The former D.C. United midfielder helped the Central American nation avoid disaster and join Gold Cup Group A.

The final spot of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup is Honduras' after los Catrachos beat French Guiana 3-0 in San Pedro Sula on Sunday to win the two-legged playoff by a 4-3 aggregate margin.

Honduras has qualified for the previous two World Cups but was in danger of missing the continential championship after a poor showing in the fall's Copa Centroamericana led to a fifth-place finish and a playoff against the fifth-place finisher in the Caribbean Cup.

The Central Americans fears were further magnified when French Guiana handed their visitors a 3-1 defeat in the first leg. But Anderlecht midfielder Andy Najar scored twice and Anthony Lozano added another to give Jorge Luis Pinto's men passage to July's tournament.

Honduras joins Group A alongside Panama, Haiti and the defending champion the United States.