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…
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Category Archives: CONCACAF
New Dominica boss Rajesh Latchoo: “I want to improve the attitude of the players”
Check out my interview with recently appointed Dominica boss, Rajesh Latchoo, who talks about football development on the island and what he hopes to achieve in his role…
2026 World Cup: Positioning Caribbean football for a 48-team expansion
Machel Turner contributes a detailed and opinionated piece on how Caribbean football can better position itself to capitalise on the World Cup expansion beginning in 2026…
Embracing the participation of women in Caribbean football
Following on from International Women’s Day, Malaika Church believes that the Caribbean should take advantage of the increased FIFA funding for the women’s game by embracing wider women’s participation in the sport…
Premature discussions reportedly begin on idea of CFU breakaway
I further explore the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) potentially separating from CONCACAF, gathering opinions from those heavily involved in the Caribbean game…
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…
CONCACAF Gold Cup: Examining 12-16 Teams Proposal
Would increasing the number of Gold Cup participants from 12 to 16 be a good thing? Is there enough strength in depth to cope? How would this all impact upon the Caribbean?
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…
2016 CU17W: Haiti just miss out, Grenada and Jamaica finish bottom of groups
This year’s CONCACAF U-17 Women’s Championship took place from 3-13 March in Grenada’s capital, St George’s, with Haiti going the furthest from the Caribbean’s representatives…
FIFA election: Infantino wins, how will this affect Caribbean football?
Here is my reaction to the appointment of Gianni Infantino as new FIFA President as I look into what sort of effects this might have on the Caribbean…
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…
October Round-Up: Olympic qualifiers, beach soccer & friendlies
Here I round up all of October’s action with women’s U-20 World Cup and Rio 2016 qualifying taking place, as well as beach soccer, U-15 football and various friendly matches…
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…
2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup: Caribbean-N/C American gap diminishing
This year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup revealed that Caribbean football is on the rise and North/Central American teams are beginning to look over their shoulders…
