This week is full of soccer, due to the start of the Gold Cup, but, there will also be a transportation strike in Honduras.
Know the details:
Meeting between transporters and government fails; nationwide unit stoppage imminent
After failing to reach an agreement with the government, the land transportation sector reiterated on Monday (12.07.2021) that it will carry out a nationwide strike of units as of Tuesday 13 (13.07.2021).
Leonel Zúniga, representative of the National Transport Assembly, stated that the main point of the meeting was that the government should mediate with the private banks to accept to extend the terms of payment of the debts that the entrepreneurs of the sector have and without increasing the interests.
Honduras vs. Granada in the Gold Cup:
The National Team of Honduras is ready to debut in the sixteenth edition of the Gold Cup. It is, for many, "the world cup" of the teams of the Confederation of North America, Central America and the Caribbean Football (Concacaf).
The debut is on Tuesday (07/13/2021) against Granada, the Caribbean team that will participate in the tournament after 10 years without attending.
At BBVA Stadium, located in the U.S. city of Houston, Honduras and Grenada will face each other on Tuesday, July 13, and will be in charge of finalizing the activity of the opening day of the 2021 Gold Cup. Both teams will be looking for a positive result in their first appearance in Group D, which also includes Panama and Qatar.
After Haiti, the United States will face Martinique in the Gold Cup
Today the United States national team made its debut in the 2021 Gold Cup, which it had an obligation to win after winning the CONCACAF Nations League a couple of weeks ago.
As a result, the team managed to beat Haiti 1-0. Now, they will face Martinique on Thursday, hoping for a positive result.
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