Quakes to play Honduras’ Olympic Team July 15

On Tuesday, July 15, the Earthquakes will square off against the Honduras Olympic team in an exhibition to be held at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara. Game time is 8:00 p.m.

Honduras is one of CONCACAF’s two entrants to the Beijing games, based on their winning performance in the federation’s U-23 championships held earlier this year. The Catrachos advanced over Guatemala on PK’s in the tournament semifinals, winning their Olympic berth, and beat the U.S. in the final, 1-0 after extra time. Their final roster for the games has not been announced, but there’s speculation that Inter Milan striker David Suazo could be named as one of the side’s three overage players.

In Beijing, the U.S. has been placed in Group B along with Holland, Nigeria, and Japan, while Honduras will seek to advance from Group D against Italy, South Korea, and Cameroon.