PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago — With the countdown to the ultimate spherical of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers effectively underway, President of the Trinidad and Tobago Soccer Affiliation (TTFA), Kieron Edwards, has issued a convincing vote of confidence in head coach Dwight Yorke, backing the previous Manchester United star to steer the Soca Warriors via a difficult Group B and into the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Drawn alongside regional heavyweights Jamaica (ranked 63rd), Curaçao (ninetieth), and Bermuda (168th), A hundredth-ranked Trinidad and Tobago face an uphill job of their quest to safe automated qualification to the game’s greatest stage, which shall be collectively hosted by Canada, Mexico, and america.
Solely the group winner will earn a direct ticket to the 2026 finals. The format is unforgiving—every workforce will play six round-robin matches (three house, three away) unfold throughout the September, October, and November FIFA worldwide home windows.
Unshaken perception in a historic return
Regardless of the rankings and early matchups in opposition to the group’s prime contenders—Jamaica and Curaçao—Edwards stays unwavering in his optimism. Talking just lately on i95.5 FM’s Isports program, the TTFA president expressed his agency perception in Yorke’s management and the workforce’s trajectory.
“That is the coach’s workforce till he qualifies us for the World Cup, and I really consider he’ll qualify us for the World Cup—I’m optimistic of that,” Edwards asserted.
“I really consider that we are going to qualify out of the group, and Coach Dwight Yorke has the suitable mindset, the suitable method with this group of fellows.”
Momentum, mentality, and motivation
Yorke, who has been on the helm throughout a interval of rebuilding and renewed ambition, has evidently received the complete backing of the TTFA govt. Edwards pointed to the squad’s seen progress below Yorke’s stewardship and dismissed any ideas of a poor begin to the marketing campaign.
“Because the draw, I’ve by no means considered the potential for getting no factors, even within the first two matches,” he stated. “I’ve been right here with the workforce, and the workforce has been progressing.”
With Trinidad and Tobago in search of to return to the FIFA World Cup for the primary time since their historic debut in 2006, Edwards emphasised his whole assist:
“I’m completely one hundred pc behind Coach Dwight and his employees to get us to the World Cup.”
As anticipation builds for the September kickoff, Yorke’s Soca Warriors now carry not simply the hopes of their supporters, however the full endorsement of the TTFA’s prime management. If they’re to rise from underdog standing to regional glory, perception—each inside and past the dressing room—shall be their most vital weapon.
