They hint at a match-fixing case in the Concacaf Qualifiers
Byron Bonilla believes there were
The Nicaraguan national team is out of any possibility of qualifying for the 2026 World Cup. With one matchday remaining, "Los Pinoleros" cannot access either the playoffs or the direct qualification spots. Byron Bonilla reviewed his national team's journey and believes there were "strange things" that prevented Nicaragua from qualifying for the World Cup. The Real Esteli and Nicaraguan national team player raised concerns within the "Pinolero" squad. Byron Bonilla believes there was a player who did "strange things" during one of the Concacaf World Cup qualifying matches. "They're forgetting one point, and I do want to say it. What happened in previous matches wasn't a coincidence, a matter of forgiving someone. That person simply knows what he did, why he did it, and those aren't things that happen every day. They're things that seem strange to me, but the team behaved as it should have," said the player. Miguel Rodriguez singled out. In the squad for Nicaragua's recent matches, there is only one player who could fit Byron Bonilla's description. Goalkeeper Miguel Rodriguez had a very poor performance against the Costa Rican national team. In the match against the "Ticos," Miguel Rodriguez was responsible for three of the four goals scored by the Costa Rican team. In fact, Rodriguez was responsible for one more, but the goal was disallowed for offside. "Costa Rica didn't create much. We lost because of four errors by our goalkeeper, Miguel Rodriguez. It's all his fault and mine for playing him. He's a 22-year-old, and every day he plays he loses opportunities in professional football, and I'm not the only one telling him that; he tells each of his teammates after every match," said Marco Antonio Figueroa, Nicaragua's coach, during that game. After that match, Miguel Rodriguez was never called up again to the Nicaraguan national team. Rodriguez had played 20 other matches in goal for the Albiazules (the Nicaraguan national team). These errors allowed Costa Rica to win their only match, so far.in the South American Qualifiers.