Suriname Edges El Salvador 2-1, Leads Group a in Central American World Cup Qualifying
Suriname ended an eight-match winless streak against El Salvador, taking the lead in Group A with 4 points, while El Salvador has 3 after two matches in CONCACAF qualifiers.
- On June 10, 2025, Suriname claimed a 2-1 victory over El Salvador at Estadio Cuscatlán during a World Cup qualifying match within the CONCACAF region.
- The match followed changes to CONCACAF qualifying involving twelve teams vying for three World Cup spots in the final round drawn into groups this year.
- Suriname took an early lead through Radinio Balker's 12th-minute header, El Salvador equalized with an own goal by Suriname's Anfernee Dijksteel in the 73rd, and Dhoraso Klas scored the winner in the 81st minute.
- After two matches, Suriname tops Group A with a total of four points, followed by El Salvador with three points from their initial victory, and Panama with two points earned through draws.
- The match was tainted by claims that El Salvadorian supporters engaged in racist behavior toward the Surinamese team, leading to anticipated inquiries by FIFA and CONCACAF, with potential penalties if the accusations are substantiated.
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The Central American teams have already begun their participation in the final round of the round. After completing the first round, the teams of the region showed their performance in their respective groups some with wins, defeats and draws. This is the schedule of the final round for Central America heading to the World Cup 2026: dates, venues and rivals definedAsurinam Group leads the group A after defeating El Salvador 2-1. In the case of t…

Suriname edges El Salvador 2-1, leads Group A in Central American World Cup qualifying
Suriname has scored late to edge El Salvador 2-1 and take the lead in Group A after Panama struggled at home in a 1-1 draw against Guatemala in Central American qualifying for the World Cup.


The sister of Suriname, Stanley Menzo, and one of the team's players reported on this Tuesday (8) racist insults during the game that the vote challenged him in El Salvador, in the final phase of the Concacaf ridges for the World Cup of 2026. Read more (09/09/2025
Surinam defeated as a visitor to El Salvador (2-1), for the Concacaf qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup, in a meeting where the Caribbean combined denounced racist insults. The goals of the match, played last night at the Cuscatlán stadium, were scored by Radinio Balker (12) and Dhoraso Klas (81) for the visit, while Anfernee Dijksteel (73, against) scored the local goal. With two dates Surinam leads Group A with 4 points, followed by El Salvador…
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