Reggae Boyz - not at the world cup?
June 22nd 2006 16:36
Though cricket was once THE sport in the West Indies - we all know the success the West Indian cricket team has had in the past, the sport that is number one is definitely football or soccer or whatever, in Jamaican and the Carribean. That and basketball.
The Jamaican national team are aptly named The Reggae Boyz and were the first English speaking team from the region to qualify for the world cup. Hello France 98. They unfortunately lost their opening game to Croatia and got destroyed by Argentina 5 zip, but they regained respect with a win over Japan in their final game. They played with the flair few Euro countries can claim.
This world cup of course, fellow West indian neighbours Trinidad & Tobago qualified and put in a spirited performance but did not qualify for the second round.
I reckon I will see another nation from the region in it next time around - the structure almost makes certain of it. Just on a side note, Bob Marley was an excellent football player, and died of cancer which started in his toe - said to have been an infection from playing football.
The Jamaican national team are aptly named The Reggae Boyz and were the first English speaking team from the region to qualify for the world cup. Hello France 98. They unfortunately lost their opening game to Croatia and got destroyed by Argentina 5 zip, but they regained respect with a win over Japan in their final game. They played with the flair few Euro countries can claim.
This world cup of course, fellow West indian neighbours Trinidad & Tobago qualified and put in a spirited performance but did not qualify for the second round.
I reckon I will see another nation from the region in it next time around - the structure almost makes certain of it. Just on a side note, Bob Marley was an excellent football player, and died of cancer which started in his toe - said to have been an infection from playing football.
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