“[…] Michel Poon-Angeron offers tactical flexibility. Whether used as a deep-lying playmaker or a ball winning midfielder, he adapts to the system. He reads the game well, breaks up opposition attacks intelligently, and quickly restarts play. “[…] If Trinidad and Tobago are to progress in these qualifiers, the midfield must …
Read More »Dear Editor: Yorke must help T&T create their own luck—just like Fergie’s Manchester Utd
“[…] Maybe it’s time we stop calling this bad luck and start asking whether we’re doing enough to create our own luck. “[…] The Reggae Boyz team missing eight starters, [grinded] out six points from two games: clinical, composed, and ruthlessly efficient. Jamaica didn’t wait for luck to find them. …
Read More »Yorke: Jamaica got away with one! T&T coach targets 12 pts from remaining WCQs
“We are scratching our heads at how Jamaica took three points from us,” said Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior team head coach Dwight Yorke, in the wake of last night’s 2-0 World Cup qualifying loss away to Jamaica. “We came in here with every intention that we could get …
Read More »Six games win-less for Yorke, as T&T lose 2-0 to Jamaica—following VAR interventions
Trinidad and Tobago’s 2026 World Cup qualifying fate no longer lies in their own hands. A 2-0 defeat away to Jamaica tonight means that even if the Soca Warriors win their remaining four qualifiers, they will not finish top of their group unless the Reggae Boyz drop points in at …
Read More »Molino, Phillips ruled out of Jamaica showdown; Yorke short of midfield options
Trinidad and Tobago will face Jamaica in a crucial World Cup qualifier tomorrow without team captain Kevin Molino and bustling midfielder Daniel Phillips, after both were ruled out due to an accumulation of cautions. Molino, the only genuine creative midfielder in coach Dwight Yorke’s current squad, and Phillips both picked …
Read More »Bus woes, rising expectations and ‘getting at them’; why Yorke thinks T&T’s ‘in a good place’ to face Jamaica
“We weren’t at our best in the first half—I think that was well acknowledged,” said Trinidad and Tobago coach Dwight Yorke, in last night’s post-game press conference. “But second half we played in the manner that we can play… Playing the way we did in the second half gives us …
Read More »T&T held goalless by Curaçao, as Dutchmen contain Yorke’s front three
Trinidad and Tobago had to settle for a point at home tonight, as they were held goalless by Curaçao in their opening match of the third and final Concacaf 2026 World Cup qualifying round. The result saw Jamaica sail to the top of the group after a 4-0 win away …
Read More »No “curry favours”! Yorke stands by 26-man T&T squad; “excited” by home form
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team could see two more overseas-born players make their competitive debuts this week, as coach Dwight Yorke named Lincoln City forward Justin Obikwu and Real Salt Lake II defender Kobi Henry in his 26-man squad for the upcoming Fifa World Cup qualifying window. …
Read More »Auvray, Payne, Ranjitsingh among T&T call-ups in Yorke’s 35-man WCQ longlist
Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach Dwight Yorke named four uncapped players in his 35-man long list to face Curaçao at the Hasely Crawford Stadium next Friday. Yorke is expected to select his final squad by next Monday, as the Soca Warriors prepare for the final Concacaf …
Read More »The Keston Julien comeback story; ex-T&T star resumes action after two-year break
“I have a story to tell,” said 26-year-old Trinidad and Tobago left-back Keston Julien. On Saturday 1 April 2023, Julien sprinted forward to get on the end of a counterattack for his employers, FC Sheriff Tiraspol, in an away fixture against Zimbru Chişinău when his knee gave way. “It felt …
Read More »Dear Editor: Why not rechristen the ‘Soca Warriors’ as ‘Feteballers’?
“[…] Nobody could force Selwyn Melville; it is his intellectual property. The game is bigger than everybody, so let’s just move on, leave him alone and get another nickname—just like we moved on from ‘Strike Squad’. “[…] We have a World Cup to qualify for and this should not be an …
Read More »T&T resume WCQ campaign x Curaçao in POS on Friday 5 Sep
The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team will resume their 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign against Curaçao at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain from 8pm on Friday 5 September. Captain Kevin Molino led his teammates out in front of a capacity crowd at the Hasely Crawford …
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