TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Diego Maradona is in talks with the Honduras soccer federation over becoming national team coach.

The federation said last month it opened talks with the former Argentina captain, who would aim to lead the Central American nation at the 2010 World Cup.

Honduras has only made it to one World Cup _ in Spain in 1982.

"We would like to know Maradona's intentions so we can analyze whether we are able economically to contract him as a coach,'' federation president Rafael Leonardo Callejas said, adding that the federation would make a decision next week.

Maradona, who led Argentina to the 1986 World Cup title, arrived in Honduras on Wednesday to play a friendly against former Honduras players as part of a tour known as ``Showbol,'' a seven-a-side, small-field exhibition.

Maradona indicated that he was interested in the job, saying "everything is possible.''

"If we all shoot in the same direction we could form a good team,'' Maradona said. ``I have spoken with many people who say this football (team) is good.''

Honduras is preparing for the Central American championship in El Salvador, which is a qualifying event for next year's Gold Cup.
The federation's list of candidates for its next coach reportedly includes Ramon Maradiaga and Edwin Pavon of Honduras, Flavio Ortega and Rene Simoes of Brazil, Costa Rica's Alexandre Guimaraes, former United States manager Bruce Arena, Italy's Francesco Moriero, and Ricardo Lavolpe - the Boca Juniors manager and former Mexico coach