JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Honduras play Chile in their opening Group H match of the World Cup on Wednesday. Where: Mbombela Stadium, Nelspruit Capacity: 43,000 When: Wednesday June 16, 1330 local (1130 GMT) Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) World ranking: Honduras 38, Chile 18 Teams: Likely formation, shirt numbers, age, caps, goals: Honduras (4-4-2) Chile (4-5-1) 18-Noel Valladares 33-73-0 1-Claudio Bravo 27-43-0 16-Mauricio Sabillon 31-25-0 4-Mauricio Isla 22-12-0 2-Osman Chavez 25-29-0 17-Gary Medel 22-24-3 3-Maynor Figueroa 27-69-2 3-Waldo Ponce 27-25-2 21-Emilio Izaguirre 24-41-1 8-Arturo Vidal 23-23-1 19-Danilo Turcios 32-82-7 6-Carlos Carmona 23-20-0 8-Wilson Palacios 25-70-5 20-Rodrigo Millar 28-21-1 20-Amado Guevara 34-135-29 14-Matias Fernandez 24-37-7 10-Julio Cesar De Leon 30-77-14 22-Esteban Paredes 29-14-6 9-Carlos Pavon 36-101-57 15-Juan Beausejour 26-27-1 11-David Suazo 30-52-15 7-Alexis Sanchez 21-29-11 Also available: 22-Donis Escober 29-12-0 12-Miguel Pinto 26-14-0 1-Ricardo Canales 28-3-0 23-Luis Marin 27-3-0 23-Sergio Mendoza 29-50-1 5-Pablo Contreras 31-51-1 4-Johnny Palacios 23-7-0 18-Gonzalo Jara 24-34-3 5-Victor Bernardez 28-41-1 2-Ismael Fuentes 28-29-1 14-Boniek Garcia 26-43-0 21-Rodrigo Tello 30-34-3 6-Hendry Thomas 25-41-2 19-Gonzalo Fierro 27-18-1 7-Ramon Nunez 24-19-3 13-Marco Estrada 27-22-1 17-EdgarD Alvarez 30-47-3 10-Jorge Valdivia 26-39-4 13-Roger Espinoza 23-12-3 11-Mark Gonzalez 25-39-3 15-Walter Martinez 28-36-11 16-Fabian Orellana 24-16-2 12-Georgie Welcome 25-13-3 Trainer - Reinaldo Rueda Marcelo Bielsa Injured - None 9-Humberto Suazo 29-42-18 Suspended - None None Changes: * Honduran midfielder Wilson Palacios was injured in a warm-up match against Romania on June 5 but seems to have recovered and should start. Striker David Suazo picked up a knock in the same game and coach Reinaldo Rueda is still not sure about his fitness. The more mobile Walter Martinez could partner Carlos Pavon if Suazo does not play. * Esteban Paredes is likely to start his side's opening Group H match upfront with Chile's injured leading striker Humberto Suazo on the bench, to be used only in an emergency. Key stats: * Honduras are appearing in only their second World Cup after making their debut in 1982. * Chile have gone 13 matches without a victory at World Cup tournaments. Their last victory coming in 1962 when they beat Yugoslavia 1-0 in the third place playoff. Previous meetings: 26.01.97 Santiago Chile 3 Honduras 2 22.03.00 Santiago Chile 5 Honduras 2 21.03.01 San Pedro Sula Honduras 3 Chile 1 11.06.03 San Pedro Sula Honduras 1 Chile 2 18.01.09 Fort Lauderdale Honduras 2 Chile 0 GROUP H STANDINGS: P W D L F A PTS Chile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Honduras 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group fixtures June 16 Spain v Switzerland, Durban, 1400 June 21 Chile v Switzerland, Port Elizabeth, 1400 Spain v Honduras, Ellis Park, 1830 June 25 Chile v Spain, Pretoria, 1830 Switzerland v Honduras, Bloemfontein 1830 - - - - (Compiled by Tom Pilcher, Editing by Neil Maidment; To query or comment on this story email [email protected])
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