HOUSTON: Texas — With the top spot of Group D on the line, Honduras and Qatar meet to decide their fate beyond the group stage in the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup on Tuesday night at BBVA Stadium in Houston. The two sides will also look to stay undefeated in this edition of the tournament. In its first Gold Cup, Qatar has yet to lose in the tournament, while Honduras is hoping to finish the group stage with three straight wins for the first time. Qatar started the tournament with a 3-3 draw against Panama and collected their first win over Grenada, 4-0. Yet to clinch a spot in the next round, the AFC Asian Cup champions need at least a draw to advance to the knockout stage and do so as the head of the group with a victory. Honduras have secured their first knockout stage appearance since the 2017 edition. Three times before, the Central Americans began their Gold Cup campaign with two victories, reaching the final in 1991 and semifinals in 2013. Both Honduras and Qatar started with well-oiled attacks, scoring seven goals through their first two group matches. Of the 16 teams in the Gold Cup, only Canada and the United States had many or more goals scored. Qatar need only a draw to move into the quarter-finals, but a victory would see them top the group. Panama, meanwhile, remain hopeful of advancing and will need a win against Grenada, partnered with a Honduras win over Qatar, to get to the next round. Meanwhile, Honduras is through to the next round and is in pole position to advance as the group winner. Qatar’s attack hasn’t disappointed in its opening two games and will once again be relying on them to see the team through to the knockout stage. The Asian champions are among the better generators in offence during the group stage with seven goals through two matches. In their second match, it only took them 11 minutes to get on the scoreboard. The only other time that Honduras went perfect in the group stage was in the 2000 edition, at which point only two matches were played in the opening round. They also went undefeated in 1991 with two wins and one draw. The only loss for Los Catrachos in 1991 came on penalties to the United States after a shootout was needed to decide the inaugural Gold Cup champion. Honduras’ Romell Quioto is at the top of the current goal scoring charts with three to his name, while Qatar’s Akram Afif and Almoez Ali aren’t far behind with two goals apiece.