Trinidad and Tobago national football team
The national football team of Trinidad and Tobago is the national team of the Caribbean island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. Team boss since June 18, 2013 Stephen Hart. The nickname Soca Warriors ( Soca Warriors ) refers to the popular music Soca.
- 2.1 World Cup
- 2.2 CONCACAF Championship 2.2.1 CONCACAF Nations Cup
- 2.2.2 CONCACAF Gold Cup
History
So far, the national team of the island nation could only qualify once for a world championship, namely for the 2006 tournament in Germany.
The participations in the CONCACAF Gold Cup have had little success. When CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005, the team failed with two points in the first round. Against Honduras (1-1) and Panama (2-2 ) played the team of the island nation in a draw. The biggest success was the third place in the Gold Cup 2000. Those days there was no 3rd place match, Trinidad and Tobago and Peru shared as third.
Dwight Yorke and Stern John are the most successful players on the team.
Football World Cup 2006
The greatest success of the national team had qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany. In the CONCACAF qualifying Trinidad and Tobago reached a narrow 2-1 victory over the already qualified favorites from Mexico in the last game. The team came into this crucial game after a missed penalty and a 0-1 back. In the following play-offs, the team met with the Asian representatives of Bahrain, which had prevailed due to the higher number of away goals, with two draws against Uzbekistan. The first leg was the return match held in Bahrain on November 12, 2005 in Trinidad and Tobago, on 16 November. The overall winners of the two games to Trinidad and Tobago to qualify for the first time for the 2006 World Cup. Trinidad and Tobago is the smallest country that has ever qualified for a World Cup.
The county town of Rotenburg ( Wümme) in Lower Saxony was the residence and training ground for the team during the World Cup in Germany. In the preparatory phase before the World Cup, the team at Bad Radkersburg lodged in the southern Styria.
In the first World Cup match against Sweden succeeded the " Soca Warriors" a surprising 0-0, although the outsider after the dismissal of John Avery from the 46th minute only played with ten men. In the next two games they lost against England and Paraguay each with 0:2 and thus eliminated after the group stage as the only team without a goal from.
Qualifying soccer World Cup 2010
As part of the qualification for the World Cup 2010 in South Africa, the team met in the second round of CONCACAF, the national team of Bermuda. The first leg was on June 14 at home lost with 1:2, the second leg was won 2-0, however, the decisive goal was scored by Stern John. In the third round of Trinidad and Tobago met on the United States, Guatemala and Cuba. In this group the " Soca Warriors" occupied the second place and now took part in the finals group stage for the qualification for the 2010 World Cup. There they occupied the last place and did not qualify for the World Cup.
Tournaments
World cup
Trinidad and Tobago took since joining FIFA in 1964 13 times at qualifying for the World Cup in part, but could so far only qualify once. In the eternal table of World Cup finalists Trinidad and Tobago has the 66th Place.
CONCACAF Championship
CONCACAF Nations Cup
From 1973, the tournament also served as a World Cup qualifier.
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Caribbean Cup
Most games
(August 2013)
International matches against German -speaking national football teams
With Switzerland, Germany and Liechtenstein no meetings have been completed so far.