World Soccer

Underdogs and lightweights

The dizzying heights of the 2006 World Cup feel like a long time ago for Trinidad & Tobago. It is an achievement they have rarely looked like repeating, while the domestic game is being suffocated by a FIFA normalisation committee. Their last two appearances combined at the Gold Cup yielded no wins and only two goals scored; this time they may not even qualify.

Managed by former “Soca Warriors” stalwart Angus Eve, Trinidad & Tobago begin the preliminaries with a tough start

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