With a 3-2 win in San Pedro Sula, the US Men punched their ticket to the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. It was the first time in 18 matches that Honduras had lost in San Pedro Sula.
The Americans came back from a 1-0 second half deficit, with Conor Casey finding the back of the net less than ten minutes after Honduras took the lead. Casey enjoyed his first international goal so much, that he scored again in the 66th to give the US a 2-1 lead.
Casey's second goal came just a minute after the host Hondurans nearly took a 2-1 lead, but were denied by the fingertips of Tim Howard.
Landon Donavon scored on a free kick to give the US a 3-1 edge just five minutes later. Honduras would add a second goal in the 78th minute, and came close to tying the game several times in the last ten minutes.
In the 82nd minute, Maurcio Sabillion nearly put a bicycle kick in the top corner. Five minutes later, Jonathan Spector was whistled for a handball in the penalty area, but Carlos Pavon sent the penalty kick over the bar. Pavon had a chance at redemption in the 89th minute, but missed on a wide open header.
The win put the US through to their sixth straight World Cup.
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