Reggae Boyz to Battle Honduras in Ultimate Spherical of World Cup Qualifiers

Will probably be a battle of the cellar-dwellers on the Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano at 7:00 pm in the present day as Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz and Honduras conflict within the FIFA World Cup 2022 CONCACAF Ultimate Spherical Qualifiers.

Honduras are seven with three factors whereas Jamaica are eighth with two factors.

The factors standing present Mexico out entrance with 11 factors adopted by The US and Panama on eight, with Canada and Costa Rica on six and El Salvador on 5.

On the finish of the 14-game qualifiers, the highest three groups on factors safe automated spots in Qatar subsequent 12 months, whereas the fourth-place crew earns the precise to an Inter-Continental play-off for one more shot at Qatar.

For head coach Theodore Whitmore, it’s again to enterprise looking one other win, a end result which has eluded the Reggae Boyz thus far after 5 video games.

“The mindset isn’t any completely different from the opposite video games, we at all times strategy each recreation with a optimistic mindset regardless of not getting the specified outcomes, however the mindset has at all times been to be optimistic to get outcomes,” Whitmore informed the media yesterday.

And after displaying some actual intent with a clear sheet on the defensive finish whereas creating af ew alternatives on the different, the coach and his help workers are hoping that the gamers can construct on that effort, via the rest of the marketing campaign.

“I don’t need to use the final recreation as a turning level as a result of I believe these gamers at all times go on the market and provides their all and for me, it’s just a few areas that we have to work on and one of many issues on Sunday was that we needed groups to cease scoring on us and we achieved simply that, so I believe it’s one thing we are able to construct on now.

Cease bleeding and look to transform on the different finish,” he stated.

“It’s about digging deep, cease excited about what our opponents are doing and extra about what we need to do. We respect all our opponents however we’re ready now the place we would like outcomes and we have to flip the one level into three factors.”

For this window of video games, Whitmore has needed to juggle his gamers as accidents and withdrawals have badly weakened his crew, and although it’s a priority to him, he believes whoever he places on the sector will give his all to get the specified end result.

“It’s at all times a priority when we now have injured gamers and gamers suspended; we’re unbalanced for the time being by way of personnel and positions however we now have warriors right here, actual troopers right here and it doesn’t actually matter who we put on the market tomorrow (in the present day) everyone has to go on the market and provides 110 per cent and get the job achieved.”

Based on experiences popping out of Honduras, the authorities have granted permission for the soccer physique to promote 20,000 tickets within the 37,000 capability, however it’s believed that because of the crew’s poor outcomes up to now, the tickets usually are not being taken up on the typical fee.

In different video games in the present day, the US host Costa Rica at 7:00 pm; Canada host Panama at 7:30 pm and El Salvador are at dwelling to Mexico at 10:05 pm.