Brace for Battle

After comfortably topping the Concacaf Caribbean Women's Qualifiers, Head Coach Hue Menzies and his senior Reggae Girlz team are now favouring their chances of securing a historic berth to next year's FIFA Women's World Cup in France.

The Reggae Girlz came out of the final-round Caribbean phase of qualifiers with maximum 12 points, following 9-0, 4-0, 4-1 and 6-1 victories over Antigua and Barbuda, Bermuda, Trinidad and Tobago and Cuba, respectively.

They will be riding high on confidence heading into next month's Concacaf Women's Championship in the United States where they have been drawn in Group B alongside Canada, Costa Rica and Cuba.

Defending champions and hosts United States will contest Group A alongside Mexico, Panama and Caribbean runners-up Trinidad and Tobago in the October 4-17 tournament.

Jamaica could secure one of the top three automatic spots from the region to the World Cup, or possibly land the fourth-place play-off position to dispute a home-and-away intercontinental battle with Argentina. The winner of the play-off will qualify to the global football showpiece.

With two teams advancing from each final-round group to advance to the semi-final of the Concacaf Women's Championship, Menzies, though rating their chances highly, respects the quality of their opponents.

“Obviously, we should start evaluate at this level. We know the draw was going to be tough but we feel we are in a position where we could have some success if we play the type of football we are capable of playing.