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This is a record of Jamaica's results at the FIFA World Cup.The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (), the sport's global governing body.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was an international football tournament held in South Africa from 11 June until 11 July 2010. The 32 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
In the semi-final, Jamaica defeated the US 2–1 with goals from Darren Mattocks and Giles Barnes, reaching its first-ever Gold Cup final. In the final, Jamaica lost to Mexico 3–1. [68] [69] In qualifying for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Jamaica started in the third round and defeated Nicaragua 4–3 on aggregate to reach the fourth round. [70]
Pages in category "2010 FIFA World Cup players" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 729 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification: Williams 52' 22,000 [2] [17] 6 September 2008: Estadio Azteca, Mexico City (A) Mexico: 0–3: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 96,000 [2] [18] 10 September 2008: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano, San Pedro Sula (A) Honduras: 0–2: 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 38,000 [2] [19] 11 October 2008: Independence ...
During the World Cup the results were mixed, losing to Brazil (tournament champion) 5–2 (only team to score 2 goals against Brazil at this World Cup), tying with Turkey (third in the championship) 1–1 and soundly beating the selection of China 2–0. This tournament it was in 3rd place in the group behind Turkey on goal difference.
Mauricio Pochettino had a message for American players after a 5-2 aggregate win over Jamaica gave the three-time defending champion United States a berth in the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals.
As with the 2006 tournament, each team's squad for the 2010 World Cup consisted of 23 players. Each participating national association had to confirm their final 23-player squad by 1 June 2010. Teams were permitted to make late replacements in the event of serious injury, at any time up to 24 hours before their first game.