Honduras accuse Australia of 'espionage' by drone


Football Soccer - 2018 World Cup Qualifiers - Honduras Training - Sydney, Australia - November 13, 2017. Honduras player Alberth Elis controls the ball during a training session ahead of their World Cup playoff against Australia. REUTERS/Daniel Munoz

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Honduras coach Jorge Luis Pinto has accused Australia of "espionage" after alleging they had used a drone to film his team's training sessions ahead of Wednesday's decisive World Cup playoff match.

The Honduran National Football Federation on Monday posted on Twitter footage of a drone flying above Sydney's Olympic Stadium where the team trained after their long flight from Central America.

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