Youth Football

Honduras announced its roster for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar (November 19–December 13), notably including several players born in 2010–2011, two years younger than the tournament's standard age group, as part of a long-term development strategy under coach Merling Paz.

Honduras's under-15 team finished the FIFA World Festival in Azerbaijan with 20 points and a +25 goal differential, the best record among Central American nations, gaining valuable international experience across ten matches.

Honduras completed its first-ever FIFA U-15 World Cup in Azerbaijan with a 4–0 loss to Chile but posted six wins, two draws, and two losses overall, finishing 73rd among 189 nations in the tournament.

Víctor Vandenbroucke, a 17-year-old defender at Belgian club Genk with Honduran roots through his mother, has declined Honduras's call-up and stated his intention to represent Belgium's national team, citing his decade-long residence there and emotional ties to the country.

Spanish coach Cristian Aleza spoke from Azerbaijan about Honduras's U-15 team's participation in the FIFA World Cup and Festival, highlighting the players' development, their offensive capability, and why he did not select players from Honduras's top clubs.

Honduras's Under-15 team will play India in Baku early Wednesday in the round of 16 of the FIFA Azerbaijan 2026 festival's Division C, after finishing third in their group with three wins, one draw, and one loss.

Honduras's under-15 team qualified for the next phase of the FIFA World Cup in Azerbaijan after defeating Canada in its final group-stage match, rebounding from a 3–2 loss to Guatemala.

Honduras's under-15 team defeated American Samoa 16-0 on October 24 in its debut at the FIFA U-15 World Festival in Azerbaijan, with coach Cristian Aleza's squad scoring seven goals in the first half and nine more in the second.

Honduras's Under-15 national team departed for Azerbaijan to compete in FIFA's inaugural Football 8 World Cup, a new small-sided format designed to develop young talent and decision-making at an early age.

Honduras named its roster for the FIFA Under-15 World Cup and Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan (October 22–), notably excluding players from the country's four biggest clubs—Olimpia, Motagua, Marathón, and Real España—in favor of prospects from smaller clubs and FIFA's national talent-identification centers.

Honduras's under-16 team closed the UNCAF FIFA Forward tournament in El Salvador with a 4-0 victory over Puerto Rico, finishing fifth after a mixed group stage that included losses to Guatemala and El Salvador but a 4-0 win over Belice.

Honduras's under-16 team bounced back from a loss to Guatemala by crushing Belize 4–0 on Friday in the UNCAF FIFA Forward tournament in El Salvador, keeping alive its hopes of advancing to the final.

Honduras's under-16 national team opens play in the UNCAF FIFA Forward tournament on October 7 against Guatemala at El Salvador's Estadio Nacional, seeking early momentum in a competitive regional championship.

Honduras's Under-15 team was placed in Group P alongside Canada, Guatemala, Guinea, American Samoa, and Singapore for the FIFA U-15 World Cup and Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan, October 22–31, playing 8-a-side football in a new developmental format.

Ángel Bu, a midfielder with US, Honduran, and Bulgarian nationality who plays for Alexandria MLS Next, completed his first training camp with Honduras's Under-17 side as it prepares for the 2026 World Cup in Qatar.

Honduras's under-20 team plays Canada on July 29 in Puebla, needing at least a draw to stay alive in the Concacaf Premundial after losing its opener to Jamaica 2–1.

The Honduran Football Federation has incorporated Kirian Manzano, a 2010-born player based in Spain, into its youth development project; his father, Moisés Manzano, played for Honduras's Under-17 national team.

Luis Suazo, son of former Honduras star David Suazo, will miss the Concacaf U-20 Championship in Mexico after his Portuguese club Braga refused to release him, depriving coach Orlando López of a key attacking option.

Kenneth Daniel Banegas Mejía, 17, a Honduran youth footballer playing in Granada's amateur leagues, died after falling from a rooftop in Almuñécar, Spain; his clubs and the regional football federation mourned the loss of a talented player compared by teammates to Ronaldinho.

The Honduras Football Federation has secured Kevin Gyamfi González, a 15-year-old central defender from Espanyol's youth academy in Barcelona, whose father is Ghanaian and mother is Honduran, as part of the federation's international talent recruitment program.