Check out my thoughts on Trinidad & Tobago’s latest Hex World Cup qualifiers as they fell to the United States and Costa Rica, making their chances of qualifying for Russia 2018 even slimmer…
Category Archives: 2018 WCQ
48-team World Cup expansion: Should the CFU become independent?
Athlone poses the question: is it time for the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) to force a breakaway move from CONCACAF and become the seventh confederation within FIFA?
2018 WCQ Matchday Three (Round 4): T&T into Hex, Jamaica, Haiti & SVG eliminated
The fourth round of CONCACAF 2018 World Cup qualification is over. Success for Trinidad & Tobago, but disappointment for Jamaica, Haiti and St Vincent & the Grenadines…
Assessing Jamaica’s Goalscoring Conundrum
Winfried Schafer’s men are struggling to find the net. Here’s a look at their current striking options…
2018 WCQ Matchday Two (Round 4): T&T remain unbeaten, Jamaica & Haiti lose ground, SVG still winless
CONCACAF 2018 World Cup qualification continued in late March with Round 4 action. Here’s an analysis of the ties from a Caribbean perspective…
2018 WCQ Matchday One (Round 4): Mixed bag for Caribbean representatives
CONCACAF 2018 World Cup qualification continued in mid-November with Round 4 action. Here’s a look back at how the opening batch of games went, focusing on the Caribbean nations…
2018 WCQ (Round 3): SVG, Haiti and Jamaica progress
St Vincent & the Grenadines, Haiti and Jamaica are the Caribbean sides to qualify from Round 3, which took place across four days in early September. Here’s the lowdown…
2018 WCQ: Official Preliminary Draw for Rounds 3 and 4
The preliminary draw for Rounds 3 and 4 of CONCACAF WCQ officially took place at the Konstantinovsky Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia on Saturday. Here are the outcomes…
2018 WCQ (Round 2): Qualifying heats up as 10 countries advance
This region’s pursuit of World Cup qualification is heating up as a total of 10 two-legged playoffs took place from 7-16 June, with five Caribbean islands advancing to the next round…
2018 WCQ (Round 1): Lower ranked Caribbean nations begin Road to Russia
The Road to Russia has officially begun for CONCACAF’s lower-ranked teams as a total of seven two-legged playoffs took place from 22-31 March, with 10 out of the 12 competitors representing the Caribbean at this stage. Here’s the lowdown…
‘Project Suriname’
Suriname are dreaming of a place in the World Cup in four years time but their chances rest heavily on a decision to be made in parliament next year revolving around dual nationality. Read on to learn about their vision…