Navas is upbeat and sad before facing Honduras

Costa Rican goalkeeper Kellor Navas has pledged to "triple" his efforts against Honduras in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, with the aim of giving happiness to thousands of people affected by the tropical storm Nate.

"We have to do three times as much as we can, because we can give these people some happiness," Navas told a news conference on Thursday before announcing the postponement of the match, which will take place on the national stadium in San Jose. Foot ".

Costa Rica will qualify for the World Cup, if they draw in the penultimate round against Honduras, which is forced to win to maintain their hopes of reaching (2018).

Costa Rica and CONCACAF are 15 points, three points behind leaders Mexico, while Honduras are fifth with nine points.

The "Nate" storm in Costa Rica left seven people dead, thousands injured and material damage. Five thousand people were left homeless as well as whole towns hit by floods.

The Real Madrid player said that playing under the circumstances filled him with "contradictory feelings," especially since his native village, Perez Zeldon, was one of the worst hit by the floods.

"It's not easy at all to see people lose everything. I have contradictory feelings, because we have the incentive to qualify for the World Cup, but there is also a lot of sadness because of this situation," he said.

For his part, coach Oscar Ramirez expressed his team's solidarity with the victims, saying that if Costa Rica wins, victory will be given to them.

The Federation of the Honduran and Costa Rican Football Federation notified FIFA and CONCACAF of the decision to postpone the meeting.

On Thursday, the Ministry of Security notified the Costa Rican Federation that it would not be able to send police officers to the stadium, which will host the meeting, as they participate in the emergency operations left by the hurricane.