You have to feel sorry for Spain, having created so many chances in the final 20 minutes of the game, but the intensity was definitely missing from the team in the first-half and early second-half. Football is a 90 minute game, not a 20 minute one, and even though they deserved a penalty, that shouldn't be what bails you out against a team you're supposed to easily dispatch.
Honduras will be proud of themselves, having performed admirably and shown why and how they kept the United States from qualifying for the 2012 Olympics. Bengtson and Espinoza looked terrific, but it was definitely a team effort, with Crisanto turning on a bit of style at the end of the game.
Japan are through after defeating Morocco, while Spain are out after losing their second game. Morocco still has a small chance of progressing if they can further humiliate an already-humiliated Spain, while a draw for Honduras vs Japan will be enough to ensure progression to the knockout rounds regardless of the result of Morocco vs. Spain
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