The Trinidad and Tobago Football Association will hold screening sessions for selection on the National Men’s Under 20 Team starting this Saturday at the Larry Gomes Stadium, Malabar from 9:00 a.m.
All players born on or after January 1st 1995 are invited to attend the sessions which will take place on Saturday July 19th, Tuesday (July 22nd) and Thursday (July 24th) from 9-12 midday on each day.
The sessions will be overseen by local coach Derek King and a supporting staff.
There is currently a pool of Under 20 players, inclusive of members of the previous National Under 17 team which took part in the final round of CONCACAF qualifiers in April, 2013. However, the local selectors will use the upcoming sessions to have a further look as the opportunity is offered for other players who have ambitions of representing the Red, White and Black and may be capable of joining the squad ahead of preparations for the qualifiers.
Players are asked to walk with a red and/or white jersey, black pants and red socks and passport or identification card.
T&T, which has qualified for two Under 20 World Cups in the past, 1991 and 2009, will host the second round of Caribbean Football Union Under 20 qualifiers September 10-19th. The CONCACAF Final round will be played from January 9th-25th at a venue to be determined from which the top four teams will qualify for the FIFA Under 20 World Cup.
The 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which will be held in New Zealand, will be the twentieth edition of the U-20 World Cup, since its inception in 1977. It will take place from May 30th to June 20th, 2015.
France are the current title holders, but will not be able to defend the trophy after failing to qualify out of the opening rounds of the UEFA Qualifiers France becomes the fourth straight current title holder of the FIFA U-20 World Cup to fail to qualify for the tournament.