The United States of America (USA) played a scorched-earth match against Honduras in Minnesota in the World Cup qualifying round of the North and Central American tournament on Thursday morning. The temperature was minus 17 degrees Celsius during the match, which made it difficult for Honduran players from the warmer regions to adapt to the situation, and they only managed to get two shots on goal in the whole match, and goalkeeper Luis Rubis was replaced at half-time because he suffered from hypothermia, which resulted in the 3-0 win for the United States.
The US players have taken measures to protect themselves from the cold, including wearing hand socks and black long-sleeved shirts with long collar, disguised as neckerchiefs to keep warm, and Weston McGuinness, who is one of the key players of the match, even pulled up the collar from time to time to cover up his eyes, so it can be seen that the cold weather has an impact on the US players as well.
However, the United States team was better in overall quality, and already had a goal each from Weston McGuinness and Garson Marvin in the first half to take a two-goal lead. After the change of ends, Gustin Pleszig, who plays for Chelsea, scored to make it 3-0.
