“[…] I say, without fear of contradiction, that neither Dominican Republic, Guatemala nor Panama can match the football infrastructure available to Trinidad and Tobago’s football. “Undoubtedly, their football federations have their internal politics too, but where they leave us streets behind is in the areas of ambition and vision, long …
Read More »Fevrier: We showed the possibilities; T&T U-15s find silver lining in 5-4 loss to Panama
Scoring four goals and still finishing second best is never a good evening. But for the Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-15 team, playing their first match of the TTFA Youth Invitational Tournament on Wednesday 17 July at the Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, the 5-4 defeat to Panama had a …
Read More »Lawrence: Two errors cost us but T&T can beat USA again; explains tactics against Panama
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dennis Lawrence has blamed their opening 2-0 Gold Cup loss to Panama last night on two errors in transition and a bit of rust in the attacking third of the field. The Soca Warriors only troubled Panama custodian Luis Mejia once …
Read More »T&T fall 2-0 to Panama in Gold Cup opener, Warriors fail to record a single shot on target
Trinidad and Tobago are already in do or die territory at the Concacaf Gold Cup, as they began their campaign with a disappointing 2-0 loss to Panama at the Allianz Field in Minnesota. Two second half items by midfielders Armando Cooper and Edgar Barcenas settled a scrappy affair in Group …
Read More »Grudge match?! USA and T&T drawn in Gold Cup Group D alongside Panama and Guyana
The United States will have an opportunity to avenge their disastrous 2018 World Cup qualifying loss to Trinidad and Tobago on 22 June, as the two nations square off in Cleveland, Ohio at the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup. Trinidad and Tobago and USA were drawn in Group D of the …
Read More »Sputnik 2018: England vandalise Panama’s Canal, Honda dents Senegal hopes and Colombia join party
Panama’s Canal was left in all sorts of disarray this morning, as England racked up their highest ever goal tally in a 6-1 mauling of the Concacaf minnows at Nizhny Nivgorod in Group G action. Panama coach Hernán Dario Gómez admitted that he was scared at halftime with his team …
Read More »Judah and Dillon debut but Panama edge Warriors to end five-match unbeaten run
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team tasted their first defeat in five months tonight, a last-gasp goal from Panama securing a 1-0 victory for the visitors at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva. In the final minute of stoppage time, defender Curtis Gonzales lunged at a diagonal ball and …
Read More »Youthful T&T seek to extend unbeaten run; Panamanians bid to seal W/Cup squad places
The two sets of players from the national senior teams of Trinidad and Tobago and Panama will be staking altogether different claims when the countries square off in an international friendly at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva from 7:30pm on Tuesday. The game falls outside the official FIFA match …
Read More »Warriors book Panama for April friendly in Couva; Judah becomes third Garcia brother to get T&T call-up
The Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team will host Panama on 17 April at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, after the rising CONCACAF power agreed to meet the Soca Warriors in a friendly international match. The fixture falls outside of the FIFA match window so both teams will be …
Read More »How the USA’s cut-tail and the night of upsets looked to a Trini south of the border
My interest in football is at best tangential. But I love drama in all its forms and last night I was perfectly placed to experience it all. As a Trini, I have over the years lived through the Soca Warriors’ ups and downs, and the Jack Warner horror show. As the …
Read More »Lawrence: I’m still searching for striker; T&T coach blames individual errors and poor finishing
Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team coach Dennis Lawrence lamented individual errors and poor finishing as the Soca Warriors crashed out of contention for the Russia 2018 World Cup after a 3-0 loss away to Panama last night. The result, which was the first time that Panama ever got a …
Read More »Goodbye Russia: T&T’s lingering W/Cup hopes go down the Panama Canal after 3-0 loss
Trinidad and Tobago’s 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign is well and truly over now. The Soca Warriors lost their sixth successive match last night as they fell 2-0 to Panama in Panama City; and it proved to be the final nail in their coffin, as it is now impossible for …
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