San Salvador: Members of El Salvador's national team say a businessman offered them bribes to ensure their World Cup qualifier against Canada on Tuesday helps Honduras make it through to the next round. At a press conference hosted by El Salvador captain Nelson Bonilla, the group played an audio recording they said was of Salvadoran businessman Ricardo Padilla offering them bribes to fix the match, local media reports said.

In it, the man identified as Padilla can be heard offering the players up to $2,700 each to make sure the outcome of the match allows Honduras to keep alive their hopes of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. El Salvador currently sit last in Group A in the North American, Central American and Caribbean region's qualifiers.