Historic night for Suriname in San Salvador | OneFootball

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – The Final Round of the Concacaf Qualifiers to the 2026 FIFA World Cup continued with Suriname securing a 2-1 win over El Salvador in Group A on Monday at Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador, El Salvador.

The visitors got on the board first in the 12’ as Radinio Balker smashed a header off a corner kick.

Brayan Gil helped El Salvador tie the game as he chipped a defender in the box and then the goalkeeper, forcing Anfernee Dijksteel to try to make a tough play on the line which resulted in an own goal in the 73’.

El Salvador was pushing for a go-ahead goal with the home crowd behind them, but it was Suriname that got a stunner to quiet the Cuscatlán, thanks to a winning strike from Dhoraso Klas in the 81’.

The result marks Suriname’s first win over El Salvador since 1968, snapping an eight-match winless streak over the Central American nation. This was only Suriname’s second victory ever of El Salvador in 11 all-time meetings.

Suriname will host Guatemala in the next qualifying window on October 10. El Salvador will aim to bounce back when it hosts Panama on the same day.