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Rodolfo F. Pastor, a visiting professor of history at Harvard, understands how the identity and culture of Honduras??a nation obsessed with soccer—has evolved alongside the country’s political and economic misfortunes. Until recently, Pastor served as the Honduran Minister of Culture under President Jose Manuel Zelaya. Pastor was forced to flee the country this past summer when a military coup ousted Zelaya’s administration...
...basic problem [of Honduras?? national inferiority complex] is rooted in the fact that so many people do not have opportunities to develop themselves or their skills and virtues for a particular vocation,” Pastor says. “They do not receive the education, the nutrition, the basic health care that one needs to develop as a person...
...qualifying matches and eliminated Mexico—one of the dominant forces in the region—en route to securing its first-ever entry into the FIFA World Cup. On the sport’s grandest stage, Honduras tied Spain, the host of the tournament, helping to establish Honduras?? soccer credentials on an international level and sparking speculation that a new era of athletic success was in the offing...
...September, Honduras?? World Cup campaign had taken a turn for the worse. In the penultimate qualifying match, Honduras lost to the United States...
With political chaos at home serving as a backdrop for Honduras?? final qualifying match, it seemed that the nation’s history of soccer misfortune would repeat itself yet again...