Jamaica at the FIFA World Cup

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This is a record of Jamaica's results at the FIFA World Cup . The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

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The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final. [1]

Jamaica has qualified for the finals of the FIFA World Cup once with it happening in 1998 after they finished third in the final round of CONCACAF qualifying. [2] [3] Although they beat Japan 2–1 in their third and final group game, two earlier defeats meant they failed to progress to the Round of 16.

Overview

Qualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWD*LGFGASquadPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Uruguay.svg 1930 Did not enterDeclined participation
Flag of Italy (1861-1946) crowned.svg 1934
Flag of France (1794-1958).svg 1938
Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg 1950
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1954
Flag of Sweden.svg 1958
Flag of Chile.svg 1962
Flag of England.svg 1966 Did not qualify8233821
Flag of Mexico.svg 1970 4004211
Flag of Germany.svg 1974 WithdrewWithdrew
Flag of Argentina.svg 1978 Did not qualify200215
Flag of Spain.svg 1982 Did not enterDeclined participation
Flag of Mexico.svg 1986 WithdrewWithdrew
Flag of Italy.svg 1990 Did not qualify421146
Flag of the United States.svg 1994 8233911
Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 1998 Group stage22nd310239 Squad 2011632415
Flag of South Korea.svg Flag of Japan.svg 2002 Did not qualify166281418
Flag of Germany.svg 2006 8251116
Flag of South Africa.svg 2010 8512196
Flag of Brazil.svg 2014 163671419
Flag of Russia.svg 2018 8215621
Flag of Qatar.svg 2022 142571222
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of the United States.svg 2026 To be determinedTo be determined
TotalGroup stage1/22310239116373346124161

1998 FIFA World Cup

In 1996, the Jamaican Football Federation hired Brazilian René Simões to take charge of the team. [4] After comfortably getting through the second round, [5] they finish top of their group in the third round to qualify through to the hexagon where the top three qualified through to the finals. A slow start in the finals saw the national team winless from the first four games of the final round. But 1–0 wins against El Salvador, Canada and Costa Rica gave the national team some hope with Deon Burton scoring the winning goal in two of those matches. After a 0–0 draw against Mexico, Jamaica secured their qualification with a 2–2 draw against El Salvador to make their first (and to date only) appearance at a World Cup with the following day being declared a national holiday. [6]

Squad

Head coach: Flag of Brazil.svg Renê Simões

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11 GK Warren Barrett (1970-07-09)9 July 1970 (aged 27)128 Flag of Jamaica.svg Violet Kickers
22 DF Stephen Malcolm (1970-05-02)2 May 1970 (aged 28)62 Flag of Jamaica.svg Seba United
33 MF Chris Dawes (1974-05-31)31 May 1974 (aged 24) Flag of Jamaica.svg Galaxy
42 DF Linval Dixon (1971-09-14)14 September 1971 (aged 26)104 Flag of Jamaica.svg Hazard
52 DF Ian Goodison (1972-11-21)21 November 1972 (aged 25)55 Flag of Jamaica.svg Olympic Gardens
63 MF Fitzroy Simpson (1970-02-26)26 February 1970 (aged 28)23 Flag of England.svg Portsmouth
73 MF Peter Cargill (1964-03-02)2 March 1964 (aged 34)76 Flag of Jamaica.svg Harbour View
84 FW Marcus Gayle (1970-09-27)27 September 1970 (aged 27)5 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon
94 FW Andy Williams (1977-09-23)23 September 1977 (aged 20)25 Flag of the United States.svg Columbus Crew
104 FW Walter Boyd (1972-01-01)1 January 1972 (aged 26)57 Flag of Jamaica.svg Arnett Gardens
113 MF Theodore Whitmore (1972-08-05)5 August 1972 (aged 25)76 Flag of Jamaica.svg Seba United
122 DF Dean Sewell (1972-04-13)13 April 1972 (aged 26)4 Flag of Jamaica.svg Constant Spring
131 GK Aaron Lawrence (1970-08-11)11 August 1970 (aged 27)17 Flag of Jamaica.svg Reno
141 GK Donovan Ricketts (1977-06-07)7 June 1977 (aged 21)0 Flag of Jamaica.svg Wadadah
152 DF Ricardo Gardner (1978-09-25)25 September 1978 (aged 19)34 Flag of Jamaica.svg Harbour View
163 MF Robbie Earle (1965-01-27)27 January 1965 (aged 33)8 Flag of England.svg Wimbledon
174 FW Onandi Lowe (1973-12-02)2 December 1973 (aged 24)30 Flag of Jamaica.svg Harbour View
184 FW Deon Burton (1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 21)18 Flag of England.svg Derby County
192 DF Frank Sinclair (1971-12-03)3 December 1971 (aged 26)5 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
203 MF Darryl Powell (1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 26)2 Flag of England.svg Derby County
212 DF Durrant Brown (1964-07-08)8 July 1964 (aged 33)125 Flag of Jamaica.svg Wadadah
224 FW Paul Hall (1972-07-03)3 July 1972 (aged 25)23 Flag of England.svg Portsmouth

Group H table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 330070+79Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 320142+26
3Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 31023963
4Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 30031430
Source: FIFA

Jamaica vs. Croatia

Jamaica  Flag of Jamaica.svg1–3Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Arshadi Soccerball shade.svg45' (Report) Stanić Soccerball shade.svg27'
Prosinečki Soccerball shade.svg53'
Šuker Soccerball shade.svg69'

Argentina vs Jamaica

Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg50Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Ortega Soccerball shade.svg31', 55'
Batistuta Soccerball shade.svg72', 80', 82' (pen.)
Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Japan vs Jamaica

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg12Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica
Nakayama Soccerball shade.svg74' Report Whitmore Soccerball shade.svg39', 54'
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 39,100
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

Record players

Nine players have been fielded in all three of Jamaica's FIFA World Cup matches, making them record World Cup players for their country:

RankPlayerMatches
1 Walter Boyd 3
Deon Burton 3
Robbie Earle 3
Ricardo Gardner 3
Ian Goodison 3
Paul Hall 3
Fitzroy Simpson 3
Frank Sinclair 3
Theodore Whitmore 3

Top goalscorers

The two goals scored by Theodore Whitmore during Jamaica's only World Cup win, their 2–1 over Japan, make him Jamaica's record scorer at World Cup tournaments.

RankPlayerGoalsWorld Cups
1 Theodore Whitmore 21998
2 Robbie Earle 11998

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