| The country with the smallest population ever to be | | | | his team from a central-midfield role. He has genuine |
| represented in the FIFA World Cup is Trinidad and | | | | top-level experience both in the UK and Australia.He |
| Tobago.Support for this team,however,will not only | | | | and Stern John are the sort of players who can seize |
| come from those born in the twin island state but | | | | an opportunity and find the back of the net when |
| from all its sister states in the Caribbean.Caribbean | | | | needed.The Soca Warriors are currently ranked 47 in |
| people all over the world will be | | | | the world. What are the odds of their winning? They |
| singing,chanting,dancing and waving for the Soca | | | | are extremely long shots at 1000/1.Even their most |
| Warriors.An impossible dream beats in the hearts of | | | | ardent fans probably only hope for them to beat |
| this Carnival fun loving nation.Only four Caribbean | | | | Paraguay in their final group B match on the 20th |
| teams have ever made it to the finals of this | | | | June. If they do that they would equal the feat of |
| prestigious tournament since its inception in | | | | the Reggae Boyz who beat Japan in their final 1998 |
| 1930.They are Cuba in the third World Cup in | | | | match in France. Look for Trinidad and Tobago to go |
| France,Haiti in the World Cup in Germany 1974 and | | | | ballistic if that happens.There will be celebrations the |
| Jamaica's lively Reggae Boyz in France 1998.Trinidad | | | | like of which has never been seen on the islands.And |
| and Tobago's Soca Warriors play their first round | | | | what if they win or draw in their first two matches? |
| matches starting June 10 against Sweden ,followed | | | | Well the nation will probably go into orbit around the |
| by England on June 15 and Paraguay on June 20.The | | | | earth with joy.For those who love the World Cup |
| Soca Warriors won a place in Germany by first | | | | and who follow the game I would like to recommend |
| emerging from their elimination matches to get into a | | | | a timely new book:World Class: An Illustrated History |
| group of six with the USA, Mexico, Costa Rica, | | | | of Caribbean Football by James Ferguson. It has 116 |
| Guatemala and Panama.They came fourth. Then they | | | | photographs including one of legendary reggae artist |
| beat Bahrain 2-1 over a heart stopping two-legged | | | | Bob Marley in a knockabout match in |
| play-off.They join USA,Mexico and Costa Rica as | | | | Kingston,Jamaica.Other books that deal with |
| CONCACAF's representatives in World Cup 2006 in | | | | Caribbean or Black footballers are: Colouring Over |
| Germany.Wrexham defender Dennis Lawrence | | | | The White Line:The History of Black footballers in |
| entered the realms of legend when his powerful | | | | Britain by Phil Vasili, Black Magic:England's Black |
| header hit the back of the Bahrain net in Manama. He | | | | Footballers by Brian Woolnough written in 1983.Don't |
| had scored the goal which booked Trinidad a finals | | | | forget to pick up a copy of : One Love:The Reggae |
| place.The team's manager is Dutch coach Leo | | | | Boyz-An Incredible Soccer Journey by Robbie Earl |
| Beenhakker who took over after an initial poor start | | | | and Daniel Davis,it's a chronicle of Jamaica's World |
| in the six group CONCACAF playoff. His experienced | | | | Cup adventures.I dream the impossible dream for the |
| skills organised and moulded the indifferent and | | | | Soca Warriors. Light and love to them.Milton Drepaulis |
| inexperienced squad into World Cup | | | | co-author of CXC English and CXC English B . There is |
| finalists.Beenhakker is regarded as one of the | | | | a gold rush on in the virtual world. Stake your claim |
| strengths of the team because he is tactically astute | | | | to internet success by buying the domain names of |
| and inspires his squad to perform at their best.The | | | | your choice and the secure services to boost your |
| Warrior's captain is 33-year-old **Dwight Yorke**. He | | | | net productivity. |
| is Trinidad and Tobago's greatest ever footballer. He | | | | |
| came out of international retirement in 2005 to inspire | | | | Go for gold. |