Mexico, Honduras book Olympic berths

They’ll face Canada in the third-place consolation game on Tuesday after the Canucks were dumped by Mexico in the other semifinal on Saturday.

A win for the USA could just be the start of a fantastic day for fans. The semifinals are at Rio Tinto Stadium, home of Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake, in Sandy, Utah. “That’s the most disappointing thing”.

“To qualify for the Olympics”, he said, “our performance today was not good enough”.

Honduras forward Alberth Elis (17) and United States defender Dillon Serna (7) battle for the ball during the second half of a CONCACAF men’s Olympics semifinal qualifying soccer match, Saturday, October 10, 2015, in Sandy, Utah. Not only did the Honduran press prove to be too much for the Americans, but the squad failed to execute the fundamentals.

They finally got their first shot on goal in the 41st minute, albeit a sharp angle shot by Kiesewetter that was saved easily.

“We were not able to execute our game plan”, Herzog said.

The top-ranked Djokovic improved his record at the tournament to 28-0 with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over David Ferrer of Spain.

Honduras wasted no time taking advantage of the USA struggles.

The Americans crafted their first meaningful attack four minutes before the break when Emerson Hyndman intercepted a pass on the right flank which ultimately led to a Kiesewetter shot from a sharp angle.

The best chance for the US came on a header flicked toward goal by defender Cameron Carter-Vickers in the 63rd minute, but it was parried away by Honduras goalkeeper Luis Lopez. A great ball into a wide-open Elis just inside the box saw he player player chest the cross to ground, powering to escape a lackluster tackle by Wil Trapp.

Elis scored the back-breaker in the 77th minute, flicking a Kevin Lopez cross inside the far post.

Herzog said his team has to digest the loss quickly, with a short turnaround and a date with imposing Colombia standing in the way of Rio. Mexico, the unbeaten champion of Group B, will play Canada at 3 p.m. Both games will air live on Telemundo.