Jonathan and Giovani dos Santos’ Mexico will have a chance to clinch the highest total in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying history on Tuesday when they face Honduras in San Pedro Sula.
Mexico went to 22 points in the Hexagonal standings last week when they picked up a come-from-behind 3-1 win over Trinidad and Tobago. Giovani started the match and went 60 minutes, while Jonathan was an unused substitute. The squad will play their next match without Hirving Lozano or Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez after both departed camp on Monday due to injury and personal reasons respectively.
El Tri takes on a desperate Honduras squad that needs a victory at home and some help to either secure an automatic World Cup berth or finish in the fourth spot which will seal a place in the intercontinental playoff against either Syria or Australia.
If Mexico defeats Honduras, Juan Carlos Osorio’s team will set a new record points total for any team in Hexagonal standings—bypassing Costa Rica’s mark of 23 points in 2001. Should Mexico earn a draw, the nation will be the first CONCACAF team to finish the final round of World Cup qualifying unbeaten since the 1998 World Cup cycle.
