Jamaica at the FIFA World Cup

Jamaica have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 1998.[1][2]

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did not enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966 Did not qualify
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974 Withdrew
Argentina 1978 Did not qualify
Spain 1982 Did not enter
Mexico 1986 Withdrew
Italy 1990 Did not qualify
United States 1994
France 1998 Group stage 22nd 3 1 0 2 3 9
South Korea Japan 2002 Did not qualify
Germany 2006
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014
Russia 2018
Qatar 2022 To be determined
Canada Mexico United States 2026
Total Group stage 1/21 3 1 0 2 3 9

Jamaica at France 1998

Squad

Jamaica Jamaica

Head coach: Brazil Renê Simões

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Warren Barrett (1970-07-09)9 July 1970 (aged 27) 128 Jamaica Violet Kickers
2 2DF Stephen Malcolm (1970-05-02)2 May 1970 (aged 28) 62 Jamaica Seba United
3 3MF Chris Dawes (1974-05-31)31 May 1974 (aged 24) Jamaica Galaxy
4 2DF Linval Dixon (1971-09-14)14 September 1971 (aged 26) 104 Jamaica Hazard
5 2DF Ian Goodison (1972-11-21)21 November 1972 (aged 25) 55 Jamaica Olympic Gardens
6 3MF Fitzroy Simpson (1970-02-26)26 February 1970 (aged 28) 23 England Portsmouth
7 3MF Peter Cargill (1964-03-02)2 March 1964 (aged 34) 76 Jamaica Harbour View
8 4FW Marcus Gayle (1970-09-27)27 September 1970 (aged 27) 5 England Wimbledon
9 4FW Andy Williams (1977-09-23)23 September 1977 (aged 20) 25 United States Columbus Crew
10 4FW Walter Boyd (1972-01-01)1 January 1972 (aged 26) 57 Jamaica Arnett Gardens
11 3MF Theodore Whitmore (1972-08-05)5 August 1972 (aged 25) 76 Jamaica Seba United
12 2DF Dean Sewell (1972-04-13)13 April 1972 (aged 26) 4 Jamaica Constant Spring
13 1GK Aaron Lawrence (1970-08-11)11 August 1970 (aged 27) 17 Jamaica Reno
14 1GK Donovan Ricketts (1977-06-07)7 June 1977 (aged 21) 0 Jamaica Wadadah
15 2DF Ricardo Gardner (1978-09-25)25 September 1978 (aged 19) 34 Jamaica Harbour View
16 3MF Robbie Earle (1965-01-27)27 January 1965 (aged 33) 8 England Wimbledon
17 4FW Onandi Lowe (1973-12-02)2 December 1973 (aged 24) 30 Jamaica Harbour View
18 4FW Deon Burton (1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 21) 18 England Derby County
19 2DF Frank Sinclair (1971-12-03)3 December 1971 (aged 26) 5 England Chelsea
20 3MF Darryl Powell (1971-11-15)15 November 1971 (aged 26) 2 England Derby County
21 2DF Durrant Brown (1964-07-08)8 July 1964 (aged 33) 125 Jamaica Wadadah
22 4FW Paul Hall (1972-07-03)3 July 1972 (aged 25) 23 England Portsmouth

Group H table

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 330070+79
 Croatia 320142+26
 Jamaica 310239-63
 Japan 300314-30

Jamaica vs. Croatia

Jamaica 1 – 3 Croatia
Earle  45' (Report) Stanić  27'
Prosinečki  53'
Šuker  69'
Attendance: 38,058

Argentina vs Jamaica

Argentina 5 – 0 Jamaica
Ortega  31', 55'
Batistuta  72', 80', 82' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 45,000

Japan vs Jamaica

Japan 1 – 2 Jamaica
Nakayama  74' Report Whitmore  39', 54'
Attendance: 39,100

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:

No. Name Matches
1 Walter Boyd3
Deon Burton3
Robbie Earle3
Ricardo Gardner3
Ian Goodison3
Paul Hall3
Fitzroy Simpson3
Frank Sinclair3
Theodore Whitmore3

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.

No. Name Goals World Cups
1Theodore Whitmore21998
2Robbie Earle11998

References

  1. ↑ "Remembering Jamaica at France '98: media darlings, history-makers and more than just the 'Reggae Boyz'". Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "The unlikely journey of Jamaica to France 98". 6 July 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
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