Trinidad and Tobago - World Cup 2006
p>Country - Trinidad and Tobago
Capital City - Port-of-Spain
Continent - North, Central America and the Caribbean
Manager - Leo Beenhakker
Star Man- John Stern is undoubtedly Trinidad’s star man, scoring 12 times in his countries qualifying campaign. Stern John is also the countries all time leading scorer with 64 goals under his belt and a World Cup campaign to come. Stern is currently playing domestically for Derby County in the Coca Cola Championship in England. He is on loan from Coventry City also of the Coca Cola Championship.
How did they qualify - The team just missed out on an instant entry to the world cup and had to gain entry by playing against Bahrain in the play-offs. This is the first time the team have qualified for the FIFA world cup, due to qualifying the country decided to make a public holiday to celebrate the teams victory.
Although the team will not be expecting great results from their first world cup in Germany 2006 they are pleased they have made it into the finals. The team also play in the Gold cup which they have yet to passed the semifinals.
The team however are said to be the best team in the Caribbean and have won the Caribbean cup 8 times. Many people may not know much about the team so above we have provided a photo of the Trinidad and Tobago national team along with their team badge.
| Team History |
| First International: |
Trinidad and Tobago 3 - 3 Dutch Guiana
(Trinidad and Tobago; August 6, 1934) |
| Largest win: |
Trinidad and Tobago 11 - 0 Aruba
(Port-of-Spain, T&T; June 1989) |
| Worst defeat: |
Mexico 7 - 0 Trinidad and Tobago
(Mexico City, Mexico; October 8, 2000) |
World Cup
Appearances: |
1, (First in 2006), Best result - N/A |
CONCACAF Gold Cup
Appearances: |
6 (First in 1991)
Best result Semifinals, 2000 |
| World Cup Record: |
1930 to 1962 - Did not enter
1966 to 2002 - Did not qualify
2006 - Qualified |
| Notable Players: |
Marvin Andrews, Christopher Birchall, Angus Eve, Cornell Glen, Shaka Hislop
Avery John, Stern John, Kenwyne Jones, Russell Latapy, Dwight Yorke |
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