Lionel Messi's expertly taken double helped seal a comprehensive 3-0 win for Argentina over Honduras in Miami on Friday to extend their impressive unbeaten run ahead of the Qatar World Cup.

Germany football players walked off from the pre-Olympics friendly match against Honduras after Jordan Torunarigha suffered racist abuse.

Honduras coach Jorge Luis Pinto called it "embarrassing" after a drone was spotted hovering near an official training session.

Japan finished second in the group with four points after being held by minnows New Caledonia in another match in Kolkata. New Caledonia finished last in the group with one point and were eliminated.

France would want to beat Honduras to maintain their group top spot so that they can meet a less fancied side in the knock-out round of 16.

Striker Keito Nakamura scored the ongoing FIFA U-17 World Cup's first hat-trick as Japan hammered Honduras 6-1 to begin their campaign on a resounding note on Sunday.

Argentina's victory was overshadowed by an alarming incident involving Lionel Messi midway through the second half that forced the Barcelona superstar to leave the field clutching his lower back in pain

Despite a goal in the 10th minute, USA failed to preserve their lead till the end as Honduras fought back to eke out a 1-1 draw.

Switzerland demolished Honduras 3-0 to

The Swiss opened the World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Ecuador in Group E, but they were routed 5-2 by France in the second match, leaving them in third place in the group. A draw with Honduras on Wednesday combined with a France win over Ecuador will be enough to get Switzerland through to the next stage.

Gael Simon turned his right ankle on the first point of the second game of the second set after Richard Gasquet won the first set in 51 minutes.

Jerry Bengtson scored a hat-trick on Tuesday to spark host Honduras over Canada 8-1 and into next year's final round of 2014 World Cup qualifying in North and Central America.

Neymar is hearing more reaction from the crowd over his perceived dives than his goals at the London Games.

Short-handed Morocco held on for a 2-2 draw against Honduras in the Group D opener at the Olympics on Thursday.

China tuned up for the looming World Cup 2014 qualifiers by beating visiting Honduras 3-0 in Wuhan city on Tuesday, ending a run of three warm up games in five days with a one win, two tie record.

Walter Martinez's 19th-minute goal stood up and Honduras held on to beat Guatemala 1-0 on Saturday in an international friendly.