US EditionBolivia, Jamaica Close in on World Cup After Playoff Wins
Bolivia and Jamaica won their playoff openers to move within one win of World Cup qualification after decades-long absences, with Bolivia defeating Suriname 2-1 and Jamaica beating New Caledonia 1-0.
- On Thursday, Bolivia and Jamaica secured opening victories in FIFA's intercontinental playoff tournament in Mexico, moving both teams within one win of returning to the World Cup after decades-long absences.
- Bolivia overcame a deficit to defeat Suriname 2-1 in Monterrey, with 18-year-old substitute Moises Paniagua equalizing at the 72-minute mark and Santos striker Miguel Terceros converting a 79th-minute penalty.
- In Guadalajara, The Reggae Boyz defeated New Caledonia 1-0, with Wrexham forward Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri scoring the match's only goal after an 18th-minute rebound from a parried free-kick.
- Next Tuesday, Bolivia faces Iraq and The Reggae Boyz play the Democratic Republic of Congo in decisive playoffs; winners advance to World Cup group stages.
- Victors will secure World Cup berths joining groups alongside France, Norway, and Senegal, while other playoff winners advance to groups featuring Portugal, Colombia, and Uzbekistan.
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Jamaica's team also defeated New Caledonia on Thursday 0-1 in a match played at the Akron Stadium in Guadalajara, Jalisco, in the west of Mexican territory.
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Bolivia, Jamaica close in on World Cup after playoff wins
Bolivia and Jamaica moved to within one win of returning to the World Cup after decades-long absences on Thursday after securing opening victories in FIFA's intercontinental playoff tournament in Mexico.
In the first game of Rejection A played in the Guadalajara stadium, Jamaica beat 1-0 to the modest New Caledonia, located in the 150th position of the FIFA selections ranking. (You may be interested: Mbappé scored in France's victory against Brazil in friendly) Bailey Cadamarteri, a young 20-year-old striker, made the goal that excited the Reggae Boyz to play their second World Cup. This after having participated in France 1998. The Caribbean sq…
The other repesca in Mexico, where Bolivia overcame Suriname, also has the final duel defined, an instance in which the Democratic Republic of the Congo awaits.
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onetz.deIn Mexico it is about two World Cup tickets, Bolivia has maintained its chance, Jamaica can still hope to participate. For a Bundesliga professional, however, the dreams have burst.
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