Jamaica at the FIFA World Cup

Jamaica have appeared in the finals of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion in 1998.

World Cup record

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Did Not Enter
Italy 1934
France 1938
Brazil 1950
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966 Did Not Qualify
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974 Withdrew
Argentina 1978 Did Not Qualify
Spain 1982 Did Not Enter
Mexico 1986 Withdrew
Italy 1990 Did Not Qualify
United States 1994
France 1998 Group Stage 15th 3 1 0 2 3 9
South Korea Japan 2002 Did Not Qualify
Germany 2006
South Africa 2010
Brazil 2014
Russia 2018 To Be Determined
Qatar 2022
Total Group Stage 1/20 3 1 0 2 3 9

Jamaica at France 1998

Jamaica Jamaica

Head coach: Brazil Renê Simões

No. Pos. Player DoB/Age Caps Club
1 GK Warren Barrett 9 July 1970 (aged 27) 128 Jamaica Violet Kickers
2 DF Stephen Malcolm 2 May 1970 (aged 28) 62 Jamaica Seba United
3 MF Chris Dawes 31 May 1974 (aged 24) Jamaica Galaxy
4 DF Linval Dixon 14 September 1971 (aged 26) 104 Jamaica Hazard
5 DF Ian Goodison 21 November 1972 (aged 25) 55 Jamaica Olympic Gardens
6 MF Fitzroy Simpson 26 February 1970 (aged 28) 23 England Portsmouth
7 MF Peter Cargill 2 March 1964 (aged 34) 76 Jamaica Harbour View
8 FW Marcus Gayle 27 September 1970 (aged 27) 5 England Wimbledon
9 FW Andy Williams 23 September 1977 (aged 20) 25 United States Columbus Crew
10 FW Walter Boyd 1 January 1972 (aged 26) 57 Jamaica Arnett Gardens
11 MF Theodore Whitmore 5 August 1972 (aged 25) 76 Jamaica Seba United
12 DF Dean Sewell 13 April 1972 (aged 26) 4 Jamaica Constant Spring
13 GK Aaron Lawrence 11 August 1970 (aged 27) 17 Jamaica Reno
14 GK Donovan Ricketts 7 June 1977 (aged 21) 0 Jamaica Wadadah
15 DF Ricardo Gardner 25 September 1978 (aged 19) 34 Jamaica Harbour View
16 MF Robbie Earle 27 January 1965 (aged 33) 8 England Wimbledon
17 FW Onandi Lowe 2 December 1973 (aged 24) 30 Jamaica Harbour View
18 FW Deon Burton 25 October 1976 (aged 21) 18 England Derby County
19 DF Frank Sinclair 3 December 1971 (aged 26) 5 England Chelsea
20 MF Darryl Powell 15 November 1971 (aged 26) 2 England Derby County
21 DF Durrant Brown 8 July 1964 (aged 33) 125 Jamaica Wadadah
22 FW Paul Hall 3 July 1972 (aged 25) 23 England Portsmouth
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Argentina 330070+79
 Croatia 320142+26
 Jamaica 310239-63
 Japan 300314-30

Jamaica vs. Croatia

14 June 1998
21:00
Jamaica  1 – 3  Croatia
Earle  45' (Report) Stanić  27'
Prosinečki  53'
Šuker  69'
Stade Félix-Bollaert, Lens
Attendance: 38,058
Referee: Vítor Melo Pereira (Portugal)

Argentina vs Jamaica

21 June 1998
17:30
Argentina  5 – 0  Jamaica
Ortega  31', 55'
Batistuta  72', 80', 82' (pen.) 		Report
Parc des Princes, Paris
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Rune Pedersen (Norway)

Japan vs Jamaica

26 June 1998
16:00
Japan  1 – 2  Jamaica
Nakayama  74' Report Whitmore  39', 54'
Stade Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 39,100
Referee: Günter Benkö (Austria)

See also