JAMAICA v. HAITI

The Soccer Feva Partnership, a joint effort between Florida’s Rush Promotions Group and Jamaica’s Norbrook Entertainment Group, announced the hosting of their annual Soccer Feva series – an international friendly soccer match between two rival countries that have strong roots in the South Florida community.

In its inaugural year, Soccer Feva has decided to entertain the strongest of such rivalries in the Caribbean with a game between Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz and Haiti’s Les Grenadiers slated for Saturday, May 23rd at Lockhart Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The anticipation surrounding the game is already brewing in the camps of both countries. As Haiti and Jamaica gear up for their Gold Cup appearances, both teams recognize this as an important tuning opportunity. Jamaica’s coach, John Barnes, will be taking a final look at his key players to ensure the best squad for the regions biggest competition. Additionally, the Haitian team has brought on a new coach that has assured the most finely tuned Haitian team to take the field in some time.

Haitian agent, Miguel Trujillo, on Wednesday said his team is taking the match-up against rivals Jamaica "very seriously". He added that in the past Jamaica have underestimated Haiti, but warned that if they do so this time around "they will be in for a surprise".

Haiti was the second Caribbean nation to go to the FIFA World Cup in 1972, while Jamaica was the first English-speaking country to make it to the game's big stage back in 1998. Cuba in 1938 was the first to go to the World Cup, while Trinidad and Tobago did so in 2006.

Haiti and Jamaica first played each other in 1925 and their last meeting, according to eloratings.net, was back on October 1, 2006, where the Boyz were 2-0 winners at the National Stadium in a Digicel Caribbean Cup qualifier.

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