President of the T&T Football Association (TTFA), Kieron Edwards is backing Soca Warriors’ head coach Dwight Yorke to lead the side out of a tough group and book their spot in next year’s FIFA World Cup.
T&T has been drawn with Jamaica, Curacao and Bermuda in Group B for the final round of the Concacaf Qualifiers, with the group winner booking an automatic qualifying spot in the 2026 World Cup, set to be co-hosted by Canada, Mexico and the United States.
The four teams will play in a home-and-away round-robin, with each team playing six matches—three at home and three away—between September, October, and November.
Jamaica is the highest ranked country in the group at 63rd, ahead of 90th ranked Curacao, while T&T are ranked 100th and Bermuda 168th.
Despite the rankings, Edwards said he was confident Yorke would lead the side to the top of the group and to their second ever FIFA World Cup.
Speaking on Isports on i95.5 FM recently, Edwards said even though T&T’s first two games were against Jamaica and Curacao, he expected positive results from those matches.
“This is the coach’s team until he qualifies us for the World Cup, and I truly believe he will qualify us for the World Cup, I’m positive of that.
“I truly believe that we will qualify out of the group and coach Dwight Yorke, I truly believe has the right mindset, the right approach with this group of guys,” Edwards said.
“Since the draw, I’ve never thought of the possibility of getting no points, even in the first two matches. I’ve been here with the team and the team has been progressing.
“I’m totally 100 per cent behind coach Dwight and his staff to get us to the World Cup,” he added.
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