Wilson Palacios has expressed his disappointment of not making it past the Group stages in the World Cup but is also proud of Honduras achievements so far. Honduras’s return to the FIFA World Cup™ stage in South Africa would have to be termed a disappointment. Having pipped Costa Rica to third place in CONCACAF qualifying with an impressive win over regional powers Mexico, much was expected back home in the Central American nation, torn by political strife in recent times, only for one point and an early exit to send spirits crashing.

Honduras have named their final 23 man World Cup squad.

Goalkeepers: Ricardo Canales (Motagua), Noel Valladares (Olimpia), Donis Escober (Olimpia)

Defenders: Victor Bernardez (Anderlecht), Maynor Figueroa (Wigan), Oscar Garcia (Olimpia), Sergio Mendoza (Motagua), Emilio Izaguirre (Motagua), Johnny Palacios (Olimpia), Mauricio Sabillon (Hangzhou Luchen), Osman Chavez (Platense)

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Tottenham Hotspur midfield powerhouse Wilson Palacios has rubbished reports that he wants to move to a bigger club, insisting he is happy in north London.

The 25-year-old was recently linked with a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid but claims he is only concerned with earning a Champions League spot with Spurs.

The Honduras international, who will represent his country in this year’s World Cup, was quoted in The Sun as saying: "The truth is I'm very, very happy here. My team-mates have really helped me to settle in.

Honduras have work left to do ahead of June's World Cup. On Wednesday, the central-Americans failed to convince in a 2-0 defeat by Turkey.

The World Cup participants faced Turkey, who themselves failed to qualify for the finals, at Istanbul's Atatürk Olmpiyat stadium.

The Turks went ahead four minutes before the break with Emre Gungor directing the opening goal past keeper Donis Esober.

And ten minutes after the interval, it was Bayern Munich midfielder Hamit Altintop to set the score to 2-0. This would also be the final result.