Reggae Boyz head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson is decided for the staff to finish their Copa America journey with a victory towards Venezuela on Sunday. The sport kicks off at 7:00 pm (Jamaica time) on the Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas.
Regardless of being eradicated from Group B following losses to Mexico and Ecuador, Hallgrimsson goals to showcase the Boyz’s aggressive spirit at this degree.
“We go for this recreation for the win,” he said in his pregame presser on Saturday. “In fact, we hoped and wished that we had been in a special place than the place we’re, however it’s what it’s. There’s good morale, and the gamers are blissful and collectively, and I give them plenty of credit score for the ambiance nonetheless within the camp.”
The significance of profitable this match
The Icelandic coach emphasised the significance of profitable this match for a number of causes that maintain significance for the staff. Jamaica at the moment sits on the backside of the desk with out a level, whereas Venezuela has already secured their spot within the quarter-finals with six factors from victories over Ecuador and Mexico.
Describing Venezuela because the match’s shock bundle, Hallgrimsson expressed confidence within the Boyz’ capacity to defeat their ultimate opponents. “Effectively, they’re the shock bundle of the match, I might say. Now we have analyzed them earlier than, and we all know they’re a hard-working, sincere staff with nice people. However, how they’ve carried out, particularly with the boldness they’ve displayed now, is spectacular to see.
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“For the gamers, it’s simply margins that we are able to management that made it that we don’t have a degree as we speak. We go into this match understanding that we are able to get a win for positive, however there may be steadiness.”
Hallgrimsson believes that the expertise at Copa America is essential for the Boyz, as they’re additionally within the midst of a World Cup qualification marketing campaign. He has seen sufficient positives from the match to be optimistic about qualifying for the 2026 staging of the worldwide match.
Fewer doubts concerning the staff’s capacity
“The Copa America might be the closest factor to the World Cup that we are able to take part in,” Hallgrimsson famous. “It doesn’t matter what the consequence will probably be, I feel it is a actually essential match for Jamaica in working in the direction of qualifying for the World Cup 2026.”
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Hallgrimsson hopes that Jamaican followers can have fewer doubts concerning the staff’s capacity to qualify for the World Cup after witnessing their aggressive performances towards World Cup-caliber opponents like Mexico and Ecuador.
“There have been plenty of questions on are we ok to qualify for the World Cup,” he mentioned. “With how we’ve performed Mexico and the way we’ve performed Ecuador, who performed within the Qatar World Cup, we’ve matched them in some areas. So, if anybody had been to doubt if Jamaica can qualify for the World Cup 2026, I hope that some doubts are gone.”
