Men’s soccer team snaps 14-game winless streak

Canada beats Honduras 2-1 in a rain-soaked exhibition match in Montreal.

The Canadian men’s soccer team hadn’t won a game since it beat El Salvador in July of 2009, but finally had something to cheer about after they beat Honduras yesterday by a score of 2-1. The exhibition game was meaningless other than that it provided a rare bright patch for a nation that, despite being packed with soccer fans and players, has never fielded a world-class team. In contrast to their loss against Peru in Toronto over the weekend, in Montreal home fans outnumbered the visitors. Canada is ranked 101st in the world. Honduras appeared in this year’s World Cup and is ranked 46th.