The one in South Africa was a very familiar World Cup for Honduras. The American country made history, almost unintentionally, with three brothers playing together in their ranks. It was not a searched record, since this fact was the result of a coincidence, specifically an injury. Be that as it may. Hondurans Jerry, Wilson and Jhony Palacios They went down in history as the three brothers who, in one of those rare plays of fate, got together for the first time in a selection in a World Cup. It was the first of them, Jerry, who culminated this information with his arrival. The one from La Ceiba was selected at the last minute by the Honduran coach, Reinaldo Rueda, to replace the injured Julio César de León, better known as 'Rambo' de León.
“We have talked about it and yes, we are aware of what this means. In fact, I was part of the first list of 30, but I did not make the cut in the end. Be in a World Cup with Honduras after 28 years of waiting is incredible, but sharing it with your brothers is a gift from God, something that our children and grandchildren will remember forever, “Jerry told FIFA just hours after touching South African soil. Thus, days before Honduras measure Spain, known in their country as the 'Palacios dynasty' joined one to stand up to La Roja, although they did it without luck, with a 2-0 against. In the game against the Spanish team, Wilson played as a starter, his brother Jerry joining him on the green. Jhony did not dress short and stayed on the bench, but with the presence of the three at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg, a historic moment in the World Cup was once again experienced, in which the image of the debut of the three brothers days before in the duel between Honduras and Chile was repeated, with triumph by the minimum for the Chileans.
The three Palacios brothers, of which none remain active today, they were staggered in age and in the field. Jerry was a forward, 29 years old and then a member of the Chinese Hangzhou Greentown. Meanwhile, Johnny played defense at the Olimpia de Honduras and was the youngest of the three at 24, and Wilson, who was a midfielder in the Tottenham EnglishHe was the middle aged 26 years old. But, the dynasty does not end in them three. Another of the brothers, Milton, was summoned to vseveral qualifying matches, but Rueda did not count on him for the final list. It could be said that in those years the Palaces in Honduras were multitudes …