El Salvador defends Group A lead against Suriname | OneFootball

MIAMI – The Final Round of the Concacaf Qualifiers to the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues with El Salvador hosting Suriname in Group A on Monday at Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador, El Salvador.

La Selecta is coming off a 1-nil victory at Guatemala where Harold Osorio delivered the match-winning goal in the 79th minute to deliver a three-point start for Hernán Darío Gómez’s side.

Suriname played to a scoreless draw against Panama. Etienne Vaessen posted three saves to earn the clean sheet at home and earn a valuable point in the nation’s World Cup hopes.

This will be the 11th match between El Salvador and Suriname. El Salvador leads the series with eight wins, one loss, and one draw.

The last meeting was a 1-1 draw on June 10, 2025, in the Preliminary Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers at Estadio Cuscatlán. Brayan Gil scored for El Salvador and Justin Lonwijk for Suriname.

The only meeting between the nations in the Final Round of World Cup Qualifying came in 1977, a 3-2 win for El Salvador with a goal from Jorge “Mágico” González.

Suriname is winless in its last 8 matches against El Salvador (1D ,7L). Its only win over the Central American nation was a 4-1 victory on December 22, 1968, in the qualifiers for Mexico 1970.

Historical Series

El Salvador leads the series with eight wins, one loss, and one draw. All matches have been played in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. This will be the 11th match in the series.

Suriname has gone 57 years without a win against El Salvador.

Suriname is winless in its last 8 matches against El Salvador (L-7 D-1). Their only win over La Selecta was a 4-1 victory on December 22, 1968, in the qualifiers for Mexico 1970 during the First Round in Group 3, at the National Stadium in Paramaribo (SUR), with goals from Edwien Schal, Stuart Oosthuizen, and a brace from Jules Lagadeau. Mauricio González scored for El Salvador.

The last meeting was a 1-1 draw on June 10, 2025, in the Preliminary Round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers at Estadio Cuscatlán, in Round 2, Group F. Brayan Gil scored for El Salvador and Justin Lonwijk for Suriname.

This will be the second time they meet in the Final Round of qualifiers. The first was during the Argentina 1978 campaign, a 3-2 win for El Salvador on Matchday 4 at Estadio Universitario in Monterrey (MEX) on October 20, 1977. Goals for El Salvador were scored by Jorge “El Mágico” González and a brace from Elmer Rosas; for Suriname, Errol Emanuelson and Remie Olmberg scored (the latter from the penalty spot).

Top scorer for Suriname vs. El Salvador in qualifiers: Jules Lagadeau (2).

Top scorer for El Salvador vs. Suriname in qualifiers: Víctor Azúcar (3).

Historical series

10 matches

1-win Suriname, 8 goals

1 draw

8 wins El Salvador, 29 goals