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- Competition: Concacaf Gold Cup
- Date: 3rd July 2025
- Kick-off: 03:00 UK / 04:00 CEST
- Venue: Levi's Stadium
A place in the finals of the Concacaf Gold Cup final will be at stake when Mexico and Honduras face in California on Thursday morning.
Mexico beat Saudi Arabia 2-0 to get this far, while the Honduras national football team beat Panama 5-4 on penalties in their own quarter final tie.
El Tri have been one of the best teams in this tournament, as they demonstrated from the outset. Javier Aguirre’s team dominated proceedings in their opening Group A game, beating the Dominican Republic 3–2, and followed this with a 2–0 win over Suriname on Match Day 2. Their final group stage game ended in a goalless draw with Costa Rica, but there were no complaints as El Tricolor made many changes to his starting line-up.
Honduras were not expected to reach the quarter-finals of this competition after their performance in their opening Group B match. Los Catrachos secured their spot in the knockout stages with back-to-back victories over El Salvador and Curaçao on Match Day 2 and 3, respectively.
Mexico vs Honduras Betting Tips: Mexico to win & Under 2.5 goals
Honduras have shown great fighting spirit in this competition, not only by getting out of the group stages, but also in the quarter-final. Reinaldo Rueda’s side came from a goal down to draw 1:1 with Panama, ultimately reaching the semi-finals, and they have conceded few goals.
Having said that, I am backing Mexico because of their offensive and defensive performances in this tournament so far. El Tri have scored at least twice in all but one of their four games so far, and have kept three clean sheets. They also have an excellent head to head record against Honduras, having won all but one of the last five meetings.
- Best Tip: Mexico to win
- Mexico vs Honduras prediction: 2-0
Mexico vs Honduras Head to Head (H2H) stats
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Mexico
4 : 0
Honduras
CONCACAF Nations League
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Honduras
2 : 0
Mexico
CONCACAF Nations League
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Mexico
4 : 2
Honduras
CONCACAF Nations League
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Honduras
2 : 0
Mexico
CONCACAF Nations League
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Mexico
4 : 0
Honduras
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Honduras
0 : 1
Mexico
WC Qualification Concacaf
Mexico team news
Mexico head coach Javier Aguirre is expected to resist the temptation to make changes to the side that was on the pitch from kick-off in their quarter-final victory over Saudi Arabia last weekend.
Two of El Tri’s front three, Alexis Vega and Raúl Jiménez have scored one goal each, while Roberto Alvarado will be looking to find the back of the net for the first time at this tournament on Thursday.
Last matches of Mexico
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Mexico
2 : 0
Saudi Arabia
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Mexico
0 : 0
Costa Rica
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Suriname
0 : 2
Mexico
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Mexico
3 : 2
Dominican Republic
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Mexico
1 : 0
Turkey
Friendly International
Mexico lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Luis Malagón
Defenders
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22
Julián Araujo
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4
Edson Álvarez
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5
Johan Vásquez
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23
Jesús Gallardo
Midfielders
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14
Marcel Ruiz
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6
Érik Lira
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7
Gilberto Mora
Forwards
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25
Roberto Alvarado
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9
Raúl Jiménez
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10
Alexis Vega
Honduras team news
Having come from the bench to score the equalizer and his first goal at this tournament against Panama last weekend, Anthony Lozano could be rewarded with a starting place on Thursday.
Jorge Benguché and Edwin Rodríguez are in line to drop to the bench after being withdrawn at the start of the second half in Arizona last time out.
Last matches of Honduras
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Honduras
2 : 1
Curacao
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Honduras
2 : 0
El Salvador
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Canada
6 : 0
Honduras
CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Honduras
2 : 0
Antigua and Barbuda
WC Qualification Concacaf
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Cayman Islands
0 : 1
Honduras
WC Qualification Concacaf
Honduras lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Edrick Menjívar
Defenders
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8
Joseph Rosales
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3
Julián Martínez
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2
Denil Maldonado
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26
Luís Crisanto
Midfielders
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18
Dixon Fermín Ramírez Rochez
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20
Deiby Flores
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5
Kervin Arriaga
Forwards
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12
Romell Quioto
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9
Anthony Lozano
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23
Jorge Alvarez
Three reasons we expect Mexico to win this game
- Mexico won six of their last seven competitive matches.
- Honduras failed to score in each of their last five meetings with Mexico.
- Mexico won four of their last five meetings with Honduras.
Main prediction Mexico - Honduras
Mexico to win
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