Group H action will continue with El Salvador facing St Lucia while the young Reggae Boyz will take on the Cayman Islands

The Reggae Boyz under 17 squad recently defeated St Lucia in a game that ended with a score-line of 3-1. The two teams were competing in the qualifying games of the Concacaf Under-17 World Cup. The game was played in Guatemala City, in a stadium known as at Estadio Cementos Progreso.

The Jamaicans took the lead when Seymour Reid struck in the 12th minute. The attacker took advantage of a poor defending from the rival defenders. In the 50th minute, the Boyz added to their lead when Dario White struck from outside the box. It wasn’t long before Jahmarie Nolan added a third goal to ensure that the young Boyz went home with all three points.

In the 73rd minute, St Lucia secured a consolation goal that was scored by Shevon Byron. It was a left-footed strike that left the goalkeeper with no chance.

The Jamaicans have been placed in Group H together with the Cayman Islands, El Salvador and St Lucia.

The Cayman Islands played against El Salvador. El Salvador won with a score-line of 8-0.

Group H action will continue with El Salvador facing St Lucia while the young Reggae Boyz will take on the Cayman Islands.

The teams are using a new format for the qualifiers, the round-robin stage will only be played once. There are eight groups. Each team has to compete against other group-mates at least once.

The winners of the eight groups will get a chance to play in the expanded Under-17 World Cup that will now feature 48 nations. This tournament will be hosted by Qatar from November 5. It’s important to note that Concacaf qualifiers don’t have a knockout stage.

From 1985-2005, there were 16 teams in the FIFA tournament. Now, there have been 24 from 2007-23.