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The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team are through to the third and final Concacaf World Cup qualifying round, despite falling 2-1 to Costa Rica last night in a tense affair at the Estadio Nacional in San José. The month of June was always going to reveal much about …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Senior Team head coach, Dwight Yorke, was asked to talk about two players at yesterday’s pre-game press conference in San José, Costa Rica, on the eve of the 2026 World Cup qualifier between the two nations. The first was iconic Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor …

Are the Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team failures for their inability to defeat Costa Rica in their own backyard in a do-or-die World Cup qualifier? Are Soca Warriors supporters justified in expecting wins in such scenarios, within the context of the two football nations? Head coach Shawn Cooper …

Trinidad and Tobago could not take the final qualifying spot at stake for the Qatar 2025 Fifa U-17 World Cup, as the young Soca Warriors fell 2-0 away to hosts Costa Rica last night at the Estadio Alejandro Morera Soto in Alajuela. It meant Los Ticos advanced to the World …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-17 Team head coach Shawn Cooper is preparing his troops for the most hostile environment of their brief football careers thus far as the young Soca Warriors prepare for two decisive Concacaf Under-17 Qualifiers in four days. On Thursday 13 February, captain Nikosi Foncette will …

Trinidad and Tobago managed their first ever scalp in a Concacaf Under-15 Championship match today, and it was a big one. In their final Group D match, the young Soca Warriors shook off consecutive narrow defeats to Honduras and Puerto Rico to down Costa Rica 2-0 in the Dominican Republic. …

Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team head coach Angus Eve suggested that “a lack of belief” and poor use of the football during the first 45 minutes of their Concacaf Under-20 Championship Round of 16 contest with Costa Rica was a significant factor in their 4-0 loss yesterday at …

Trinidad and Tobago’s adventure at the 2022 Concacaf Under-20 Championship  came to an end this afternoon as they were trounced 4-1 by Costa Rica in the opening Round of 16 fixture at the Estadio Yankel Rosenthal in San Pedro Sula. Costa Rica now face the United States in the quarterfinal …

The Trinidad and Tobago Men’s National Under-20 Team held Costa Rica goalless in a friendly international match in San Jose this morning, as the junior Soca Warriors prepare for the 2022 Concacaf Under-20 Championship. Trinidad and Tobago flew to Costa Rica just yesterday with 18 players and minus head coach …

The Trinidad and Tobago Boys National Under-15 Team opened their Concacaf Championship campaign this morning with a 3-0 loss to Costa Rica at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. Costa Rica scored all three goals in the opening 20 minutes and, although the Elite Team was able to subsequently stem …

The Trinidad and Tobago Women’s National Senior Team must wait to learn if they will appear in the semifinal round of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games, after squandering a two-goal lead tonight against Nicaragua in Barranquilla, Colombia. The surprise withdrawal of Haiti from the women’s tournament meant that …

When Caribbean rivals Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti meet from 6.30pm today in a CONCACAF Under-20 Women’s encounter, there will be, coach Jamaal Shabazz promises, fireworks. Addressing the media at yesterday’s press briefing at the Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Shabazz compared the match-up to what happens in the classic …