Honduras national team will be measured this Sunday (16:00) at United States of America in the stadium Jalisco for advancing to the semifinals of Pre-Olympic and the ticket directly to Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games.
Many wonder; What will happen if both teams draw in regular time? We tell you what the competition rules say.
“If a knockout match ends in a draw, a two-minute overtime of fifteen minutes will be played. If the match is still tied after extra time, it will go to the penalty kick to determine the winner,” the competition format indicates.
Honduras already knows what it means to define classification in penalties
In its four classifications a Olympic Games, Bicolor on two occasions reached the court of penalties and defined them in their favor.
In 2000 he sealed his ticket to Sydney after winning 5-4 on penalties at Mexico for the purpose mentioned by Hector Gutierrez. In 90 minutes both teams drew 0-0.
In the pre-Olympic period of 2008, Honduras He was crowned tournament champion, but the Beijing ticket equalized him after winning 6-5 on penalties against Guatemala after a 0-0 draw in regulation time.
In 2012 they qualified in London after beating 3-2 Savior in overtime (they equaled 1-1 in the 90s).
In 2015, he made his way to Rio in regulation time after beating the United States 2-0 with a double of Alberth Elis.