco|United States}} Miami Gardens | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 0–1 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 16–18–34 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 69
| 7 September 2014 | {{flagdeco|United States}} Dallas | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 0–1 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 17–18–34 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 70
| 31 May 2015 | {{flagdeco|United States}} Washington, D.C. | Friendly | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 0–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 17–18–35 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 71
| 25 March 2016 | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | rowspan="2" | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 2–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 17–19–35 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 72
| 29 March 2016 | {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} San Pedro Sula | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 2–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 17–19–36 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 73
| 15 January 2017 | {{flagdeco|Panama}} Panama City | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 1–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 17–19–37 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 74
| 27 May 2017 | {{flagdeco|United States}} Washington, D.C. | Friendly | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 2–2 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 17–20–37 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 75
| 25 June 2019 | {{flagdeco|United States}} Los Angeles | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | 4–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 17–20–38 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 76
| 5 September 2021 | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} San Salvador | rowspan="2" | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | align="right" | {{fb-rt|El Salvador}} | align="center" | 0–0 | {{fb|Honduras|1949}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 17–21–38 {{flagdeco|Honduras|1949}} |
| 77
| 30 January 2022 | {{flagdeco|Honduras}} San Pedro Sula | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras}} | align="center" | 0–2 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 18–21–38 {{flagdeco|Honduras}} |
| 78
| 22 March 2023 | {{flagdeco|United States}} Los Angeles | rowspan="2" | Friendly | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras}} | align="center" | 1–0 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 18–21–39 {{flagdeco|Honduras}} |
| 79
| 26 March 2024 | {{flagdeco|United States}} Houston | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras}} | align="center" | 1–1 | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | {{flagdeco|El Salvador}} 18–22–39 {{flagdeco|Honduras}} |
| 80
| 21 June 2025 | {{flagdeco|United States}} Houston | align="right" | {{fb-rt|Honduras}} | align="center" | v | {{fb|El Salvador}} | align="center" | |
Head-to-head
- As of 26 March 2024
| class="wikitable" |
| {{abbr|Pos.|Position}}
! Team ! {{abbr|Pld.|Played}} ! {{abbr|W|Won}} ! {{abbr|D|Drawn}} ! {{abbr|L|Lost}} ! {{abbr|GF|Goals for}} ! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}} ! {{abbr|GD|Goal differential}} |
|---|
| align="center"
| 1 | align="left" | {{fb|Honduras}} | 79 | 39 | 22 | 18 | 124 | 78 | +46 |
| align="center"
| 2 | align="left" | {{fb|El Salvador}} | 79 | 18 | 22 | 39 | 78 | 124 | –46 |
Statistics
= Overall =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| rowspan="2" |
! rowspan="2" | Matches ! colspan="3" | Wins ! colspan="2" | Goals |
|---|
| El Salvador
! Draws ! Honduras ! El Salvador ! Honduras |
| scope="row" | FIFA World Cup qualification
| 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 23 |
| scope="row" | CONCACAF Gold Cup
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| scope="row" | CONCACAF Championshipa
| 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 |
| scope="row" | CCCF Championship
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 |
| scope="row" | UNCAF Nations Cup/Copa Centroamericana
| 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
| scope="row" | Central American and Caribbean Games
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| scope="row" | Central American Games
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| scope="row" | CONCACAF Pre-Olympic Tournament
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| scope="row" | All competitions
! 46 ! 13 ! 8 ! 25 ! 44 ! 77 |
| scope="row" | Friendly
| 32 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 33 | 46 |
| All matches
! 78 ! 18 ! 21 ! 39 ! 77 ! 123 |
= Individual results at the FIFA World Cup =
See also
References
= Citations =
{{reflist}}
= Bibliography =
- {{cite book|title=El Salvador: The Face of Revolution|last1=Armstrong|first1=Robert|last2=Shenk|first2=Janet|date=1982|location=Boston|publisher=South End Press|isbn=0896081389}}
- {{cite book|others=Federal Research Division Library of Congress|editor1-last=Haggerty|editor1-first=Richard A.|title=El Salvador: A Country Study|date=1990|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=The Library of Congress|url=https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/master/frd/frdcstdy/el/elsalvadorcountr00hagg/elsalvadorcountr00hagg.pdf|access-date=31 January 2022|issue=2}}
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