WITH just under six months to the start of Trinidad and Tobago’s
opening match in the World Cup against Sweden in Dortmund (known as the
Beer Capital of Germany), already there is a lot of tension and anxiety
in this country.
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Now that the celebrations and euphoria have subsided somewhat,
following Trinidad and Tobago's historic qualification for the 2006
FIFA World Cup Finals in Germany and the subsequent draw for the
tournament, the serious question of preparation (both physical and
mental) now has to be addressed.
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Australian officials Mark Shield, Nathan Gibson, Ben Wilson and Matthew Breeze were recently appointed to the World Cup qualifier between Trinidad & Tobago and Bahrain in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. This match represented a first for Australian referees in that it was a “sudden death” playoff fixture between two FIFA Confederations aiming for a place at the World Cup Finals.
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President George Maxwell Richards has showered praise on former
national football coach Bertille St Clair for his input in the early
preparation of the Soca Warriors for next year's World Cup in Germany.
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Trinidad and Tobago head coach Leo Beenhakker spent the weekend in
England continuing his scouting of players for National team selection,
this time taking a look at former Bolton Wanderers forward Ricky Shakes
as he ran out for Swindon Town.
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Rumour has it that the real reason for Sir Trevor McDonald retiring
from his job as senior ITV news presenter in London last week was to
try and get a piece of the action as a member of the Trinidad and
Tobago contingent at the 2006 World Cup football finals.
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Recently appointed National Senior Team assistant coach Anton Corneal
is already planning to soak up every drop of experience he’s set to
gain from working as an understudy to head coach Leo Beenhakker over
the next few months leading into the 2006 World Cup.
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Brazilian FIFA World “Player of the Year” Ronaldinho met up with FIFA
Vice President Jack Warner in Zurich this week and in a brief
appearance with top FIFA officials, he was able to extend words of
congratulations to this country on hearing of its qualification for
Germany 2006 as the smallest nation to ever reach the world stage.
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TWO footballers who will represent Trinidad and Tobago at next year’s
World Cup in Germany and another former national player will be
honoured tomorrow night at a gala prize-giving ceremony when the
curtains come down on the La Brea Community and Environs Football
League.
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