Trinidad and Tobago 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 (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.

Trinidad and Tobago have qualified for the final stages of the FIFA World Cup on one occasion, in 2006, when they qualified for the tournament in Germany, but were eliminated at the group stage.[1] Trinidad & Tobago was the Smallest and least populated Country to participate in a FIFA World Cup but the population record was broken by Iceland in 2018.

World Cup Record
FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
1930 Did Not Enter
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966 Did Not Qualify
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006 Group Stage 27th 3 0 1 2 0 4
2010 Did Not Qualify
2014
2018
2022 To Be Determined
Total Group Stage 1/21 3 0 1 2 0 4

2006 FIFA World Cup
Main article: Trinidad and Tobago at the 2006 FIFA World Cup

Squad
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Shaka Hislop 22 February 1969 26 West Ham United
2 2DF Ian Cox 25 March 1971 16 Gillingham
3 2DF Avery John 18 June 1975 58 New England Revolution
4 2DF Marvin Andrews 22 December 1975 98 Rangers
5 2DF Brent Sancho 13 March 1977 42 Gillingham
6 2DF Dennis Lawrence 1 August 1974 65 Wrexham
7 3MF Chris Birchall 5 May 1984 21 Port Vale
8 2DF Cyd Gray 21 November 1976 41 San Juan Jabloteh
9 3MF Aurtis Whitley 1 May 1977 26 San Juan Jabloteh
10 4FW Russell Latapy 2 August 1968 66 Falkirk
11 3MF Carlos Edwards 24 October 1978 53 Luton Town
12 4FW Collin Samuel 27 August 1981 19 Dundee United
13 4FW Cornell Glen 21 October 1980 37 Los Angeles Galaxy
14 4FW Stern John 30 October 1976 97 Coventry City
15 4FW Kenwyne Jones 5 October 1984 30 Southampton
16 3MF Evans Wise 23 November 1973 17 Waldhof Mannheim
17 2DF Atiba Charles 29 September 1977 19 W Connection
18 3MF Densill Theobald 27 June 1982 40 Falkirk
19 4FW Dwight Yorke (c) 3 November 1971 56 Sydney FC
20 4FW Jason Scotland 18 February 1979 25 St Johnstone
21 1GK Kelvin Jack 29 April 1976 32 Dundee
22 1GK Clayton Ince 13 July 1972 63 Coventry City
23 3MF Anthony Wolfe 23 December 1983 4 San Juan Jabloteh

Silvio Spann was originally in the squad, but had to drop-out after sustaining a hamstring injury in the run-up to the tournament. He was replaced by Evans Wise.
Head coach of Trinidad and Tobago's 2006 World Cup squad was Leo Beenhakker.

Finals Matches

Trinidad and Tobago were drawn in Group B along with England, Sweden, and Paraguay.

In their first match, Trinidad and Tobago held a strong Swedish side to a 0–0 draw, despite having Avery John sent off less than 30 seconds into the second half. Team captain Dwight Yorke won Man of the Match honours.[2]

Trinidad and Tobago lost their second game of the group stage to England 2–0. Late goals from Peter Crouch and Steven Gerrard secured England a place in the second round.[3] Trinidad had hoped for a draw between Paraguay and Sweden for their best chances of getting second place but Sweden defeated Paraguay 1–0.[4]

Trinidad and Tobago lost their third and final game of Group B to Paraguay 2–0. An own goal from Brent Sancho put them behind early in the game, and Paraguay scored a second goal late in the match from Nelson Cuevas.[5]

Trinidad and Tobago finished last in Group B with one point, and were eliminated from the 2006 World Cup. They were the only team in the 2006 World Cup not to score a goal.[6]

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 England 321052+37
 Sweden 312032+15
 Paraguay 31022203
 Trinidad and Tobago 301204−41
Team #1   Score   Team #2
Trinidad and Tobago 0–0 Sweden
England 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
Paraguay 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago vs Sweden
Trinidad and Tobago 0–0 Sweden
Report
Attendance: 62,959
Trinidad and Tobago
Sweden
GK1Shaka Hislop
RB8Cyd Gray
CB5Brent Sancho
CB6Dennis Lawrence
LB3Avery John 15'  46'
RM11Carlos Edwards
CM7Chris Birchall
CM19Dwight Yorke (c) 74'
LM18Densill Theobald 66'
CF14Stern John
CF12Collin Samuel 52'
Substitutions:
FW13Cornell Glen 52'
MF9Aurtis Whitley 66'
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker
GK23Rami Shaaban
RB7Niclas Alexandersson
CB3Olof Mellberg (c)
CB4Teddy Lučić
LB5Erik Edman
RM21Christian Wilhelmsson 78'
CM6Tobias Linderoth 78'
CM8Anders Svensson 62'
LM9Freddie Ljungberg
CF10Zlatan Ibrahimović
CF11Henrik Larsson 90'
Substitutions:
FW20Marcus Allbäck 62'
FW18Mattias Jonson 78'
MF16Kim Källström 78'
Manager:
Lars Lagerbäck

Man of the Match:
Dwight Yorke (Trinidad and Tobago)

Assistant referees:
Prachya Permpanich (Thailand)
Eisa Gholoum (United Arab Emirates)
Fourth official:
Óscar Ruiz (Colombia)
Fifth official:
Fernando Tamayo (Ecuador)

England vs Trinidad and Tobago
England 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
 Report
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)
England
Trinidad and Tobago
GK1Paul Robinson
RB15Jamie Carragher 58'
CB5Rio Ferdinand
CB6John Terry
LB3Ashley Cole
RM7David Beckham (c)
CM4Steven Gerrard
CM8Frank Lampard 64'
LM11Joe Cole 74'
CF10Michael Owen 58'
CF21Peter Crouch
Substitutions:
FW9Wayne Rooney 58'
MF19Aaron Lennon 58'
MF20Stewart Downing 74'
Manager:
Sven-Göran Eriksson
GK1Shaka Hislop 47'
RB11Carlos Edwards
CB5Brent Sancho
CB6Dennis Lawrence
LB8Cyd Gray 55'
RM7Chris Birchall
CM9Aurtis Whitley 19'
CM19Dwight Yorke (c)
LM18Densill Theobald 18' 85'
CF15Kenwyne Jones 45+1' 70'
CF14Stern John
Substitutions:
FW13Cornell Glen 70'
FW16Evans Wise 85'
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker

Man of the Match:
David Beckham (England)

Assistant referees:
Yoshikazu Hiroshima (Japan)
Kim Dae-young (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Kevin Stott (United States)
Fifth official:
Chris Strickland (United States)

Paraguay vs Trinidad and Tobago
Paraguay 2–0 Trinidad and Tobago
 Report
Attendance: 46,000
Paraguay
Trinidad and Tobago
GK22Aldo Bobadilla
RB21Denis Caniza 89'
CB5Julio César Cáceres 77'
CB4Carlos Gamarra (c)
LB2Jorge Núñez
RM8Edgar Barreto
CM10Roberto Acuña
CM13Carlos Paredes 30'
LM19Julio dos Santos 54'
CF18Nelson Valdez 66'
CF9Roque Santa Cruz
Substitutions:
FW23Nelson Cuevas 66'
DF15Julio Manzur 77'
DF14Paulo da Silva 89'
Manager:
Aníbal Ruiz
GK21Kelvin Jack
RB11Carlos Edwards
CB5Brent Sancho 45'
CB6Dennis Lawrence
LB3Avery John 31'
RM7Chris Birchall
CM9Aurtis Whitley 48' 67'
CM19Dwight Yorke (c)
LM18Densill Theobald
CF13Cornell Glen 41'
CF14Stern John
Substitutions:
DF15Kenwyne Jones 31'
MF16Evans Wise 41'
MF10Russell Latapy 67'
Manager:
Leo Beenhakker

Man of the Match:
Julio dos Santos (Paraguay)

Assistant referees:
Cristiano Copelli (Italy)
Alessandro Stagnelli (Italy)
Fourth official:
Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
Fifth official:
Peter Hermans (Belgium)

Record players

Nine players have been fielded in all three of Trinidad and Tobago's World Cup matches in 2006, making them record World Cup players for their country.

No. Name Matches
1 Chris Birchall3
Carlos Edwards3
Cornell Glen3
Stern John3
Dennis Lawrence3
Brent Sancho3
Densill Theobald3
Aurtis Whitley3
Dwight Yorke3

References
  1. "FIFA World Cup™ Statistics for Trinidad and Tobago - FIFA.com". FIFA.com. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. "BBC SPORT - Football - World Cup 2006 - Sweden 0-0 Trinidad & Tobago". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  3. "BBC SPORT - Football - World Cup 2006 - England 2-0 Trinidad & Tobago". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  4. "BBC SPORT - Football - World Cup 2006 - Sweden 1-0 Paraguay". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  5. "BBC SPORT - Football - World Cup 2006 - Paraguay 2-0 Trinidad". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  6. "BBC SPORT - Football - World Cup 2006 - Teams - Trinidad & Tobago - Beenhakker admits defeat was fair". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
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