Link'd Up, 10/16: Goal, Estados Unidos!!!

This has nothing to do with New York sports. To be honest, it really doesn't have anything directly to do with American sports, only tangentially. But rarely do you hear such unbridled joy.

Wednesday night was the final night of World Cup qualifying for the CONCACAF group (North America), with the top three teams qualifying automatically and the fourth-place country relegated to a playoff with the fifth-place team from South America.

Honduras, beset by presidential turmoil since June, needed a win over El Salvador and a U.S. win or tie against Costa Rica to avoid that all-or-nothing playoff and qualify automatically in third place. Honduras did its part with a 1-0 win, but Costa Rica had an early 2-0 lead on the U.S., and it looked grim for Honduras.

Only the U.S. pulled off a miracle, coming back despite being a man down and tying the game in the fifth minute of second-half injury time with a miracle goal. The score gave Honduras its place in the 2010 World Cup and set off what can only be described as advanced delirium brought on by ecstasy.

Here is the call from a Honduras radio station. If you're in a bad mood or just in need of a pick-me-up, listen to it. It will give you goosebumps, and it will bring a smile to your face. Promise.

Plus, it's the happiest a Central American country has been with the U.S. in years.